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Dynamics of a Snowball Earth ocean
Description: In this paper the authors show that in a Snowball Earth, the ocean would have been well mixed and characterized by a dynamic circulation, with vigorous equatorial meridional overturning circulation, zonal equatorial jets, a well developed eddy field, strong coastal upwelling and convective mixing. This is in contrast to the sluggish ocean often expected in a Snowball Earth scenario owing to the insulation of the ocean from atmospheric forcing by the thick ice cover. [Source: Nature]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature11894
Availability: Summary
Source: Nature
Publish Date: 3/6/2013
Reading Level: Expert
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