Changes in the Indonesian Throughflow and southeast Asian hydroclimate during the Middle-Miocene Climate Transition

The present-day Indonesian Throughflow (ITF), a key component in the global ocean circulation, transports relatively cold low-salinity water from the Pacific to the Indian oceans. This ocean current is of course not a constant system, meaning that its characteristics have changed throughout its history, both due to local forcings, such as changes in the geometry of the passages, and changes in the global climate system, such as the Middle-Miocene Climate Transition.