Tectonically-triggered sediment and carbon export to the Hadal zone

oleh: Rui Bao, Michael Strasser, Ann P. McNichol, Negar Haghipour, Cameron McIntyre, Gerold Wefer, Timothy I. Eglinton

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-01-01

Deskripsi

Within sediments in deep ocean trenches an earthquake record may be observed. Here, the authors present 14C data on bulk organic carbon (OC) and thermal decomposition from a sediment core in the Japan Trench and match OC values with known earthquake events.