Clay minerals in response to Mid-Pliocene glacial history and climate in the polar regions (ODP, Site 1165, Prydz Bay, Antarctica and Site 911, Yermak Plateau, Arctic Ocean)

• Main Author: Junttila, J. (Juho)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Oulu 2007
• Subjects: Arctic Ocean; East Antarctica; Mid-Pliocene Global Warmth; clay minerals; marine sediments; paleoceanography; paleoclimate; Antarctic; Arctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Prydz Bay; Svalbard; Yermak Plateau; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Sea ice; Yermak plateau
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514283680

Abstract This thesis examines the Mid-Pliocene climatic extreme ca. three million years ago (Ma) which was the latest longtime warm period. It is an important topic because the climate back then was warmer compared with the present. The bipolar regions are studied because they represent the largest...