"Equable" climates during Earth history?

Research Article| June 01, 1990 "Equable" climates during Earth history? L. Cirbus Sloan; L. Cirbus Sloan 1Department of Geosciences and Earth System Science Center, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Eric J. Barron Eric J. Barron 1Department of Geosciences and Earth System Science Center, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1990) 18 (6): 489–492. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0489:ECDEH>2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation L. Cirbus Sloan, Eric J. Barron; "Equable" climates during Earth history?. Geology 1990;; 18 (6): 489–492. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0489:ECDEH>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Eocene and Cretaceous climate-model experiments demonstrate that regardless of conditions of warm polar oceans, differences in pole-to-equator surface-temperature gradient, or topography, above-freezing surface temperatures in winter for continental interiors at middle to high latitudes cannot be maintained. Continental interiors will have cold winter temperatures, even during globally warm periods, unless currently unrecognized forcing factors influenced past climates. If model simulations of Eocene and Cretaceous climates are accurate, the term "equable," as it applies to paleoclimate, should be reconsidered. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.