Modeling the Middle Jurassic ocean circulation

We present coupled ocean–sea-ice simulations of the Middle Jurassic (∼165 Ma) when Laurasia and Gondwana began drifting apart and gave rise to the formation of the Atlantic Ocean. Since the opening of the Proto-Caribbean is not well constrained by geological records, configurations with and without...

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Main Authors: Maura Brunetti, Christian Vérard, Peter O. Baumgartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Palaeogeography
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095383615000267