Modern-like deep water circulation in Indian Ocean caused by Central American Seaway closure

Deep ocean circulation plays a crucial role in controlling global climate. What caused on-set of modern like circulation in geological past remains unknown. New research finds constriction of the Central American Seaway caused on-set of modern-like circulation in Indian Ocean since the late-Miocene...

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Main Authors: Priyesh Prabhat, Waliur Rahaman, Nambiyathodi Lathika, Mohd Tarique, Ravi Mishra, Meloth Thamban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35145-0