Download or read book The Cenozoic Southern Ocean written by Neville F. Exon and published by American Geophysical Union. This book was released on 2004-01-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the fragmentation of Gondwana, the southern continents other than Antarctica drifted northward and the global climate changed. One of the two key separation points, Tasmania-Antarctica, the "Tasmanian Gateway," is the subject of this volume. What was the tectonic history of Tasmanian Gateway opening, and how did gateway development impact sediments, ocean circulation and climate? The Cenozoic Southern Ocean: Tectonics, Sedimentation, and Climate Change Between Australia and Antarctica responds to such questions withnew research and interpretations on three geological phases: the rifts before the gateway opened, the deepening gateway, and changes in this part of the Southern Ocean as Australia moved northward from Antarctica."--BOOK JACKET.