Mediterranean heat injection to the North Atlantic delayed the intensification of Northern Hemisphere glaciations

oleh: Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr, André Bahr, Christian Stepanek, Maria Carolina Amorim Catunda, Cyrus Karas, Martin Ziegler, Ángela García-Gallardo, Patrick Grunert

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01

Deskripsi

Subsurface heat transfer from the subtropical Atlantic Ocean to high latitudes during the mid-to-late Pliocene may have been responsible for a delay in the intensification of Northern Hemisphere glaciations, according to sedimentary proxy records and numerical modelling.