Absence of a strong, deep-reaching Antarctic Circumpolar Current zonal flow across the Tasmanian gateway during the Oligocene to early Miocene

• Main Authors: Evangelinos, Dimitris, Escutia, Carlota, van de Flierdt, Tina, Valero, Luis, Flores, José Abel, Harwood, David M., Hoem, Frida S., Bijl, Peter, Etourneau, Johan, Kreissig, Katharina, Nilsson-Kerr, Katrina, Holder, Liam, López-Quirós, Adrián, Salabarnada, Ariadna
• Other Authors: Marine palynology and palaeoceanography, Marine Palynology
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: ACC; CDW; Deep ocean circulation; Neodymium isotope ratios; Oligocene-early Miocene; Tasmanian Gateway; Global and Planetary Change; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Ross Sea; Pacific; Emerald Basin; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/419320

The vigorous eastward flow of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) connects all major ocean basins and plays a prominent role in the transport of heat, carbon and nutrients around the globe. However, the establishment of a deep circumpolar flow, similar to the present-day ACC, remains controversi...