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
Inglis G
(2015)
Descent toward the Icehouse: Eocene sea surface cooling inferred from GDGT distributions
in Paleoceanography
Robinson S
(2016)
Early Jurassic North Atlantic sea-surface temperatures from TEX 86 palaeothermometry
in Sedimentology
Inglis G
(2015)
Ecological and biogeochemical change in an early Paleogene peat-forming environment: Linking biomarkers and palynology
in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Saupe E
(2019)
Extinction intensity during Ordovician and Cenozoic glaciations explained by cooling and palaeogeography
in Nature Geoscience
Armstrong H
(2016)
Hadley circulation and precipitation changes controlling black shale deposition in the Late Jurassic Boreal Seaway
in Paleoceanography
Inglis G
(2017)
Mid-latitude continental temperatures through the early Eocene in western Europe
in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Lunt D
(2016)
Palaeogeographic controls on climate and proxy interpretation
in Climate of the Past
Farnsworth A
(2019)
Past East Asian monsoon evolution controlled by paleogeography, not CO2.
in Science advances
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 |