Miocene Thermohaline Circulation

这项研究将扩展以前关于全球环流的工作， 中新世深海 以前的工作集中在 这项工作将扩大到包括 印度洋和大西洋。 深部古环流模式 将从稳定同位素分析和海底 DSDP和ODP岩芯中有孔虫组合。 的结果 这项研究将为重建 海洋对重大气候变化的反应， 现代海洋制度开始形成。

The study will extend previous work on the global circulation of the Miocene deep ocean. Previous work has centered on the Pacific Ocean and that work will be expanded to include the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. The deep paleo-circulation patterns will be inferred from stable isotopic analyses and benthic foraminiferal assemblages in DSDP and ODP cores. The results of this study will provide an important link in reconstructing the response of the ocean to major climatic changes that occurred as the modern ocean regime was initiated.