The paradox of Late Proterozoic glaciations at low latitudes

Abstract

The aim of IGCP Project 260 (Earth's Glacial Record), which began in 1987, is to investigate the relationships between past glaciations and global climate and geo-dynamics. This article reviews the setting for one of the subprojects, which is concentrating on the conflict between paleomagnetic results and paleoclimate indicators for the Late Proterozoic. The topic for another subproject is the relationship between plate tectonics and glaciation, possibly in terms of the Wilson cycle, CO2 de-gassing of the oceanic crust and paleoclimates. -from Authors