Organic carbon exhumation and global warming during the early Himalayan collision

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Research Article| May 01, 1995 Organic carbon exhumation and global warming during the early Himalayan collision Richard A. Beck; Richard A. Beck 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Douglas W. Burbank; Douglas W. Burbank 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar William J. Sercombe; William J. Sercombe 2Amoco Production Company, 501 Westlake Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77253 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Thomas L. Olson; Thomas L. Olson 2Amoco Production Company, 501 Westlake Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77253 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Asrar M. Khan Asrar M. Khan 3Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan, Sector 18, H/9, P.O. Box 1236, Islamabad, Pakistan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Richard A. Beck 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740 Douglas W. Burbank 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740 William J. Sercombe 2Amoco Production Company, 501 Westlake Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77253 Thomas L. Olson 2Amoco Production Company, 501 Westlake Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77253 Asrar M. Khan 3Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan, Sector 18, H/9, P.O. Box 1236, Islamabad, Pakistan Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1995) 23 (5): 387–390. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0387:OCEAGW>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Richard A. Beck, Douglas W. Burbank, William J. Sercombe, Thomas L. Olson, Asrar M. Khan; Organic carbon exhumation and global warming during the early Himalayan collision. Geology 1995;; 23 (5): 387–390. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0387:OCEAGW>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Organic carbon eroded and oxidized from marine sediments on the passive and active neo-Tethyan margins during the early Indian-Asian collision may have been sufficient to shift the carbon isotopic ratios of late Paleocene–early Eocene marine carbonates toward lighter values, and may have contributed to coeval global warming via the greenhouse effect. New limits on the timing of collision and the organic carbon content of Himalayan sedimentary sources and sinks allow us to estimate the net Paleogene flux. Our calculations suggest that continental collisions play a fundamental role in the global carbon cycle and climate through the exhumation as well as burial of organic carbon. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.