Effect of opening the Drake Passage on the oceanic general circulation: A box model study

Driving force behind global cooling in the Cenozoic: an ongoing mystery

“…Please note the position of Indian plate and Drake Passage have significant changes. This plot shows that global tectonics are likely generally responsible for modulating ocean circulation and the burial of organic matter, and thus the drawdown of atmospheric CO 2 , causing global stepwise cooling and ice sheet expansion during the Cenozoic Current (ACC) and the thermal isolation of Antarctica [2,17]. However, which one of these forcing drivers is dominant is hotly debated, because of the complicated feedbacks between the ocean, atmosphere and Earth surface.…”