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The warmest global climates of the past 65 million years occurred during the early Eocene epoch (about 55 to 48 million years ago), when the Equator-to-pole temperature gradients were much smaller than today (doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<1044:ECCALT>2.3.CO;2, doi:10.1038/nature08399) and atm...

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Main Authors: Pross, Jörg, Contreras, Lineth, Bijl, Peter K, Greenwood, David R, Bohaty, Steven M, Schouten, Stefan, Bendle, James A, Röhl, Ursula, Tauxe, Lisa, Raine, J Ian, Huck, Claire E, van de Flierdt, Tina, Jamieson, Stewart S R, Stickley, Catherine E, van de Schootbrugge, Bas, Escutia Dotti, Carlota, Brinkhuis, Henk, IODP Expedition 318 Scientists
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2012
Subjects:
Drilling/drill rig
Exp318
Joides Resolution
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program / International Ocean Discovery Program IODP
Antarctic
Carlota
Contreras
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.786960
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.786960
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Summary:The warmest global climates of the past 65 million years occurred during the early Eocene epoch (about 55 to 48 million years ago), when the Equator-to-pole temperature gradients were much smaller than today (doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<1044:ECCALT>2.3.CO;2, doi:10.1038/nature08399) and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were in excess of one thousand parts per million by volume (doi:10.1016/j.gca.2003.09.002, doi:10.1038/ngeo1186). Recently the early Eocene has received considerable interest because it may provide insight into the response of Earth's climate and biosphere to the high atmospheric carbon dioxide levels that are expected in the near future (doi:10.1007/s10584-011-0156-z) as a consequence of unabated anthropogenic carbon emissions (doi:10.1038/ngeo1186, doi:10.1038/nature06588). Climatic conditions of the early Eocene 'greenhouse world', however, are poorly constrained in critical regions, particularly Antarctica. Here we present a well-dated record of early Eocene climate on Antarctica ... : Supplement to: Pross, Jörg; Contreras, Lineth; Bijl, Peter K; Greenwood, David R; Bohaty, Steven M; Schouten, Stefan; Bendle, James A; Röhl, Ursula; Tauxe, Lisa; Raine, J Ian; Huck, Claire E; van de Flierdt, Tina; Jamieson, Stewart S R; Stickley, Catherine E; van de Schootbrugge, Bas; Escutia Dotti, Carlota; Brinkhuis, Henk; IODP Expedition 318 Scientists (2012): Persistent near-tropical warmth on the Antarctic continent during the early Eocene epoch. Nature, 488(7409), 73-77 ...

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