Varve calibrated records of carbonate and organic carbon accumulation over the last 2000 years in the Black Sea

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Global Biogeochemical Cycles; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/94GB00297· OSTI ID:7035795

Arthur, M A ^[1]; Dean, W E ^[2]; Neff, E D; King, J ^[3]; Hay, B J; Jones, G ^[4]

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1. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
2. Geological Survey, Denver, CO (United States)
3. Univ. of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI (United States)
4. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA (United States)

This paper presents data that document relative changes in fluxes and preservation of organic carbon, calcium carbonate and dentrital clastic material within the anoxic deepwater mass of the salinity stratified Black Sea, reflecting changes in climate and runoff over the last 2000 years. Rates of accumulation and characteristics of sedimentary organic components in several subenvironments of the Black sea are compared and the implications for the depositional processes that influenced the accumulation and preservation of organic matter are discussed. 83 refs., 16 figs. 5 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 7035795
• Journal Information: Global Biogeochemical Cycles; (United States), Vol. 8:2; ISSN 0886-6236
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BLACK SEA
SEDIMENTATION
CARBONATES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
CLIMATES
VARIATIONS
ORGANIC MATTER
RUNOFF
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
CARBON
CARBON COMPOUNDS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
MASS TRANSFER
MATTER
NONMETALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
540320* - Environment
Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)