The climate of the Eocene ocean
- 1 March 1981
- journal article
- Published by Geological Society of London in Journal of the Geological Society
- Vol. 138 (2) , 153-157
- https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.138.2.0153
Abstract
Oxygen isotope palaeotemperature estimates are presented for a number of deep sea sediment samples of Eocene age, covering a wide geographical area. These are plotted on a geographical reconstruction for 50 Ma. The latitudinal temperature gradient at that time was less than half its present value: surface temperature at high latitudes was about 10°C, and at low latitudes little over 20°C. It is concluded that Ocean currents must have contributed a greater proportion of the poleward transport of heat than they do at present.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
- Carbon and Oxygen Isotope Records at DSDP Site 384 (North Atlantic) and Some Paleocene Paleotemperatures and Carbon Isotope Variations in the Atlantic OceanPublished by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) ,1979
- Oxygen isotope palaeotemperatures from the Tertiary period in the North Sea areaNature, 1978
- Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Record through the Oligocene, DSDP Site 366, Equatorial AtlanticPublished by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) ,1978
- Tertiary Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Stratigraphy, Site 357 (Mid Latitude South Atlantic)Published by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) ,1977
- The Surface of the Ice-Age EarthScience, 1976
- Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Analyses of Tertiary and Cretaceous Microfossils from Shatsky Rise and Other Sites in the North Pacific OceanPublished by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) ,1975
- Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Analyses of Cretaceous and Tertiary Foraminifera from the Central North PacificPublished by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) ,1973
- Quaternary Paleotemperatures and the Duration of the High-Temperature IntervalsScience, 1972
- Isotopic Analysis of Planktonic Foraminifera from the Cenozoic of the Northwest Pacific, Leg 6Published by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) ,1971
- On Paleotemperatures of Pacific Bottom WatersScience, 1956