The Descent into the Icehouse
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Bristol
Department Name: Geographical Sciences
Abstract
see lead RO (Southampton)
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Dan Lunt (Principal Investigator) | |
| Richard Pancost (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Anagnostou E
(2016)
Changing atmospheric CO2 concentration was the primary driver of early Cenozoic climate.
in Nature
Armstrong H
(2016)
Hadley circulation and precipitation changes controlling black shale deposition in the Late Jurassic Boreal Seaway Jurassic ITCZ
in Paleoceanography
Dunne E
(2020)
Climatic drivers of latitudinal variation in Late Triassic tetrapod diversity
in Palaeontology
Farnsworth A
(2019)
Climate Sensitivity on Geological Timescales Controlled by Nonlinear Feedbacks and Ocean Circulation
in Geophysical Research Letters
Farnsworth A
(2019)
Past East Asian monsoon evolution controlled by paleogeography, not CO2.
in Science advances
Fenton IS
(2016)
The impact of Cenozoic cooling on assemblage diversity in planktonic foraminifera.
in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
Inglis G
(2015)
Ecological and biogeochemical change in an early Paleogene peat-forming environment: Linking biomarkers and palynology
in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Inglis G
(2017)
Mid-latitude continental temperatures through the early Eocene in western Europe
in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Inglis G
(2015)
Descent toward the Icehouse: Eocene sea surface cooling inferred from GDGT distributions
in Paleoceanography
Inglis G
(2020)
A long-term, high-latitude record of Eocene hydrological change in the Greenland region
in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
| Description | Compilation and generation of new data confirms that tropical sea surface temperatures did decreased during the Eocene during a time of global cooling. Although SSTs changed by only a small amount, this indicates that a tropical thermostat (in the strictest sense) did not exist. Also modelling work that indicates that this decrease was due to CO2, rather than changing tectonics. |
| Exploitation Route | Developing collaborations with renewable energy sector: Our results highlight the important role of atmospheric carbon dioxide as a climate driver, emphasising the need to move to a carbon neutral economy. |
| Sectors | Environment |
| Description | NERC Large Grant |
| Amount | £2,318,987 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/P01903X/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2017 |
| End | 08/2022 |
| Description | Bristol ChemLABS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion afterwards. - |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |