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Biogeochemical controls on palaeoceanographic environmental proxies: a review

Biogeochemical controls on palaeoceanographic environmental proxies: a review
Biogeochemical controls on palaeoceanographic environmental proxies: a review
Scientific observations of our oceans and climate go back no more than a couple of hundred years. Most of our information about the evolution of Earth's ocean-climate system relies instead on proxies – primarily measurements of sediment components that respond to changes in environmental parameters. This paper provides an overview of some of the most important biological and geochemical proxies and outlines their contribution to our understanding of the ocean-climate system. We also discuss some of the challenges that need to be overcome to obtain accurate records. These include: better understanding of the controls on the mechanisms of biomineralization; the impacts of post-depositional dissolution and diagenesis on primary proxy relationships; proxy validation; and analytical considerations.
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The Geological Society of London
James, Rachael H.
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Austin, William E.N.
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Austin, W.E.N.
James, R.H.
James, Rachael H.
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Austin, William E.N.
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James, R.H.

James, Rachael H. and Austin, William E.N. (2008) Biogeochemical controls on palaeoceanographic environmental proxies: a review. In, Austin, W.E.N. and James, R.H. (eds.) Biogeochemical controls on palaeoceanographic environmental proxies. (Geological Society of London Special Publication, 303) London, UK. The Geological Society of London, pp. 3-32. (doi:10.1144/SP303.2).

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Scientific observations of our oceans and climate go back no more than a couple of hundred years. Most of our information about the evolution of Earth's ocean-climate system relies instead on proxies – primarily measurements of sediment components that respond to changes in environmental parameters. This paper provides an overview of some of the most important biological and geochemical proxies and outlines their contribution to our understanding of the ocean-climate system. We also discuss some of the challenges that need to be overcome to obtain accurate records. These include: better understanding of the controls on the mechanisms of biomineralization; the impacts of post-depositional dissolution and diagenesis on primary proxy relationships; proxy validation; and analytical considerations.

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Published date: 2008

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Local EPrints ID: 65584
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/65584
PURE UUID: e297a316-abf9-43d4-a596-727ace9a499e
ORCID for Rachael H. James: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-2315

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Date deposited: 23 Feb 2009
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:53

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Author: William E.N. Austin
Editor: W.E.N. Austin
Editor: R.H. James

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