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Ocean surface areas

Global maps of the Earth schematically highlighting the individual surface areas of the World’s oceans, including the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans.

Global maps of the Earth schematically highlighting the individual surface areas of the World’s oceans, including the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans.

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Surface areas on the Earth

A direct comparison of the relative surface area covered by individual land masses and oceans on the Earth.

A direct comparison of the relative surface area covered by individual land masses („continents“) and oceans on the Earth.

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Cenozoic paleogeography (animation)

Global paleogeography with zoomed in figures showing the evolution of oceanic gateways active during the Cenozoic time.

Global paleogeography of Straume et al. (2020) with zoomed in figures showing the evolution of oceanic gateways active during the Cenozoic time (66 – 0 Ma).

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Atlantic ocean floor

Bathymetry and geophysical properties of the Atlantic Ocean, including bathymetry, total sediment thickness, age of the oceanic lithosphere, and residual bathymetry.

Bathymetry and geophysical properties of the Atlantic Ocean, including, on the top left, the bathymetry (GEBCO 2019; http://www.gebco.net), on the top right, the total sediment thickness (Straume et al. 2019), on the bottom left, the age of the oceanic lithosphere (Straume et al. 2019), and on the bottom right, the residual bathymetry (Straume et al. 2019). The data comparison reveals an anomalous basement depth with respect to predicted thermal subsidence of oceanic lithosphere from a half-space cooling model, which is computed using the bathymetry, sediment thickness and oceanic lithospheric age grids. Various Scientific colour maps are used to represent data accurately and to all readers.

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Global Cenozoic paleogeography

Global Cenozoic paleogeography, and the deep sea benthic foraminifera oxygen isotope curve.

Global Cenozoic paleogeography of Straume et al. (2020), and the deep sea benthic foraminifera oxygen isotope curve of Zachos et al. (2008). The Scientific colour map oleron is used to represent surface elevation accurately and to all readers.

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North East Atlantic Ocean Circulation

Sketched ocean circulation pattern in the NE Atlantic Ocean.

Sketched ocean circulation pattern in the NE Atlantic Ocean, from Straume (2020). Note how the circulation closely follows the bathymetry. Shown are warm (red) and cold (blue) surface currents, warm (orange) and cold (cyan) intermediate currents, and deep currents (purple). The bathymetry is the GEBCO 2014 grid (Weatherall et al., 2015) and the currents are modified from Newton and Huuse (2017). GSR: Greenland – Scotland Ridge. The Scientific colour map oslo is used to represent bathymetry accurately and to all readers.

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North East Atlantic Ocean Evolution

Opening of the North East Atlantic Ocean and dynamic support from the Iceland mantle plume.

Opening of the North East Atlantic Ocean and dynamic support from the Iceland mantle plume. The Scientific colour maps oleron’ and lajolla is used to represent data accurately and to all readers.

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Sediment thickness

Total sediment thickness of the World’s oceans (GlobSed).

Total sediment thickness of the World’s oceans (GlobSed). The Scientific colour map lapaz is used to represent data accurately and to all readers.

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