NTU researchers outline theory of ancient climate - Taipei Times
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NTU researchers are rewriting how ancient oceans shaped Earth's climate — and the cold, low-salinity waters near Antarctica may be the hidden engine nobody accounted for.
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Theory Briefing
- NTU researchers propose that cold, low-salinity Antarctic waters played a far greater role in past climate regulation than previously thought.
- The theory challenges existing models of ocean circulation, suggesting thermohaline dynamics were misread in ancient climate reconstructions.
- Rethinking how salinity and temperature drive deep-water formation could overturn long-held assumptions about ice ages and global cooling cycles.