Carbonate Depositional Environments Reflecting Carbon Cycle Dynamics During the Recovery Stage of Early Cretaceous OAE 1a (Shu'aiba Formation, UAE)

Abstract

The Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (OAE 1a) is responsible for one of the most abrupt climate and carbon cycle perturbations in the Mesozoic Era during which a severe greenhouse period was triggered, accompanied by global transgression and increased continental weathering and runoff. The OAE 1a event is well-documented in the Early Aptian Hawar Member and Shu'aiba Formation in the Arabian plate. The studied Sajaa-3 well section is near the northern margin of the intra-shelf Bab Basin which is a study area that has not been the focus of research before. This study aims to utilize stable

Date of Award	Jul 2022
Original language	American English