The Piacenzian stage of the Pliocene (2.6 to 3.6 Ma) is the most recent past interval of sustained global warmth with mean global temperatures markedly higher (by~ 2–3 C) than …
The global ocean overturning circulation is a major means of distributing heat around the Earth, and an important trigger or amplifier of climate change. This study presents a 1.5-Myr …
Abstract Changes in deep ocean ventilation are commonly invoked as the primary cause of lower glacial atmospheric CO2. The water mass structure of the glacial deep Atlantic Ocean …
The dominant feature of large-scale mass transfer in the modern ocean is the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC). The geometry and vigour of this circulation …
Abstract Neodymium isotopic compositions (143 Nd/144 Nd or ε Nd) have been used as a tracer of water masses and lithogenic inputs to the ocean. To further evaluate the …
The causes of the Mid-Pleistocene Transition, the shift from∼ 41-ky to 100-ky interglacial– glacial cycles and more intense ice ages, remain intensely debated, as this fundamental …
We present a 3.2 Myr record of stable isotopes and physical properties at IODP Site U1308 (reoccupation of DSDP Site 609) located within the ice-rafted detritus (IRD) belt of the North …
Much of our understanding of Cenozoic climate is based on the record of δ18O measured in benthic foraminifera. However, this measurement reflects a combined signal of global …
The oxygen concentrations of oceanic deep-water and atmospheric carbon dioxide (p CO2) are intrinsically linked through organic carbon remineralization and storage as dissolved …