Monsoon forcing, hydrodynamics of the Kuroshio Current, and tectonic effects on sedimentary carbon and sulfur cycling in the Okinawa Trough since 90 ka

Kao, S.JRoberts, AndrewHsu, S.CChang, Y.PLyons, W.BChen, Min-Te2015-12-070094-8276http://hdl.handle.net/1885/22368Monsoon forcing and hydrodynamic effects controlled carbon and sulfur biogeochemistry over the last 90 ka in a 43-m core from the Okinawa Trough (OT). Total organic carbon (TOC) contents co-vary with summer insolation at 30°N suggesting monsoon forcing oKeywords: Biochemistry; Carbon; Geochemistry; Hydrodynamics; Mathematical models; Sediments; Sulfur; Degree of pyritization (DOP); Hydrodynamic effects; Monsoon forcing; Sedimentary biogeochemistry; Sedimentary carbon; Sulfur cycling; Total organic carbon (TOC); OcMonsoon forcing, hydrodynamics of the Kuroshio Current, and tectonic effects on sedimentary carbon and sulfur cycling in the Okinawa Trough since 90 ka200610.1029/2005GL0251542015-12-07