Mid Miocene orbital climate variability and biotic response in the Pacific Ocean

During the Miocene, the Earth's climate transitioned from an extended phase of global warmth (Miocene climatic optimum) into a colder mode with the establishment of a permanent and stable East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS). The mechanisms which drove this extreme climate shift are still poorly und...

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Main Author: Fox, Lyndsey Rowena
Other Authors: Wade, Bridget ; Haywood, Alan
Published: University of Leeds 2014
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.640637