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Uncovering the Neoproterozoic carbon cycle

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  • D. T. Johnston

    (Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA)

  • F. A. Macdonald

    (Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA)

  • B. C. Gill

    (Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA)

  • P. F. Hoffman

    (Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria)

  • D. P. Schrag

    (Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA)

Abstract

A quantitative mixing model coupled with new isotopic carbon data from Mongolia, northwest Canada and Namibia reveals that Neoproterozoic era carbonate isotopic anomalies can be accounted for by a primary perturbation to the surface carbon cycle, making other explanations unlikely.

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  • D. T. Johnston & F. A. Macdonald & B. C. Gill & P. F. Hoffman & D. P. Schrag, 2012. "Uncovering the Neoproterozoic carbon cycle," Nature, Nature, vol. 483(7389), pages 320-323, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:483:y:2012:i:7389:d:10.1038_nature10854
    DOI: 10.1038/nature10854
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