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09 Jun 2020
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Paleogeographic controls on the evolution of Late Cretaceous ocean circulation
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Christopher J. Poulsen
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Frédéric Fluteau
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université de Paris, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
Clay R. Tabor
Department of Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Kenneth G. MacLeod
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Ellen E. Martin
Department of Geosciences, Williamson Hall 362, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Shannon J. Haynes
Department of Geosciences, Guyot Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
Masoud A. Rostami
Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Department, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA
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Short summary
Understanding of the role of ocean circulation on climate is contingent on the ability to reconstruct its modes and evolution. Here, we show that earth system model simulations of the Late Cretaceous predict major changes in ocean circulation as a result of paleogeographic and gateway evolution. Comparisons of model results with available data compilations demonstrate reasonable agreement but highlight that various plausible theories of ocean circulation change coexist during this period.
Understanding of the role of ocean circulation on climate is contingent on the ability to...
