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
Lunt DJ
(2013)
Warm climates of the past--a lesson for the future?
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
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
Xiong Z
(2020)
The early Eocene rise of the Gonjo Basin, SE Tibet: From low desert to high forest
in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Lim J
(2021)
The Cenozoic history of palms: Global diversification, biogeography and the decline of megathermal forests
in Global Ecology and Biogeography
Tabor C
(2016)
The cause of Late Cretaceous cooling: A multimodel-proxy comparison
in Geology
Valdes P
(2017)
The BRIDGE HadCM3 family of climate models: HadCM3@Bristol v1.0
in Geoscientific Model Development
Inglis G
(2019)
Terrestrial environmental change across the onset of the PETM and the associated impact on biomarker proxies: A cautionary tale
in Global and Planetary Change
Martínez-Botí MA
(2015)
Plio-Pleistocene climate sensitivity evaluated using high-resolution CO2 records.
in Nature
Farnsworth A
(2019)
Past East Asian monsoon evolution controlled by paleogeography, not CO2.
in Science advances
Lunt D
(2016)
Palaeogeographic controls on climate and proxy interpretation
in Climate of the Past
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 |