Mountain uplift and the glaciation of North America – a sensitivity study
The Miocene (~24 to ~5 million years ago) was a period of relative global warmth compared to the Quaternary (~2 million years ago to present; e.g. Zachos et al., 2001) and was characterised by the intermittent glaciation of Antarctica only. Paradoxically, the majority of available proxy data suggest...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Climate of the Past |
| Online Access: | http://www.clim-past.net/6/707/2010/cp-6-707-2010.pdf |