• DOI:10.1016/J.EPSL.2006.03.009
Corpus ID: 6965362

Beyond methane: Towards a theory for the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

@article{Higgins2006BeyondMT,
  title={Beyond methane: Towards a theory for the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum},
  author={J. A. Higgins and D. Schrag},
  journal={Earth and Planetary Science Letters},
  year={2006},
  volume={245},
  pages={523-537}
}

• J. A. Higgins, D. Schrag
• Published 2006
• Geology
• Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Abstract Extreme global warmth and an abrupt negative carbon isotope excursion during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) have been attributed to a massive release of methane hydrate from sediments on the continental slope [1] . However, the magnitude of the warming (5 to 6 °C [2] , [3] ) and rise in the depth of the CCD (> 2 km; [4] ) indicate that the size of the carbon addition was larger than can be accounted for by the methane hydrate hypothesis. Additional carbon sources… Expand

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