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Voigt, Silke (2008) Saline water sinking. Nature Geoscience, 1 (7). pp. 423-424. DOI 10.1038/ngeo243.
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Abstract
Ninety-five million years ago, ocean bottom waters were much warmer than at present. Some of this warmth could have come from the proto-North Atlantic's continental shelves after the balmy surface waters became increasingly salty through evaporation.
Document Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Salinity, water sinking |
Research affiliation: | OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB1 Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics > FB1-P-OZ Paleo-Oceanography |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Access Journal?: | No |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2008 15:38 |
Last Modified: | 23 Feb 2017 07:19 |
URI: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/4993 |
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