Oceanic gateways: a primary control on global climate change?

海洋门户的开放和关闭与地球气候的重大变化有关，海洋门户是促进海洋盆地之间交流的狭窄通道。该项目将首次将地球动力学和古气候学的不同领域联系起来，通过一种创新的方法来模拟随时间变化的海洋门户的宽度和深度。它将讨论在地球从“温室”向“冰屋”世界过渡的关键时期，门户在调节地球气候方面的作用。

The opening and closing of oceanic gateways, narrow passageways facilitating exchange between ocean basins, has been linked to major changes in Earth’s climate. This project will link the disparate fields of geodynamics and palaeo-climatology, for the first time, through an innovative methodology that models the changing width and depth of ocean gateways through time. It will address the role of gateways in modulating Earth’s climate at key periods during the planet’s transition from a “Greenhouse” to “Icehouse” World.