Tropical seaways played a more important role than high latitude seaways in Cenozoic cooling
Following the Early Eocene climatic optimum (EECO, ~55–50 Ma), climate deteriorated and gradually changed the earth from a greenhouse into an icehouse, with major cooling events at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary (∼34 Ma) and the Middle Miocene (∼15 Ma). It is believed that the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-07-01
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| Series: | Climate of the Past |
| Online Access: | http://www.clim-past.net/7/801/2011/cp-7-801-2011.pdf |