Clay hydroxyl isotopes show an enhanced hydrologic cycle during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

Gregory L. Walters; Simon J. Kemp; Jordon D. Hemingway; David T. Johnston; David A. Hodell

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35545-2

Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Clay hydroxyl isotopes show an enhanced hydrologic cycle during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

Gregory L. Walters,
Simon J. Kemp,
Jordon D. Hemingway,
David T. Johnston,
David A. Hodell

Affiliations

Gregory L. Walters: Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
Simon J. Kemp: British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth
Jordon D. Hemingway: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University
David T. Johnston: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University
David A. Hodell: Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35545-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Novel measurements of clay hydroxyl isotopic composition show an enhanced hydrological cycle during a period of intense global warming at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary 55.9 million years ago.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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