<p>Here is an estimate from Beauchamp and Baud (2002), for parts of the ocean around Pangea, for the latter parts of it's existence (~300-250mya). It is based on various previous papers that looked at deposits of carbonates and phosphate deposits, and made a few assumptions, including a sufficient supply of silica and nutrient inputs, and environments suitable for particular biota, including particularly siliceous sponges:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BbzqN.jpg" alt="Ocean circulation patterns for "></p>

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<li>Beauchamp, B. &amp; Baud, A., 2002. Growth and demise of Permian biogenic chert along northwest Pangea: evidence for end-Permian collapse of thermohaline circulation. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 184(1–2), pp.37–63. <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018202002456" rel="noreferrer">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018202002456</a></li>
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naught101
<p>So <a href="http://dspace.mit.edu/openaccess-disseminate/1721.1/52333">Enderton and Marshall</a> (2009) wrote an interesting paper on the ocean circulation of various aquaplanets covered with certain terrain: e.g. an aquaplanet with a small ridge of land that ranged from North Pole to South Pole, and studied the effects it had on the ocean circulation.</p>

<p>I'm curious: Has anyone ever applied this type of analysis to a Pangaea-like planet?</p>

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What was the ocean circulation like during the time of Pangaea?
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# What was the ocean circulation like during the time of Pangaea?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-15)

So [Enderton and Marshall](http://dspace.mit.edu/openaccess-disseminate/1721.1/52333) (2009) wrote an interesting paper on the ocean circulation of various aquaplanets covered with certain terrain: e.g. an aquaplanet with a small ridge of land that ranged from North Pole to South Pole, and studied the effects it had on the ocean circulation.

I'm curious: Has anyone ever applied this type of analysis to a Pangaea-like planet?

**Tags:** oceanography, paleoclimatology, paleogeography, thermohaline-circulation


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-04-16. Score: 16

Here is an estimate from Beauchamp and Baud (2002), for parts of the ocean around Pangea, for the latter parts of it's existence (~300-250mya). It is based on various previous papers that looked at deposits of carbonates and phosphate deposits, and made a few assumptions, including a sufficient supply of silica and nutrient inputs, and environments suitable for particular biota, including particularly siliceous sponges:

![Ocean circulation patterns for ](https://i.sstatic.net/BbzqN.jpg)

* Beauchamp, B. & Baud, A., 2002. Growth and demise of Permian biogenic chert along northwest Pangea: evidence for end-Permian collapse of thermohaline circulation. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 184(1–2), pp.37–63. <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018202002456>


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