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Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology

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Photomicrograph of tree ring cell density from open to tight showing the repeating pattern of seasonal growth.
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How Hot Was the Summer of 1783 Really? Trees Tell Tales

by Sarah J. Feakins 20 April 20224 January 2023

Volcanoes, heat waves, and tree rings – getting the seasonal story straight – a new study finds that volcanic fog lowered summer tree ring density despite the heat.

Example of a Simple Knowledge Organization System that defines a vocabulary and syntax to formalize a common language for paleoceanography and paleoclimatology data.
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Finding the Right Words: A Common Language for Data Deposition

by Sarah J. Feakins 28 October 20214 May 2022

Discovering climate signals in the archives: how using a common language for data deposition ensures your data are found, understood and cited.

在中生代,泛大陆的分裂导致了长期的气候趋势。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

中生代1.95亿年的全球气候模拟

by Jack Lee 31 August 202126 October 2021

集合气候模拟确定了推动史前温室气候长期趋势的因素。

During the Mesozoic, the fragmentation of Pangaea contributed to long-term climate trends.
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Simulating 195 Million Years of Global Climate in the Mesozoic

by Jack Lee 30 July 20217 October 2021

An ensemble of climate simulations identifies factors that drove long-term trends of a prehistoric greenhouse climate.

An iceberg floats off of Baffin Island in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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A 50,000-Year History of Current Flow Yields New Climate Clues

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 6 May 20212 July 2024

The first high-resolution historical record of Europe’s Glacial Eastern Boundary Current sheds new light on ocean circulation, ice sheet dynamics, and climate change.

Fotografía de olas rompiendo
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Los océanos liberaron dióxido de carbono durante la última deglaciación

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 24 February 2021

Un nuevo registro de isótopos de boro proveniente de sedimentos marinos del Pacifico Sur, ofrece una imagen más completa del intercambio de dióxido de carbono entre el océano y la atmósfera durante el Pleistoceno tardío.

A view along the Atlantic coastline of South Africa showing hillslopes descending to the beach and ocean
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Ancient Sea Levels in South Africa May Offer Modern Analogues

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 14 July 202026 January 2023

Largely spared from disruptive tectonic activity, the South African coastline offers a natural setting to study sea levels from when Earth’s atmospheric carbon dioxide last reached today’s levels.

Elevated photo of a busy Hong Kong street during a light rain
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Chinese Swamp Core Reveals 47,000 Years of Monsoon History

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 April 202027 January 2023

Magnetic analysis of mineral composition supports the importance of tropical climate processes in shaping long-term monsoon patterns.

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New Editor in Chief of Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology

by M. Huber 25 February 20207 April 2023

Find out about the person taking the helm of Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology and his vision for the coming years.

Ellen Thomas, the outgoing Editor in Chief of Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
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Between Past and Future

by E. Thomas 25 February 202013 January 2023

The outgoing Editor in Chief of Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology reflects on her tenure and changes in the journal over those years.

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