Obliquity variations, the Antarctic circumpolar current, and atmospheric CO2 are linked
Is it true that Obliquity variations, the Antarctic circumpolar current, and atmospheric CO2 are linked?
Yes. Paleoclimate evidence and modeling studies demonstrate that Earth's obliquity variations, the Antarctic circumpolar current, and atmospheric CO2 are dynamically linked through ocean-atmosphere interactions and the global carbon cycle.
Verdict: SUPPORTED · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked
The retrieved papers provide robust support indicating that orbital forcing (obliquity), Southern Ocean circulation (Antarctic Circumpolar Current), and atmospheric CO2 operate as an interconnected climate system. No papers refute this linkage.
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Lee, S. & Poulsen, C. J. (2005). Tropical Pacific climate response to obliquity forcing in the Pleistocene. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1029/2005pa001161
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Köhler, P. & Bintanja, R. (2008). The carbon cycle during the Mid Pleistocene Transition: the Southern Ocean Decoupling Hypothesis. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-4-311-2008
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V, R., F, L., N, R., H, S., HW, A., S, B., L, L., A, W., G, K., IM, V., TML, P., R, T., & G, W. (2025). 790,000 years of millennial-scale Cape Horn Current variability and interhemispheric linkages.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58458-2
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S, W., A, M., E, M., MP, E., TF, S., HE, A., P, L. T., F, L., & SL, J. (2026). Zonally asymmetric changes in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current strength over the past million years.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01901-2
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The retrieved papers provide robust support indicating that orbital forcing (obliquity), Southern Ocean circulation (Antarctic Circumpolar Current), and atmospheric CO2 operate as an interconnected climate system. No papers refute this linkage.
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