Oceanographic and climatic consequences of the tectonic evolution of the southern scotia sea basins, Antarctica

• Published in: Earth-Science Reviews
• Main Authors: Pérez, Lara, Hernández-Molina, Francisco J., Lodolo, Emanuele, Bohoyo, Fernando, Galindo Zaldívar, Jesús, Maldonado, Andrés
• Other Authors: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier BV 2019
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Drake Passage; Scotia Sea; South Scotia Ridge; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/204689; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102922; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780

The Scotia Sea is a complex geological area located in the Southern Ocean which evolution is closely linked to the opening of the Drake Passage. Structural highs of continental nature derived from the former continental bridge between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula surround the abyssal pl...