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Plio-Pleistocene Perth Basin water temperatures and Leeuwin Current dynamics (Indian Ocean) derived from oxygen and clumped-isotope paleothermometry
David De Vleeschouwer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Muenster, Corrensstr. 24, 48149 Münster, Germany
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Klagenfurterstr. 2–3, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Marion Peral
Analytical, Environmental, and Geo-Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Marta Marchegiano
Analytical, Environmental, and Geo-Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Angelina Füllberg
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Klagenfurterstr. 2–3, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Niklas Meinicke
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Klagenfurterstr. 2–3, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Heiko Pälike
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Klagenfurterstr. 2–3, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Gerald Auer
Institute of Earth Sciences (Geology and Paleontology), University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 26, 8010 Graz, Austria
Benjamin Petrick
Paleontology and Historical Geology, Kiel University, Ludewig-Meyn-Str. 14 R.12, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Christophe Snoeck
Analytical, Environmental, and Geo-Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Maritime Cultures Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Steven Goderis
Analytical, Environmental, and Geo-Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Philippe Claeys
Analytical, Environmental, and Geo-Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Short summary
The Leeuwin Current transports warm water along the western coast of Australia: from the tropics to the Southern Hemisphere midlatitudes. Therewith, the current influences climate in two ways: first, as a moisture source for precipitation in southwestern Australia; second, as a vehicle for Equator-to-pole heat transport. In this study, we study sediment cores along the Leeuwin Current pathway to understand its ocean–climate interactions between 4 and 2 Ma.
The Leeuwin Current transports warm water along the western coast of Australia: from the tropics...
