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Assessing the importance of thermogenic degassing from the Karoo Large Igneous Province (LIP) in driving Toarcian carbon cycle perturbations

Thea Heimdal
Yves Goddéris
Morgan Jones
Henrik Svensen
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Abstract The emplacement of the Karoo Large Igneous Province (LIP) occurred synchronously with the Toarcian crisis (ca. 183 Ma), which is characterized by major carbon cycle perturbations. A marked increase in the atmospheric concentration of CO 2 ( p CO 2 ) attests to significant input of carbon, while negative carbon isotope excursions (CIEs) in marine and terrestrial records suggest the involvement of a 12 C-enriched source. Here we explore the effects of pulsed carbon release from the Karoo LIP on atmospheric p CO 2 and δ 13 C of marine sediments, using the GEOCLIM carbon cycle model. We show that a total of 20,500 Gt C replicates the Toarcian p CO 2 and δ 13 C proxy data, and that thermogenic carbon (δ 13 C of −36 ‰) represents a plausible source for the observed negative CIEs. Importantly, an extremely isotopically depleted carbon source, such as methane clathrates, is not required in order to replicate the negative CIEs. Although exact values of individual degassing pulses represent estimates, we consider our emission scenario realistic as it incorporates the available geological knowledge of the Karoo LIP and a representative framework for Earth system processes during the Toarcian.
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Thea Heimdal, Yves Goddéris, Morgan Jones, Henrik Svensen. Assessing the importance of thermogenic degassing from the Karoo Large Igneous Province (LIP) in driving Toarcian carbon cycle perturbations. Nature Communications, 2021, 12 (1), ⟨10.1038/s41467-021-26467-6⟩. ⟨hal-03412325⟩
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