Impact of Antarctic Circumpolar Current Development on Late Paleogene Ocean Structure

The modern four-layered ocean structure developed during the early Oligocene, when Antarctica developed permanent ice cover.

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Katz, Miriam E., Cramer, Benjamin S., Toggweiler, J. R., Esmay, Gar, Liu, Chengjie, Miller, Kenneth G., Rosenthal, Yair, Wade, Bridget S., Wright, James D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2011
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1202122
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1202122
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Summary:The modern four-layered ocean structure developed during the early Oligocene, when Antarctica developed permanent ice cover.