Did North Atlantic cooling and freshening from 3.65–3.5 Ma precondition Northern Hemisphere ice sheet growth?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2019.103085
Abstract: Abstract The North Atlantic Current (NAC) as part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is the major supplier of heat into the northern North Atlantic. Pliocene changes of AMOC strength were speculated to either… read more here.
Keywords: north atlantic; cooling freshening; sea; freshening precondition ... See more keywords
North Atlantic cooling triggered a zonal mode over the Indian Ocean during Heinrich Stadial 1
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add4909
Abstract: Abrupt changes in the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) are thought to affect tropical hydroclimate through adjustment of the latitudinal position of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). Heinrich Stadial 1 (HS1) involves the largest AMOC… read more here.
Keywords: indian ocean; north atlantic; cooling triggered; heinrich stadial ... See more keywords