Gateway-driven weakening of ocean gyres leads to Southern Ocean cooling

Autor: Isabel Sauermilch, Joanne M. Whittaker, Andreas Klocker, David R. Munday, Katharina Hochmuth, Peter K. Bijl, Joseph H. LaCasce
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26658-1
Popis: The role of Southern Ocean gateways contributing to the Eocene-Oligocene climate transition is still debated. Here, the authors present high-resolution ocean simulations to show that gateways opening led to a reorganization of ocean circulation, heat transport and Antarctic surface water cooling.
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