Mid-Pliocene shifts in ocean overturning circulation and the onset of Quaternary-style climates
A major tipping point of Earth's history occurred during the mid-Pliocene: the onset of major Northern-Hemisphere Glaciation (NHG) and of pronounced, Quaternary-style cycles of glacial-to-interglacial climates, that contrast with more uniform climates over most of the preceding Cenozoic and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Climate of the Past |
| Online Access: | http://www.clim-past.net/5/269/2009/cp-5-269-2009.pdf |