| Abstract: | Estimates of sea surface temperature (SST) from ocean cores reveal a warm phase of the Pliocene between about 3.3 and 3.0 Mega-annums (Ma). Pollen records from land based cores and sections, although not as well dated, also show evidence for a warmer climate at about the same time. Increased greenhouse forcing and altered ocean heat transport is the leading candidates for the underlying cause of Pliocene global warmth. However, despite being a period of global warmth, there exists considerable variability within this interval. Two new SST reconstructions have been created to provide a climatological error bar for warm peak phases of the Pliocene. These data represent the maximum and minimum possible warming recorded within the 3.3 to 3.0 Ma interval. |
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| Citation Author: | Dowsett, Harry |
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| Citation Series Number: | 114 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Bracketing mid-pliocene sea surface temperature: maximum and minimum possible warming; 2004; DS; 114; Dowsett, Harry |
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| Text: | Bracketing mid-pliocene sea surface temperature: maximum and minimum possible warming; 2004; DS; 114; Dowsett, Harry |
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| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2004/114/ |
| Date Other: | Fri, 4 Feb 2005 00:00 -0600 |
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