Mid-Pliocene restriction of the Indonesian Gateway and its implication on ocean circulation and climate

The impacts of the constrictions of the Indonesian Gateway and the Central American Seaway on ocean circulation are among the keys to understand Pliocene climate evolution, including the intensification of the Northern Hemisphere Glaciation between 3.5 and 2.5 Ma. Plate tectonic reconstructions show...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Karas, Cyrus
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/11521/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/11521/1/Karas_diss.pdf
http://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/dissertation_diss_00004865