期刊
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
卷 441, 期 -, 页码 188-199出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.02.033
关键词
pedogenic carbonate; clumped isotopes; soil moisture; soil carbonate formation; cryogenic carbonates; kinetic isotope effects
资金
- NSF [EAR-1252064]
- Geological Society of America [10615-14]
- [EAR-1156134]
- Division Of Earth Sciences
- Directorate For Geosciences [1251966] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Carbonate clumped isotope thermometry provides a new method for investigating long-standing questions regarding seasonal biases in soil carbonate formation and the relationship between soil carbonate formation temperatures recorded by clumped isotopes (T(Delta(47))) and surface temperatures. We address these questions by comparing C, O, and clumped isotope data from Holocene soil carbonates to meteorological and in situ soil monitoring data along a 170 km transect with >4 km of relief in Chile (30 degrees S). This arid transect experiences a winter wet season, and a >20 degrees C range in mean annual air temperature. We test the hypothesis that, regardless of soil moisture conditions, soil carbonates from arid regions record warm season biases and form in isotopic equilibrium with soil water and soil CO2. Below 3200 m, precipitation falls as rain and soil carbonate T(Delta(47)) values at depths >40 cm resemble summer soil temperatures. Above 3200 m, precipitation falls as snow and T(Delta(47)) values resemble mean annual soil temperatures. Soil carbonates from the highest site yield anomalous delta O-18, delta C-13, and T(Delta(47)) values indicative of kinetic isotope effects consistent with cryogenic carbonate formation. Our findings (1) demonstrate that soil carbonate T(Delta(47)) values from shallow (<40 cm) depths can be affected by short-term temperature changes following precipitation events; (2) suggest that only the largest precipitation events affect soil moisture at depths >40 cm; (3) highlight the role of the soil moisture regime in modulating the timing of soil carbonate formation, which affects the resulting carbonate T(Delta(47)) values; and (4) show that soil carbonates from high elevation or high latitude sites may form under non-equilibrium conditions. These findings underscore the importance of understanding past soil moisture conditions when attempting to reconstruct paleotemperatures using carbonate clumped isotope thermometry. (c) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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