Strength and variability of the Oligocene Southern Ocean surface temperature gradient

• Main Authors: Hoem, Frida S., Sauermilch, Isabel, Aleksinski, Adam K., Huber, Matthew, Peterse, Francien, Sangiorgi, Francesca, Bijl, Peter K.
• Other Authors: Marine palynology and palaeoceanography, Organic geochemistry, Marine Palynology
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Environmental Science(all); Earth and Planetary Sciences(all); Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Drake Passage; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/425116

Large Oligocene Antarctic ice sheets co-existed with warm proximal waters offshore Wilkes Land. Here we provide a broader Southern Ocean perspective to such warmth by reconstructing the strength and variability of the Oligocene Australian-Antarctic latitudinal sea surface temperature gradient. Our O...