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Biogeochemical Cycles during the mid-Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event 2

백악기 중기 해양 무산소 사건 2 동안의 생지화학적 순환

  • Joo, Young Ji (Major of Environmental Geosciences, Pukyong National University)
  • 주영지 (부경대학교 환경지질과학전공)
  • Received : 2022.08.15
  • Accepted : 2022.08.25
  • Published : 2022.10.31
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Abstract

Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (OAE2) represents a period of mid-Cretaceous when black shale was deposited worldwide. This short period of perturbations in the global biogeochemical cycles spans the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary, marking the peak of the Cretaceous greenhouse, which is characterized by elevated atmospheric pCO2, sealevel highstand, and expansion of oxygen minimum zone. Since the pioneering work in the 1970s, numerous studies have investigated the cause and consequences of the event based on geochemical and isotope proxies, and it is now widely accepted that the enhanced primary production and volcanism during the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary interval were the key environmental factors that triggered OAE2. This study briefly reviews previous OAE2 studies of the carbon, sulfur, and trace metal cycles for mechanistic understanding of the biogeochemical processes during the event.

백악기 중기, 세노마눔절-투로니아절에 발생한 해양 무산소 사건인 Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (OAE2)는 다량의 유기물을 포함한 흑색셰일이 전세계적으로 퇴적된 단기간의 탄소 순환 교란 사건이다. 백악기 후기의 온실 지구의 환경(높은 CO2농도, 고해수면, 해양의 무산소 환경 확장)은 탄소, 황 및 여타 주요 원소의 생지화학 순환의 교란과 밀접하게 상호 작용하였다. 1970년대 최초 명명 이후 동위원소를 포함한 화학적 지시자 연구가 활발하게 진행되었으며, 그 결과 화산 활동과 해양 표층의 유기물 생산 증가가 무산소 환경 발달의 주된 원인으로 여겨진다. 본 논평에서는 OAE2의 기작을 탄소 및 황, 미량 금속원소의 순환을 중심으로 살펴보고자 한다.

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이 논문은 부경대학교 자율창의학술연구비(2020년)에 의하여 연구되었다. 또한 지구과학회지 편집위원 및 두 분의 심사위원의 세심한 조언에 감사드린다.

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