Southern Ocean convection amplified past Antarctic warming and atmospheric CO2 rise during Heinrich Stadial 4

Luke Skinner; Laurie Menviel; Lauren Broadfield; Julia Gottschalk; Mervyn Greaves

doi:10.1038/s43247-020-00024-3

Communications Earth & Environment (Sep 2020)

Southern Ocean convection amplified past Antarctic warming and atmospheric CO2 rise during Heinrich Stadial 4

Luke Skinner,
Laurie Menviel,
Lauren Broadfield,
Julia Gottschalk,
Mervyn Greaves

Affiliations

Luke Skinner: Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research, Earth Sciences Department, University of Cambridge
Laurie Menviel: Climate Change Research Centre, PANGEA, University of New South Wales
Lauren Broadfield: Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research, Earth Sciences Department, University of Cambridge
Julia Gottschalk: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Mervyn Greaves: Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research, Earth Sciences Department, University of Cambridge

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00024-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Antarctic warming and the rise of atmospheric CO2 levels during Heinrich Stadial 4 were amplified by enhanced convection and air-sea gas and heat exchange in the Southern Ocean, according to an analysis of deep water ventilation and temperature proxies

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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