In the Pliocene, the Pacific Ocean May Have Had its Own Major Overturning Circulation (1 of 1) (IMAGE)

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In the Pliocene, the Pacific Ocean May Have Had its Own Major Overturning Circulation (1 of 1)

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Schematic of Pliocene Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation features suggested by observational and modeling evidence. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Sept. 13, 2017, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by .J. Burls at George Mason University in Fairfax, and colleagues was titled, 'Active Pacific meridional overturning circulation (PMOC) during the warm Pliocene.'

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[Credit: Natalie Burls (George Mason University)]

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