Palaeoceanography
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from gr. palaiós (παλαιός) “ancient,” Ōkeanós (Ὠκεανός) “ocean,” and graphía (γραφή) “description, study.”
Scientific discipline that reconstructs the history andevolution of the oceans throughout geological timeby studying their chemistry, circulation, temperature, and ecology.
Fondamentale per la paleoclimatologia, analizza i sedimenti marini e i fossili per comprendere i past climate changes and predict future scenarios.
Browse the in-depth slides (currently available in Italian)
Credits and acknowledgments
Special thanks to Damiano Furlan and Domenico Marchitelli for creating the slides.