Contributions

  • Geological Society of London - Contributor

Publication

2011 - Geological Society, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

95,250 words, Guess

Page Count

381 pages

Physical Format

[electronic resource] :

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • LCCQE634.S644 S4 2011

Alternate Titles

  • Southeast Asian gateway
  • History and tectonics of the Australia-Asian collision

Description

Collision between Australia and SE Asia began in the Early Miocene and reduced the former wide ocean between them to a complex passage which connects the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Today, the Indonesian Throughflow passes through this gateway and plays an important role in global thermohaline flow. The surrounding region contains the maximum global diversity for many marine and terrestrial organisms. Reconstruction of this geologically complex region is essential for understanding its role in oceanic and atmospheric circulation, climate impacts, and the origin of its biodiversity. The papers in this volume discuss the Palaeozoic to Cenozoic geological background to Australia and SE Asia collision. They provide the background for accounts of the modern Indonesian Throughflow and oceanographic changes since the Neogene, and consider aspects of the region's climate history.

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Series Statement

  • Geological Society special publication -- no. 355

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