The Salinity of the North Atlantic Ocean and the Next Glaciation
A reduction in the surface salinity of the North Atlantic, by causing an extension of sea ice, could initiate the next Glacial period. Such a salinity reduction could be the result of a slight persistent change in surface pressure in the Caribbean area, that reduces the transfer of water vapor from...
| Published in: | Quaternary Research |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1972
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(72)90064-6 http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:0033589472900646?httpAccept=text/xml http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:0033589472900646?httpAccept=text/plain https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400037935 |
| Summary: | A reduction in the surface salinity of the North Atlantic, by causing an extension of sea ice, could initiate the next Glacial period. Such a salinity reduction could be the result of a slight persistent change in surface pressure in the Caribbean area, that reduces the transfer of water vapor from the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama. |
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