Modelled ocean changes at the Plio-Pleistocene transition driven by Antarctic ice advance

Global deep water mass properties converged in the North Pacific and Atlantic oceans during the Pliocene-Pleistocene. Here, using a coupled ocean-atmosphere climate model, the authors show that a reduction in coastal ice in the Pacific sector of Antarctica was likely responsible for this change.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Daniel J. Hill, Kevin P. Bolton, Alan M. Haywood
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
Subjects:
Science
Q
Antarctic
Pacific
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14376
https://doaj.org/article/2587fadd10274af0beb6019ae4400086
Description
Summary:Global deep water mass properties converged in the North Pacific and Atlantic oceans during the Pliocene-Pleistocene. Here, using a coupled ocean-atmosphere climate model, the authors show that a reduction in coastal ice in the Pacific sector of Antarctica was likely responsible for this change.

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