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Articles | Volume 18, issue 12
Articles | Volume 18, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-2669-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-2669-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 12
Research article
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21 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 21 Dec 2022

The sensitivity of the Eocene–Oligocene Southern Ocean to the strength and position of wind stress

Qianjiang Xing, David Munday, Andreas Klocker, Isabel Sauermilch, and Joanne Whittaker

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A high-resolution ocean model and realistic paleo-bathymetry are applied to obtain accurate simulation results. We firstly propose that the alignment of the maximum wind stress with a deep Tasmanian Gateway and Drake Passage is a trigger for the proto-Antarctic Circumpolar Current (proto-ACC) and the cooling of the Eocene Southern Ocean. We use zonal momentum budget analysis to explore the nature of the proto-ACC and the sensitivity of its transport through gateways to doubled wind stress.
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