An assessment of Earth's climate sensitivity using multiple lines of evidence
We assess evidence relevant to Earth's equilibrium climate sensitivity per doubling of
atmospheric CO2, characterized by an effective sensitivity S. This evidence includes …
atmospheric CO2, characterized by an effective sensitivity S. This evidence includes …
When did Homo sapiens first reach Southeast Asia and Sahul?
JF O'Connell, J Allen, MAJ Williams… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens, AMH) began spreading across Eurasia from
Africa and adjacent Southwest Asia about 50,000–55,000 years ago (ca. 50–55 ka). Some …
Africa and adjacent Southwest Asia about 50,000–55,000 years ago (ca. 50–55 ka). Some …
Changing state of the climate system
2 Chapter 2 assesses observed large-scale changes in climate system drivers, key climate
indicators and 3 principal modes of variability. Chapter 3 considers model performance and …
indicators and 3 principal modes of variability. Chapter 3 considers model performance and …
Evolution of coastal forests based on a full set of mangrove genomes
Genomic studies are now poised to explore whole communities of species. The~ 70 species
of woody plants that anchor the coastal ecosystems of the tropics, collectively referred to as …
of woody plants that anchor the coastal ecosystems of the tropics, collectively referred to as …
A Late Pleistocene sea level stack
RM Spratt, LE Lisiecki - Climate of the Past, 2016 - cp.copernicus.org
Late Pleistocene sea level has been reconstructed from ocean sediment core data using a
wide variety of proxies and models. However, the accuracy of individual reconstructions is …
wide variety of proxies and models. However, the accuracy of individual reconstructions is …
Mediterranean climate and oceanography, and the periodic development of anoxic events (sapropels)
Mediterranean sapropels are layers with elevated organic carbon concentrations that
contrast with surrounding sediments, which are organic poor. Sapropels occur (quasi-) …
contrast with surrounding sediments, which are organic poor. Sapropels occur (quasi-) …
Quantification of Asian monsoon variability from 68 ka BP through pollen-based climate reconstruction
X Zhang, Z Zheng, K Huang, J Cheng, R Cheddadi… - Science Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The glacial-interglacial variability of precipitation and its driving mechanism in monsoonal
regions has long been a subject of debate. However, there are few records of quantitative …
regions has long been a subject of debate. However, there are few records of quantitative …
Young people's burden: requirement of negative CO2 emissions
Global temperature is a fundamental climate metric highly correlated with sea level, which
implies that keeping shorelines near their present location requires keeping global …
implies that keeping shorelines near their present location requires keeping global …
A 550,000-year record of East Asian monsoon rainfall from 10Be in loess
Cosmogenic 10Be flux from the atmosphere is a proxy for rainfall. Using this proxy, we
derived a 550,000-year-long record of East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) rainfall from …
derived a 550,000-year-long record of East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) rainfall from …
[HTML][HTML] Late Quaternary sea-level changes and early human societies in the central and eastern Mediterranean Basin: An interdisciplinary review
This article reviews key data and debates focused on relative sea-level changes since the
Last Interglacial (approximately the last 132,000 years) in the Mediterranean Basin, and …
Last Interglacial (approximately the last 132,000 years) in the Mediterranean Basin, and …