Temperate Oligocene surface ocean conditions offshore of Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica

• Published in: Climate of the Past
• Main Authors: F. S. Hoem, L. Valero, D. Evangelinos, C. Escutia, B. Duncan, R. M. McKay, H. Brinkhuis, F. Sangiorgi, P. K. Bijl
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: geo; envir; Adare; Antarctic; Cape Adare; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-1423-2021; https://cp.copernicus.org/articles/17/1423/2021/cp-17-1423-2021.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/54baa68ec1be408f9660bf9611fc14c1

Antarctic continental ice masses fluctuated considerably during the Oligocene “coolhouse”, at elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations of ∼600–800 ppm. To assess the role of the ocean in the Oligocene ice sheet variability, reconstruction of past ocean conditions in the proximity of the Antarctic mar...