Phanerozoic paleotemperatures: The earth's changing climate during the last 540 million years
This study provides a comprehensive and quantitative estimate of how global temperatures
have changed during the last 540 million years. It combines paleotemperature …
have changed during the last 540 million years. It combines paleotemperature …
[HTML][HTML] Cretaceous sea-surface temperature evolution: Constraints from TEX86 and planktonic foraminiferal oxygen isotopes
It is well established that greenhouse conditions prevailed during the Cretaceous Period (~
145–66 Ma). Determining the exact nature of the greenhouse-gas forcing, climatic warming …
145–66 Ma). Determining the exact nature of the greenhouse-gas forcing, climatic warming …
Lipid biomarkers: molecular tools for illuminating the history of microbial life
Fossilized lipids preserved in sedimentary rocks offer singular insights into the Earth's
palaeobiology. These 'biomarkers' encode information pertaining to the oxygenation of the …
palaeobiology. These 'biomarkers' encode information pertaining to the oxygenation of the …
The effect of improved chromatography on GDGT-based palaeoproxies
EC Hopmans, S Schouten, JSS Damsté - Organic Geochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of methods using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry to
analyze glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) has substantially expanded the …
analyze glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) has substantially expanded the …
Synchronous tropical and polar temperature evolution in the Eocene
Palaeoclimate reconstructions of periods with warm climates and high atmospheric CO2
concentrations are crucial for developing better projections of future climate change. Deep …
concentrations are crucial for developing better projections of future climate change. Deep …
The organic geochemistry of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether lipids: A review
S Schouten, EC Hopmans, JSS Damsté - Organic geochemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT) lipids are membrane lipids which were long
thought to be synthesized mainly by archaea, organisms thought to be limited to extreme …
thought to be synthesized mainly by archaea, organisms thought to be limited to extreme …
Identification of a protein responsible for the synthesis of archaeal membrane-spanning GDGT lipids
Glycerol dibiphytanyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) are archaeal monolayer membrane lipids
that can provide a competitive advantage in extreme environments. Here, we identify a …
that can provide a competitive advantage in extreme environments. Here, we identify a …
[HTML][HTML] The Eocene–Oligocene transition: a review of marine and terrestrial proxy data, models and model–data comparisons
Abstract The Eocene–Oligocene transition (EOT) was a climate shift from a largely ice-free
greenhouse world to an icehouse climate, involving the first major glaciation of Antarctica …
greenhouse world to an icehouse climate, involving the first major glaciation of Antarctica …
[HTML][HTML] The DeepMIP contribution to PMIP4: Methodologies for selection, compilation and analysis of latest Paleocene and early Eocene climate proxy data …
CJ Hollis, T Dunkley Jones… - Geoscientific Model …, 2019 - gmd.copernicus.org
The early Eocene (56 to 48 million years ago) is inferred to have been the most recent time
that Earth's atmospheric CO 2 concentrations exceeded 1000 ppm. Global mean …
that Earth's atmospheric CO 2 concentrations exceeded 1000 ppm. Global mean …
A 40-million-year history of atmospheric CO2
The alkenone–p CO2 methodology has been used to reconstruct the partial pressure of
ancient atmospheric carbon dioxide (p CO2) for the past 45 million years of Earth's history …
ancient atmospheric carbon dioxide (p CO2) for the past 45 million years of Earth's history …