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Dinámica de una bola de nieve Tierra océano océano Tierra
Yosef Ashkenazy1, Hezi Gildor, Martin Losch
1Department of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics, The Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, 84990, Israel. ashkena@bgu.ac.il
Nature
|March 8, 2013
Resumen
La Tierra Bola de Nieve del Neoproterozoico puede haber tenido un océano dinámico y bien mezclado con una circulación vigorosa, contrariamente a las suposiciones anteriores. Esta dinámica oceánica influyó en las tasas de fusión y la supervivencia de la vida fotosintética durante la glaciación global.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Paleoclimatología Paleoclimatología
- Oceanografía La oceanografía es la oceanografía.
- La geofísica es la geofísica.
Sus antecedentes:
- La hipótesis de la Tierra Bola de Nieve propone un planeta globalmente glaciado durante la era Neoproterozoica.
- Comprender la dinámica oceánica es crucial para interpretar la evidencia geológica y evaluar la supervivencia de la vida durante estos climas extremos.
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