Abstract The East Antarctic Ice Sheet contains the vast majority of Earth's glacier ice (about
52 metres sea-level equivalent), but is often viewed as less vulnerable to global warming …

Stratigraphy provides insights into the evolution and dynamics of the Earth System over its
long history. With recent developments in Earth System science, changes in Earth System …

The recurrence of the same types of sequence stratigraphic surface through geologic time
defines cycles of change in accommodation or sediment supply, which correspond to …

Sequence stratigraphy emphasizes facies relationships and stratal architecture within a
chronological framework. Despite its wide use, sequence stratigraphy has yet to be included …

The sudden, widespread glaciation of Antarctica and the associated shift towards colder
temperatures at the Eocene/Oligocene boundary (∼ 34 million years ago)(refs) is one of the …

Stratal stacking patterns provide the basis for the definition of all units and surfaces of
sequence stratigraphy. The same types of stacking patterns may be observed at different …

New biostratigraphic investigations on deep sea cores and outcrop sections have revealed
several shortcomings in currently used tropical to subtropical Eocene planktonic …

To understand how planet Earth works we study it increasingly as a system–a collection of
interdependent parts or spheres–the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, the …

Methane hydrate dissociation has long been considered as a mechanism for global carbon
cycle perturbations, climate change and even mass extinctions in Earth's history. However …

The Southern Ocean around Antarctica is among the most rapidly warming regions on Earth,
but has experienced episodic climate change during the past 40 million years. It remains …