Large shift of the Pacific Walker Circulation across the Cenozoic
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 12:00
in Earth & Climate
Fluctuations in the Pacific Walker circulation (PWC), a zonally-oriented overturning cell across the tropical Pacific, can cause widespread climatic and biogeochemical perturbations. It remains unknown how the PWC developed during the Cenozoic era, with its substantial changes in greenhouse gases and continental positions.