Reorganization of Pacific Deep Waters Linked to Middle Miocene Antarctic Cryosphere Expansion: A Perspective from the South China Sea

• Published in: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
• Main Authors: Tian, Jun, Shevenell, Amelia E., Wang, Pinxian, Li, Qianyu, Cheng, Xinrong
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2009
• Subjects: Middle Miocene; Monterey carbon isotope excursion; Oceanic circulation reorganization; Global cooling; Life Sciences; Antarctic; Pacific; Kennett; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/586; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.10.019

Changes in intermediate and deep ocean circulation likely played a significant role in global carbon cycling and meridional heat/moisture transport during the middle Miocene climate transition (∼ 14 Ma). High-resolution middle Miocene (16–13 Ma) benthic foraminifer stable isotope records from the So...