Oceanic Paleochemistry and Deep Ocean Variability

深海化学成分和环流变化的时间和幅度等尚未解决的问题，可以通过对深海沉积物岩心中底栖有孔虫Cd、13C和180的选择性配对测量来解决。研究人员将填补空白，研究末次盛冰期底栖生物的古化学覆盖范围，并研究来自南大西洋、南极和西北太平洋的岩心，以阐明为什么现有的13C和Cd证据显示出如此不同的冰川古化学特征。此外，还将完成两个较长的下核Cd记录，以确定底栖生物古化学变化的幅度、时间和光谱特征。这些数据将从海洋内碳和养分循环的简单模型的角度加以审查，以便评估海洋化学和循环在控制大气二氧化碳方面的作用。

Unresolved issues on the timing and magnitude of changes in deep ocean chemical composition and circulation can be tackled with selective paired measurements of benthic foraminiferal Cd, &13C, and &180 in deep ocean sediment cores. Gaps will be filled and benthic paleochemical coverage of the last glacial maximum, and cores from the South Atlantic, Antarctic, and Northwest Pacific will be examined to clarify why existing &13C and Cd evidence suggest such different glacial paleochemical characteristics. Two more long downcore Cd records will be completed to constrain the amplitude, timing, and spectral characteristic of benthic paleochemical changes. This data will be examined from the perspective of simple models for carbon and nutrient cycling within the ocean, in order to assess the role of ocean chemistry and circulation in controlling atmospheric CO2.