Articles | Volume 16, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-1263-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-1263-2020
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17 Jul 2020
Research article |  | 17 Jul 2020

Early Eocene vigorous ocean overturning and its contribution to a warm Southern Ocean

Yurui Zhang, Thierry Huck, Camille Lique, Yannick Donnadieu, Jean-Baptiste Ladant, Marina Rabineau, and Daniel Aslanian

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The early Eocene (~ 55 Ma) was an extreme warm period accompanied by a high atmospheric CO2 level. We explore the relationships between ocean dynamics and this warm climate with the aid of the IPSL climate model. Our results show that the Eocene was characterized by a strong overturning circulation associated with deepwater formation in the Southern Ocean, which is analogous to the present-day North Atlantic. Consequently, poleward ocean heat transport was strongly enhanced.