Nature Communications (Nov 2018)

Transient hydrodynamic effects influence organic carbon signatures in marine sediments

  • Clayton R. Magill,
  • Blanca Ausín,
  • Pascal Wenk,
  • Cameron McIntyre,
  • Luke Skinner,
  • Alfredo Martínez-García,
  • David A. Hodell,
  • Gerald H. Haug,
  • William Kenney,
  • Timothy I. Eglinton

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06973-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Marine sedimentary records and the proxies within play a central role in unlocking our understanding of past climates, yet interpreting the signals they contain can be complex. Here, the authors reveal and discuss the complex effects of hydrodynamics on carbon accumulation in the sediments off the Iberian margin.