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Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-841-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-841-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
Research article
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22 Apr 2025
Research article |  | 22 Apr 2025

Middle Miocene climate evolution in the northern Mediterranean region (Digne–Valensole basin, SE France)

Armelle Ballian, Maud J. M. Meijers, Isabelle Cojan, Damien Huyghe, Miguel Bernecker, Katharina Methner, Mattia Tagliavento, Jens Fiebig, and Andreas Mulch

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During the Middle Miocene, the Earth transitioned from a warm to a colder period, significantly impacting ecosystems and climate. We present a 23–13 Ma climate record of soil carbonates from a northern Mediterranean basin.  We propose that rapid temperature shifts in our data result from changes in atmospheric circulation patterns. Our climate record aligns well with contemporaneous terrestrial European and global marine records, enhancing our understanding of Miocene climate dynamics. 
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