Earth Science Frontiers ›› 2007, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (6): 204-214.

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Marine foraminiferal δ~(11)B and reconstruction of atmospheric pCO_2

  

  • Online:2008-06-30 Published:2008-06-30

Abstract:

Atmospheric pCO2 regulates the global climates on both short-and long-term timescales. Knowledge of evolution of atmospheric pCO2 in the past would provide a potential possibility to predict changes in the future. An increasing number of studies have shown that marine foraminiferal δ11B has great potential to be a reliable palaeo-pH proxy, hence, allows reconstructions of the atmospheric pCO2. In this paper, we firstly reviewed on the boron isotopes in marine foraminifers, as well as the basis of the boron ...