Eocene Geology

  1. Eocene Climate System
    1. Early Eocene Greenhouse World
      1. Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM)
        1. Definition and Timing
          1. Carbon Isotope Excursion
            1. Temperature Increases
              1. Duration and Recovery
                1. Causal Mechanisms
                  1. Global Distribution
                    1. Biotic Responses
                      1. Ocean Acidification
                      2. Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO)
                        1. Peak Warmth Period
                          1. Temperature Reconstructions
                            1. Geographic Patterns
                              1. Atmospheric CO₂ Levels
                                1. Proxy Evidence
                                  1. Ecosystem Responses
                                2. Atmospheric Composition
                                  1. Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
                                    1. Carbon Dioxide Levels
                                      1. Methane Concentrations
                                        1. Water Vapor Feedback
                                        2. Proxy Methods
                                          1. Stomatal Density
                                            1. Boron Isotopes
                                              1. Paleosol Carbonates
                                            2. Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
                                              1. Sea Surface Temperatures
                                                1. Tropical Regions
                                                  1. High Latitudes
                                                    1. Temperature Gradients
                                                    2. Ocean Circulation Patterns
                                                      1. Pre-Eocene Circulation
                                                        1. Gateway Effects
                                                          1. Tasmanian Gateway Impact
                                                            1. Tethys Closure Effects
                                                              1. North Atlantic Deep Water Formation
                                                              2. Thermohaline Circulation
                                                                1. Upwelling Systems
                                                              3. Long-term Climate Evolution
                                                                1. Greenhouse to Icehouse Transition
                                                                  1. Cooling Mechanisms
                                                                    1. CO₂ Decline
                                                                      1. Feedback Systems
                                                                        1. Ice-Albedo Feedback
                                                                          1. Weathering Feedback
                                                                            1. Vegetation Feedback
                                                                          2. Regional Climate Patterns
                                                                            1. Monsoon Development
                                                                              1. Arid Zone Formation
                                                                                1. Polar Climate Evolution
                                                                              2. Eocene-Oligocene Climate Transition
                                                                                1. Cooling Acceleration
                                                                                  1. Antarctic Ice Sheet Formation
                                                                                    1. Sea Level Changes
                                                                                      1. Atmospheric Reorganization

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                                                                                    4. Eocene Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Systems