(Appendix A) Oxygen and carbon isotope results of detrital carbonate grains of Heinrich layers from HU90-013-028 and IODP Sites 303-U1302/U1303/U1308 in the North Atlantic Ocean

We report oxygen and carbon isotope results of detrital carbonate grains from Heinrich layers at three sites in the North Atlantic located along a transect from the Labrador Sea to the eastern North Atlantic. Oxygen isotopic values of individual detrital carbonate grains from six Heinrich layers at all sites average - 5.6 ppm ± 1.5 ppm (1sigma; n = 166), reflecting values of dolomitic limestone derived from source areas in northeastern Canada. The d18O of bulk carbonate at Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Site U1308 (re-occupation of Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Site 609) in the eastern North Atlantic records the proportion of detrital to biogenic carbonate and d18O decreases to - 5 ppm during Heinrich (H) events 1, 2, 4 and 5 relative to a background value of ~ 1 to 2 ppm for biogenic carbonate. Bulk d18O also decreases during H3 and H6 but only attains values of - 1ppm, indicating either a greater proportion of biogenic-to-detrital carbonate or a different source. Because the d18O of detrital carbonate is ~ 9 ppm lower than foraminifer carbonate, any fine-grained detrital carbonate not removed from the inner test chambers will lower foraminifer d18O. We conclude bulk carbonate d18O is a sensitive proxy for detrital carbonate and may be useful for identifying Heinrich layers in cores within and near the margins of the North Atlantic ice-rafted detritus (IRD) belt.

Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene dinoflagellate cysts and sea surface temperture reconstruction for several IODP and DSDP sites in the North Atlantic

In an attempt to document the palaeoecological affinities of individual extant and extinct dinoflagellate cysts, Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene dinoflagellate cyst assemblages have been compared with geochemical data from the same samples. Mg/Ca ratios of Globigerina bulloides were measured to estimate the spring-summer sea-surface temperatures from four North Atlantic IODP/DSDP sites. Currently, our Pliocene-Pleistocene database contains 204 dinoflagellate cyst samples calibrated to geochemical data. This palaeo-database is compared with modern North Atlantic and global datasets. The focus lies in the quantitative relationship between Mg/Ca-based (i.e. spring-summer) sea-surface temperature (SSTMg/Ca) and dinoflagellate cyst distributions. In general, extant species are shown to have comparable spring-summer SST ranges in the past and today, demonstrating that our new approach is valid for inferring spring-summer SST ranges for extinct species. For example, Habibacysta tectata represents SSTMg/Ca values between 10° and 15°C when it exceeds 30% of the assemblage, and Invertocysta lacrymosa exceeds 15% when SSTMg/Ca values are between 18.6° and 23.5°C. However, comparing Pliocene and Pleistocene SSTMg/Ca values with present day summer values for the extant Impagidinium pallidum suggests a greater tolerance of higher temperatures in the past. This species occupies more than 5% of the assemblage at SSTMg/Ca values of 11.6-17.9°C in the Pliocene and Pleistocene, whereas present day summer SSTs are around -1.7 to 6.9°C. This observation questions the value of Impagidinium pallidum as reliable indicator of cold waters in older deposits, and may explain its bipolar distribution.

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Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 303]

Tem início a votação do Título 5, sobre a Defesa do Estado e as Instituições Democráticas. Foram aprovados os últimos destaques do Título 4, que trata da organização dos poderes e sistemas de governo. Aprovado destaque dos Deputados Brandão Monteiro (PDT-RJ), Paulo Delgado (PT-MG) e Enoc Vieira (PFL-MA), que estabelece um sistema de votação proporcional para a Camara dos Deputados. O Deputado Brandão Monteiro (PDT-RJ) considera que não se deve computar votos em branco e nulos para a legenda, por comprometer a sistemática da proporcionalidade. Aprovado o destaque que mantém o número de deputados que a Câmara deve possuir, de no máximo 60 parlamentares por estado. O Deputado Roberto Cardoso Alves (PMDB-SP) declara que a Federação Brasileira e a Constituinte saem prejudicados com a decisão. O Deputado José Costa (PMDB-AL) relata que o fundamental é manter o equilíbrio federativo. Aprovado o destaque do Senador Nelson Carneiro (PMDB-RJ) que altera as atribuições do Conselho da República. Rejeitada a emenda do Deputado Vilson Souza (PMDB-PR), o qual previa que o estado de emergência fosse precedido de uma autorização do Congresso. O Deputado Nelson Jobim (PMDB-RS) discorda, pois considera que a intervenção deve ser imediata. Aprovada a emenda do Deputado José Genoíno (PT-SP), que retira do texto a expressão de atos ilícitos, por causar discussões entre o que é lícito e ilícito.