The Southern Ocean during the ice ages: A review of the Antarctic surface isolation hypothesis, with comparison to the North Pacific

DM Sigman, F Fripiat, AS Studer, PC Kemeny… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Southern Ocean is widely recognized as a potential cause of the lower
atmospheric concentration of CO 2 during ice ages, but the mechanism is debated. Focusing …

Delivering sustained, coordinated, and integrated observations of the Southern Ocean for global impact

L Newman, P Heil, R Trebilco, K Katsumata… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Southern Ocean is disproportionately important in its effect on the Earth system,
impacting climatic, biogeochemical, and ecological systems, which makes recent observed …

Southern Ocean upwelling, Earth's obliquity, and glacial-interglacial atmospheric CO2 change

XE Ai, AS Studer, DM Sigman, A Martínez-García… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Previous studies have suggested that during the late Pleistocene ice ages, surface-deep
exchange was somehow weakened in the Southern Ocean's Antarctic Zone, which reduced …

The seasonal cycle of nitrogen uptake and nitrification in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

M Mdutyana, SJ Thomalla, R Philibert… - Global …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Net primary production (NPP) fueled by nitrate is often equated with carbon export, providing
a metric for CO2 removal to the deep ocean. This “new production paradigm” assumes that …

The nitrogen isotopic composition of tissue and shell‐bound organic matter of planktic foraminifera in Southern Ocean surface waters

SM Smart, SE Fawcett, H Ren… - Geochemistry …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first nitrogen isotope (δ15N) measurements of planktic foraminifera,
paleoceanographically important zooplankton, from the nutrient‐rich waters of the modern …

The Impact of Incomplete Nutrient Consumption in the Southern Ocean on Global Mean Ocean Nitrate δ15N

F Fripiat, DM Sigman, A Martínez‐García… - Global …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is understood that the global mean ocean nitrate δ15N is set by the δ15N of the input of
fixed nitrogen (N) to the ocean (mostly N2 fixation) and the net isotopic discrimination of …

Ice age‐Holocene similarity of foraminifera‐bound nitrogen isotope ratios in the eastern equatorial Pacific

AS Studer, F Mekik, H Ren, MP Hain… - Paleoceanography …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bulk sediment δ15N records from the eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) extending back to the
last ice age most often show low glacial δ15N, then a deglacial δ15N maximum, followed by …

Assessment of C, N, and Si isotopes as tracers of past ocean nutrient and carbon cycling

JR Farmer, JE Hertzberg, D Cardinal, S Fietz, K Hendry… - 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biological productivity in the ocean directly influences the partitioning of carbon between the
atmosphere and ocean interior. Through this carbon cycle feedback, changing ocean …

Nutrient dynamics and biogeochemical processes at the Polar front of Indian sector of the Southern Ocean: Influence of Circumpolar deep water intrusion

MA Soares, RK Mishra, P Sabu, V Venkataramana… - Polar Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Circumpolar Deep water (CDW) is one of the largest water masses in the
Southern Ocean. The cross-frontal flow of the CDW is a vital mode of redistribution and …

Proxy‐Based Preformed Phosphate Estimates Point to Increased Biological Pump Efficiency as Primary Cause of Last Glacial Maximum CO2 Drawdown

TD Vollmer, T Ito… - Paleoceanography and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Upwelling deep waters in the Southern Ocean release biologically sequestered carbon into
the atmosphere, contributing to the relatively high atmospheric CO2 levels during …