Scientific Drilling Ship JOIDES Resolution (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Scientific Drilling Ship JOIDES Resolution

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The sediment archives obtained during ocean drilling programs give scientists a glimpse into Earth's climatic history. Inset: Deep sea sediment cores across the Paleocene-Eocene boundary. The sections of light brown color consist mainly of calcium carbonate, whereas the dark red/brown section is a clay layer, representing the onset of the interval of intense global warming and ocean acidification 55 million years ago.

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Integrated Ocean Drilling Program and J.C. Zachos

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