Intermediate water circulation drives distribution of Pliocene Oxygen Minimum Zones

The Pliocene shows that a warmer world can support both expanded and contracted marine Oxygen Minimum Zones. While oxygen distributions were overall like today, there was less low-oxygen water in the North Pacific and more in the North Atlantic

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Catherine V. Davis, Elizabeth C. Sibert, Peter H. Jacobs, Natalie Burls, Pincelli M. Hull
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35083-x
https://doaj.org/article/55faae2705da4fb7b0fe44dbe47dcdb5
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Summary:The Pliocene shows that a warmer world can support both expanded and contracted marine Oxygen Minimum Zones. While oxygen distributions were overall like today, there was less low-oxygen water in the North Pacific and more in the North Atlantic