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Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
Clim. Past, 18, 759–774, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-759-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Clim. Past, 18, 759–774, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-759-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
Research article
12 Apr 2022
Research article | 12 Apr 2022

Climate and ocean circulation in the aftermath of a Marinoan snowball Earth

Lennart Ramme and Jochem Marotzke

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After the Marinoan snowball Earth, the climate warmed rapidly due to enhanced greenhouse conditions, and the freshwater inflow of melting glaciers caused a strong stratification of the ocean. Our climate simulations reveal a potentially only moderate global temperature increase and a break-up of the stratification within just a few thousand years. The findings give insights into the environmental conditions relevant for the geological and biological evolution during that time.
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