Onset and development of the Drake Passage and Scotia Sea gateways and its influence on global ocean circulation and climate (IODP proposal)

F.J. Hernandez-Molina, R.D. Larter, E. Thomas, L.F. Pérez, G. Eagles, F. Bohoyo, E. Lodolo, X. Chuang Xuan, I.W.D. Dalziel, D.A.V. Stow, C. Escutia, J. Biddle, W. Sijp, D. Harwood, D.A. Tassone

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Abstract

The DRAKE-SCOTIA SEA GATEWAYS is a new multidisciplinary International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) drilling proposal aimed at determining the time of opening and pattern of development of gateways in the Drake Passage and the adjacent Scotia Sea, and their influence on global ocean circulation, biotic evolution and climate. The Drake Passage with the adjacent Scotia Sea represent one of Earth’s most important oceanic gateways, between the southern tip of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula, a crucial area for water mass exchange between the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Weddell Sea, the importance of which is evidence by in many multinational studies. Nevertheless, the region has not been yet drilled for scientific purposes. The objective of this work is to present the main scientific goals of this drilling proposal and its link with the IODP Science Plan for 2013-2023
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIX Congreso Geológico de España
EditorsJuan A. Morales Gonzáles, Berta M. Carro Flores, Aguasanta Miguel Sarmiento, Manuel A. Camacho Cerro
PublisherGeological Survey of Spain
Pages601-604
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventIX Congreso Geológico de España - Huelva, Spain
Duration: 12 Sept 201614 Sept 2016
Conference number: 9

Publication series

SeriesGeo-Temas
Number2
Volume16
ISSN1576-5172

Conference

ConferenceIX Congreso Geológico de España
Country/TerritorySpain
CityHuelva
Period12/09/1614/09/16

Programme Area

  • Programme Area 3: Energy Resources

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