Light-dark cycles in opal-rich sediments near the Plio-Pleistocene boundary, DSDP Site 532, Walvis Ridge continental terrace
dc.contributor.author | Diester-Haass, Liselotte | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Meyers, Philip A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Rothe, Peter | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-04-07T19:26:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-04-07T19:26:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1986-09 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Diester-Haass, Liselotte, Meyers, Philip A., Rothe, Peter (1986/09)."Light-dark cycles in opal-rich sediments near the Plio-Pleistocene boundary, DSDP Site 532, Walvis Ridge continental terrace." Marine Geology 73(1-2): 1-23. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/26049> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V6M-489RKX3-2G/2/166268d4ed6bc3b8ed83bf549c1ebb7d | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/26049 | |
dc.description.abstract | Samples taken at 10 cm intervals from DSDP Core 532B-17 contain variations in carbonate, opal, organic carbon, and terrigenous components that correlate with light-dark cycles in sediment color. The core site, at 1300 m water depth, is well above the CCD, yet the color variations appear to result largely from cyclical fluctuations in carbonate dissolution, which was greater during glacial periods. Higher concentrations of organic carbon and of terrigenous sediment components correlate with enhanced carbonate dissolution, but opal concentrations inversely correlate and suggest that biological productivity at this site diminished during glacial periods. A complicated glacial-interglacial picture emerges from the data. In interglacial times, upwelling associated with the Benguela Current produced abundant opaline material, organic matter was fairly well preserved, and carbonate was only moderately dissolved. In glacial times, the upwelling core shifted as sea level fell and winds intensified. Productivity in the waters over Site 532 decreased, but lateral supply of oxidizable organic matter enhanced carbonate dissolution, giving rise to light-dark cycles in these sediments. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.title | Light-dark cycles in opal-rich sediments near the Plio-Pleistocene boundary, DSDP Site 532, Walvis Ridge continental terrace | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Geology and Earth Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Oceanography Program, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, and Great Lakes and Marine Waters Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143, U.S.A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Institute of Geography and Geology, University of Mannheim, D-6800, Mannheim 1, F.R.G. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Institute of Geography and Geology, University of Mannheim, D-6800, Mannheim 1, F.R.G. | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/26049/1/0000122.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0025-3227(86)90108-8 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Marine Geology | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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