Micropaleontological Evidence for Increased Meridional Heat Transport in the North Atlantic Ocean During the Pliocene

The Middle Pliocene (∼3 million years ago) has been identified as the last time the Earth was significantly warmer than it was during the Last Interglacial and Holocene. A quantitative micropaleontological paleotemperature transect from equator to high latitudes in the North Atlantic indicates that...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Dowsett, Harry J., Cronin, Thomas M., Poore, Richard Z., Thompson, Robert S., Whatley, Robin C., Wood, Adrian M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1992
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North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.258.5085.1133
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.258.5085.1133
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Summary:The Middle Pliocene (∼3 million years ago) has been identified as the last time the Earth was significantly warmer than it was during the Last Interglacial and Holocene. A quantitative micropaleontological paleotemperature transect from equator to high latitudes in the North Atlantic indicates that Middle Pliocene warmth involved increased meridional oceanic heat transport.

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