Evidence from "Köppen signatures" of fossil plant assemblages for effective heat transport of Gulf Stream to subarctic North Atlantic during Miocene cooling

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: T. Denk, G. W. Grimm, F. Grímsson, R. Zetter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2013
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Geiger; Iceland; North Atlantic; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-7927-2013; https://doaj.org/article/da28509850764a1ca2f9eb03ff7bf277

Shallowing of the Panama Sill and the closure of the Central American Seaway initiated the modern Loop Current–Gulf Stream circulation pattern during the Miocene, but no direct evidence has yet been provided for effective heat transport to the northern North Atlantic during that time. Climatic signa...