Modelled ocean changes at the Plio-Pleistocene transition driven by Antarctic ice advance

Global deep water mass properties converged in the North Pacific and Atlantic oceans during the Pliocene-Pleistocene. Here, using a coupled ocean-atmosphere climate model, the authors show that a reduction in coastal ice in the Pacific sector of Antarctica was likely responsible for this change.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daniel J. Hill, Kevin P. Bolton, Alan M. Haywood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14376