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
(2020)
A long-term, high-latitude record of Eocene hydrological change in the Greenland region
in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Lunt D
(2012)
A model-data comparison for a multi-model ensemble of early Eocene atmosphere-ocean simulations: EoMIP
in Climate of the Past
Kennedy-Asser A
(2019)
Assessing Mechanisms and Uncertainty in Modeled Climatic Change at the Eocene-Oligocene Transition
in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Kennedy AT
(2015)
Atmospheric and oceanic impacts of Antarctic glaciation across the Eocene-Oligocene transition.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Anagnostou E
(2016)
Changing atmospheric CO2 concentration was the primary driver of early Cenozoic climate.
in Nature
Srivastava G
(2021)
Climate and vegetation change during the Upper Siwalik-a study based on the palaeobotanical record of the eastern Himalaya
in Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments
Farnsworth A
(2019)
Climate Sensitivity on Geological Timescales Controlled by Nonlinear Feedbacks and Ocean Circulation
in Geophysical Research Letters
Dunne E
(2020)
Climatic drivers of latitudinal variation in Late Triassic tetrapod diversity
in Palaeontology
Saupe EE
(2019)
Climatic shifts drove major contractions in avian latitudinal distributions throughout the Cenozoic.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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 |