Northeast Atlantic breakup volcanism and consequences for Paleogene climate change – MagellanPlus Workshop report
Berndt, Christian; Planke, Sverre; Teagle, Damon; Huismans, Ritske; Torsvik, Trond Helge; Frieling, Joost; Jones, Morgan Thomas; Jerram, Dougal Alexander; Tegner, Christian; Faleide, Jan Inge; Coxall, Helen; Hong, Wei-Li
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2019-12-02Metadata
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- Department of Earth Science [1117]
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https://doi.org/10.5194/sd-26-69-2019Abstract
The northeast Atlantic encompasses archetypal examples of volcanic rifted margins. Twenty-five years after the last ODP (Ocean Drilling Program) leg on these volcanic margins, the reasons for excess melting are still disputed with at least three competing hypotheses being discussed. We are proposing a new drilling campaign that will constrain the timing, rates of volcanism, and vertical movements of rifted margins. This will allow us to parameterise geodynamic models that can distinguish between the hypotheses. Furthermore, the drilling-derived data will help us to understand the role of breakup magmatism as a potential driver for the Palaeocene–Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) and its influence on the oceanographic circulation in the earliest phase of the northeast Atlantic Ocean formation. Tackling these questions with a new drilling campaign in the northeast Atlantic region will advance our understanding of the long-term interactions between tectonics, volcanism, oceanography, and climate and the functioning of subpolar northern ecosystems and climate during intervals of extreme warmth.