地学前缘 ›› 2026, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (2): 515-524.DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2024.10.15

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四川盆地长宁县双河地区奥陶系-志留系界线地层剖面海相有机质碳同位素偏移与古大气二氧化碳浓度变化研究

伊海生1(), 伊帆2,3,4,*(), 陈云5, 田康志1   

  1. 1.成都理工大学 沉积地质研究院, 四川 成都 610059
    2.成都理工大学 地理与规划学院, 四川 成都 610059
    3.甘肃省油气资源研究重点实验室, 甘肃 兰州 730000
    4.中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院, 甘肃 兰州 730000
    5.中国地质科学院, 北京 100037
  • 收稿日期:2024-08-06 修回日期:2024-12-06 出版日期:2026-03-25 发布日期:2026-01-29
  • 通信作者: 伊 帆(1987—),女,博士,副教授,主要研究方向为沉积地球化学。E-mail: yifan12@cdut.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:伊海生(1959—),男,教授,博士生导师,主要从事西藏高原油气地质和古海洋及古气候研究。E-mail: yhs@cdut.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(42172121);甘肃省油气资源研究重点实验室开放课题(SZDKFJJ2022002)

The carbon isotope excursions of marine organic carbon isotopes and paleoatmospheric CO2 concentrations reconstruction across the Ordovician-Silurian stratigraphic boundary from Shuanghe, Changning County, Sichuan Basin

YI Haisheng1(), YI Fan2,3,4,*(), CHEN Yun5, TIAN Kangzhi1   

  1. 1. Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
    2. College of Geography and Planning, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
    3. Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources Research, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, China
    4. Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
    5. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
  • Received:2024-08-06 Revised:2024-12-06 Online:2026-03-25 Published:2026-01-29

摘要:

古大气CO2浓度变化是驱动地球表面温度升高或降低的关键要素,也是我们解析地质历史时期冰室期和温室期气候状态转型的一个重要参数。现代海洋研究证实,海洋浮游植物及其产生的悬浮和沉降颗粒有机碳以及海底沉积物中有机质的碳同位素δ13C值大小变化受到海水中溶解CO2浓度控制,海水溶解CO2碳同位素(δ13 C C O 2)与海洋来源有机质碳同位素(δ13Corg)的差值(Δ=δ13 C C O 2-δ13Corg),与海水溶解CO2浓度的倒数之间可以采用定量方程进行描述。如果引用海面古大气pCO2与全球海表平均水温(GAT)相关方程,则可以通过海水溶解CO2浓度定量计算海表古大气pCO2,同时求解古海洋平均海面温度和酸碱度pH值。四川盆地长宁县双河地区发育连续的奥陶系上部五峰组和顶部观音桥段以及志留系下部龙马溪组黑色泥页岩地层剖面,观音桥段的地层时代对应赫南特冰室期气候期。这一地表剖面生物化石控制精度高,岩石富有机碳,而且早古生代时期陆生高等植物尚未出现,这为我们采用海洋有机质碳同位素变化计算古大气pCO2提供了最佳的材料。研究结果表明,观音桥段沉积期古大气CO2浓度平均值为625 μatm,海表全球平均温度为18.46 ℃,这些与新生代渐新世时期南极冰盖出现时冰室期气候状态可以对比。

关键词: 海洋有机质碳同位素组成, 海水溶解CO2浓度, 古大气pCO2, 全球平均温度, 古气候变化, 四川盆地, 观音桥段, 赫南特冰期

Abstract:

Fluctuations in atmospheric CO2 concentration throughout geological history have been a pivotal driver of Earth’s surface temperature variations, serving as a key parameter for elucidating transitions between icehouse and greenhouse climates. Modern marine studies confirm that the carbon isotope composition (δ13C) of marine phytoplankton, their derived particulate organic carbon, and sedimentary organic matter is primarily controlled by the concentration (or partial pressure) of dissolved CO2 in seawater ([CO2(aq)]). Previous work has established that the carbon isotope difference (Δ=δ13 C C O 2-δ13Corg) between seawater [CO2(aq)] and marine organic matter exhibits a quantifiable relationship with the inverse of [CO2(aq)]. By incorporating an equation linking sea-surface atmospheric pCO2 to global average sea surface temperature (GAT), it is possible to estimate past atmospheric pCO2, mean sea surface temperature, and seawater pH. This study applies this approach to a continuous sedimentary succession spanning the Upper Ordovician Wufeng Formation, the Hirnantian Guanyinqiao Formation, and the Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation. The Guanyinqiao Formation corresponds to the Hirnantian glaciation. This interval benefits from precise biostratigraphic age control, consists predominantly of organic-rich black shales, and was deposited prior to the emergence of terrestrial plants. Consequently, the δ13C of its marine organic matter provides optimal material for reconstructing paleoatmospheric CO2. Our results indicate that during the deposition of the Guanyinqiao Formation, the average atmospheric pCO2 was approximately 625 μatm, and the global average sea surface temperature was about 18.46 ℃. This climatic state represents an icehouse condition comparable to that during the Oligocene, following the establishment of the Antarctic Ice Sheet in the Cenozoic era.

Key words: δ13C of marine organic carbon, surface seawater dissolved CO2 concentration, ancient atmospheric pCO2, global average temperature, palaeoclimatic change, Sichuan Basin, Guanyinqiao Member, Hirnantian ice age

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