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Can we reliably reconstruct the mid-Pliocene Warm Period with sparse data and uncertain models? (2024)
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Annan, J. D., Hargreaves, J. C., Mauritsen, T., McClymont, E., & Ho, S. L. (2024). Can we reliably reconstruct the mid-Pliocene Warm Period with sparse data and uncertain models?. Climate of the Past, 20(9), 1989-1999. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-1989-2024

We present a reconstruction of the surface climate of the mid-Pliocene Warm Period (mPWP), specifically Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) KM5c or 3.205 Ma. We combine the ensemble of climate model simulations, which contributed to the Pliocene Model Interco... Read More about Can we reliably reconstruct the mid-Pliocene Warm Period with sparse data and uncertain models?.

Seasonal resource tracking and use of sea-ice foraging habitats by albatrosses and large petrels (2024)
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Wakefield, E. D., McClymont, E. L., Carneiro, A. P. B., Croxall, J. P., González-Solís, J., Granroth-Wilding, H. M. V., Thorne, L., Warwick-Evans, V., Wood, A. G., Xavier, J. C., & Phillips, R. A. (online). Seasonal resource tracking and use of sea-ice foraging habitats by albatrosses and large petrels. Progress in Oceanography, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103334

Controls on Sr/Ca, S/Ca, and Mg/Ca in Benthic Foraminifera: Implications for the Carbonate Chemistry of the Pacific Ocean Over the Last 350 ky (2024)
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Lawson, V. J., Rosenthal, Y., Bova, S. C., Lambert, J., Linsley, B. K., Bu, K., Clementi, V. J., Elmore, A., & McClymont, E. L. (2024). Controls on Sr/Ca, S/Ca, and Mg/Ca in Benthic Foraminifera: Implications for the Carbonate Chemistry of the Pacific Ocean Over the Last 350 ky. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 25(8), Article e2024GC011508. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024gc011508

Boron to calcium (B/Ca) records in benthic foraminifera, used for reconstructing the carbonate ion saturation state (ΔCO3) of the deep ocean, suggest that carbon sequestration in the Southern Pacific contributed to lowering atmospheric CO2 during the... Read More about Controls on Sr/Ca, S/Ca, and Mg/Ca in Benthic Foraminifera: Implications for the Carbonate Chemistry of the Pacific Ocean Over the Last 350 ky.

Paleoclimate data provide constraints on climate models' large-scale response to past CO2 changes (2024)
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Lunt, D. J., Otto-Bliesner, B. L., Brierley, C., Haywood, A., Inglis, G. N., Izumi, K., Kageyama, M., Kaufman, D., Mauritsen, T., McClymont, E. L., Salzmann, U., Steinig, S., Tierney, J. E., Zhao, A., & Zhu, J. (2024). Paleoclimate data provide constraints on climate models' large-scale response to past CO2 changes. Communications Earth & Environment, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01531-3

The paleoclimate record provides a test-bed in which climate models can be evaluated under conditions of substantial CO2 change; however, these data are typically under-used in the process of model development and evaluation. Here, we use a set of me... Read More about Paleoclimate data provide constraints on climate models' large-scale response to past CO2 changes.

South Georgia marine productivity over the past 15 ka and implications for glacial evolution (2024)
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Wilkin, J. T. R., Kender, S., Dejardin, R., Allen, C. S., Peck, V. L., Swann, G. E. A., …Leng, M. J. (2024). South Georgia marine productivity over the past 15 ka and implications for glacial evolution. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 43(1), 165-186. https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-43-165-2024

The subantarctic islands of South Georgia are located in the Southern Ocean, and they may be sensitive to future climate warming. However, due to a lack of well-dated subantarctic palaeoclimate archives, there is still uncertainty about South Georgia... Read More about South Georgia marine productivity over the past 15 ka and implications for glacial evolution.

The role of atmospheric CO2 in controlling sea surface temperature change during the Pliocene (2024)
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Burton, L. E., Haywood, A. M., Tindall, J. C., Dolan, A. M., Hill, D. J., McClymont, E. L., …Ford, H. L. (2024). The role of atmospheric CO2 in controlling sea surface temperature change during the Pliocene. Climate of the Past, 20(5), 1177-1194. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-1177-2024

We present the role of CO2 forcing in controlling Late Pliocene sea surface temperature (SST) change using six models from Phase 2 of the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP2) and palaeoclimate proxy data from the PlioVAR working group. A... Read More about The role of atmospheric CO2 in controlling sea surface temperature change during the Pliocene.

Probing the exchange of CO2 and O2 in the shallow critical zone during weathering of marl and black shale (2024)
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Roylands, T., Hilton, R. G., McClymont, E. L., Garnett, M. H., Soulet, G., Klotz, S., …Le Bouteiller, C. (2024). Probing the exchange of CO2 and O2 in the shallow critical zone during weathering of marl and black shale. Earth Surface Dynamics, 12(1), 271-299. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-271-2024

Plio‐Pleistocene Southwest African Hydroclimate Modulated by Benguela and Indian Ocean Temperatures (2023)
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Rubbelke, C. B., Bhattacharya, T., Feng, R., Burls, N. J., Knapp, S., & McClymont, E. L. (2023). Plio‐Pleistocene Southwest African Hydroclimate Modulated by Benguela and Indian Ocean Temperatures. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(19), Article e2023GL103003. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023gl103003

Future projections of southwestern African hydroclimate are highly uncertain. However, insights from past warm climates, like the Pliocene, can reveal mechanisms of future change and help benchmark models. Using leaf wax hydrogen isotopes to reconstr... Read More about Plio‐Pleistocene Southwest African Hydroclimate Modulated by Benguela and Indian Ocean Temperatures.

Composition of planktonic foraminifera test-bound organic material and implications for carbon cycle reconstructions (2023)
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Paoloni, T., Hoogakker, B., Navarro Rodriguez, A., Pereira, R., McClymont, E. L., Jovane, L., & Magill, C. (2023). Composition of planktonic foraminifera test-bound organic material and implications for carbon cycle reconstructions. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, Article 1237440. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1237440

Introduction: Foraminiferal shells are extensively used to reconstruct the marine environment in the geological past. The foraminifera test-bound organic material (FBOM), sheltered by the test from potential diagenetic alteration and contamination, h... Read More about Composition of planktonic foraminifera test-bound organic material and implications for carbon cycle reconstructions.

Marine Sediments Reveal Past Climate Responses to CO2 Changes (2023)
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Ho, S. L., & McClymont, E. (2023). Marine Sediments Reveal Past Climate Responses to CO2 Changes. [Online Blog]

Climate records stored in marine sediments reveal different ice sheet and ocean responses to falling atmospheric CO2 concentrations from the warm Pliocene to the ice ages of the Pleistocene.