Modulation of Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic climate by variable drawdown of atmospheric pCO2 from weathering of basaltic provinces on continents drifting through the equatorial humid belt

• Published in: Climate of the past Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 525 - 546
• Main Authors: Kent, D V, Muttoni, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 01.03.2013; Copernicus Publications

The small reservoir of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (pCO2 ) that modulates climate through the greenhouse effect reflects a delicate balance between large fluxes of sources and sinks. The major long-term source of CO2 is global outgassing from sea-floor spreading, subduction, hotspot activity, a...