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Why the atmosphere became oxygenated: A proposal

Holland, Heinrich D.·2009·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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  • Hypotheses for a slowly decreasing O2 sink to the GOE tipping point rely on a decline in the ratio of reduced-to-oxidized species from volcanic, metamorphic, and hydrothermal sources.

    “Hypotheses for a slowly decreasing O2 sink to the GOE tipping point rely on a decline in the ratio of reduced-to-oxidized species from volcanic, metamorphic, and hydrothermal sources (9, 123, 124, 133, 134).”

    From The Archean atmosphere (2020) · cites this paper as [123]

  • These O2 levels would have only been attained when the O2 flux from the burial of organic carbon exceeded the kinetically efficient sink from O2-consuming gases from volcanism and metamorphism plus fluxes of reducing cations such as Fe2+ from seafloor vents.

    “These O2 levels would have only been attained when the O2 flux from the burial of organic carbon exceeded the kinetically efficient sink from O2-consuming gases (CO, H2, H2S, and SO2) from volcanism and metamorphism plus fluxes of reducing cations such as Fe2+ from seafloor vents (9, 120, 121, 123, 124).”

    From The Archean atmosphere (2020) · cites this paper as [123]

  • Higher inputs of reductant relative to today would affect the stability of an oxygen-sink-controlled feedback regime.

    “Higher inputs of reductant relative to today—either due to higher mantle fluxes52, ongoing crustal oxidation during metamorphism hence more reduced metamorphic fluxes40 or greater submarine volcanism resulting in more reduced volatiles53—would affect the stability of an oxygen-sink-controlled feedback regime.”

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Authors
Holland, H. D.
Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Holland, Heinrich D.
Venue
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-09
Volume
73
Issue
18
Pages
5241-5255
ISSN
0016-7037 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2081154678
Cited by
191
References
77
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 22 · 2012: 17
FWCI
8.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (publishedVersion)
Funders
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
Keywords
atmospheric oxygenation, atmospheric evolution, volcanic gases, CO2/H2O ratio, degassing, CO2 recycling, sulfur dioxide, photosynthesis, Earth history

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