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Closure of the Bering Strait caused Mid-Pleistocene Transition cooling

Authors :
Sev Kender
Ana Christina Ravelo
Savannah Worne
George E. A. Swann
Melanie J. Leng
Hirofumi Asahi
Julia Becker
Henrieka Detlef
Ivano W. Aiello
Dyke Andreasen
Ian R. Hall
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

The causes of Mid-Pleistocene Transition global cooling 1 million years ago are still unknown. Here, the authors find the subarctic North Pacific became stratified during these glaciations due to closure of the Bering Strait, which would have removed CO2 from the atmosphere and caused global cooling.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.66fa5f167de24bb1b71227a993df911e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07828-0