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

• Main Authors: Hoem, Frida S., Valero, Luis, Evangelinos, Dimitris, Escutia, Carlota, Duncan, Bella, McKay, Robert M., Brinkhuis, Henk, Sangiorgi, Francesca, Bijl, Peter K.
• Other Authors: Marine palynology and palaeoceanography, Marine Palynology
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Adare; Antarctic; Cape Adare; Ross Sea; The Antarctic; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/412742

Antarctic continental ice masses fluctuated considerably during the Oligocene, 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 margin is neede...