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Research article
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25 Feb 2016
Research article |
| 25 Feb 2016
A model–model and data–model comparison for the early Eocene hydrological cycle
Matthew J. Carmichael
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
BRIDGE, School of Geographical Sciences and Cabot Institute,
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry and Cabot Institute,
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Daniel J. Lunt
BRIDGE, School of Geographical Sciences and Cabot Institute,
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Matthew Huber
Climate Dynamics Prediction Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences,
The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
Malte Heinemann
Institute of Geosciences, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
Jeffrey Kiehl
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, UCAR/NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA
Allegra LeGrande
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA
Claire A. Loptson
BRIDGE, School of Geographical Sciences and Cabot Institute,
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Chris D. Roberts
The Met Office, Exeter, UK
Navjit Sagoo
BRIDGE, School of Geographical Sciences and Cabot Institute,
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
now at: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Christine Shields
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, UCAR/NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA
Paul J. Valdes
BRIDGE, School of Geographical Sciences and Cabot Institute,
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Arne Winguth
Climate Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental
Sciences, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
Cornelia Winguth
Climate Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental
Sciences, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
Richard D. Pancost
Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry and Cabot Institute,
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Short summary
In this paper, we assess how well model-simulated precipitation rates compare to those indicated by geological data for the early Eocene, a warm interval 56–49 million years ago. Our results show that a number of models struggle to produce sufficient precipitation at high latitudes, which likely relates to cool simulated temperatures in these regions. However, calculating precipitation rates from plant fossils is highly uncertain, and further data are now required.
In this paper, we assess how well model-simulated precipitation rates compare to those indicated...
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