• Deep ocean storage of heat and CO2 in the Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean during the last glacial period 

      Ezat, Mohamed; Rasmussen, Tine Lander; Hain, Mathis P.; Greaves, Mervyn; Rae, James W.B.; Zamelczyk, Katarzyna; Marchitto, Thomas M.; Szidat, Sönke; Skinner, Luke C. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-19)
      The Fram Strait is the only deep gateway between the Arctic Ocean and the Nordic Seas and thus is a key area to study past changes in ocean circulation and the marine carbon cycle. Here, we study deep ocean temperature, δ18O, carbonate chemistry (i.e., carbonate ion concentration [CO32−]), and nutrient content in the Fram Strait during the late glacial (35,000–19,000 years BP) and the Holocene based ...
    • Deglacial bottom water warming intensified Arctic methane seepage in the NW Barents Sea 

      El Bani Altuna, Naima; Rasmussen, Tine Lander; Ezat, Mohamed; Vadakkepuliyambatta, Sunil; Groeneveld, Jeroen; Greaves, Mervyn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-09)
      Changes in the Arctic climate-ocean system can rapidly impact carbon cycling and cryosphere. Methane release from the seafloor has been widespread in the Barents Sea since the last deglaciation, being closely linked to changes in pressure and bottom water temperature. Here, we present a post-glacial bottom water temperature record (18,000–0 years before present) based on Mg/Ca in benthic foraminifera ...