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Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-495-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-495-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
Research article
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13 Mar 2024
Research article |  | 13 Mar 2024

CO2-driven and orbitally driven oxygen isotope variability in the Early Eocene

Julia Campbell, Christopher J. Poulsen, Jiang Zhu, Jessica E. Tierney, and Jeremy Keeler

Data sets

CESM1.2 simulation data for "CO2 and orbitally driven oxygen isotope variability in the Early Eocene" Julia Campbell https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7971738

Model code and software

The Community Earth System Model version 1.2.2 National Center for Atmospheric Research https://svn-ccsm-models.cgd.ucar.edu/cesm1/exp_tags/pcesm_cesm1_2_2_tags/dt-cesm1.0_cesm1_2_2_1/

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Short summary
In this study, we use climate modeling to investigate the relative impact of CO2 and orbit on Early Eocene (~ 55 million years ago) climate and compare our modeled results to fossil records to determine the context for the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, the most extreme hyperthermal in the Cenozoic. Our conclusions consider limitations and illustrate the importance of climate models when interpreting paleoclimate records in times of extreme warmth.
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