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The relative roles of CO2 and palaeogeography in determining late Miocene climate: results from a terrestrial model–data comparison
C. D. Bradshaw
Bristol Research Initiative for the Dynamic Global Environment (BRIDGE), School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
D. J. Lunt
Bristol Research Initiative for the Dynamic Global Environment (BRIDGE), School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
R. Flecker
Bristol Research Initiative for the Dynamic Global Environment (BRIDGE), School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
U. Salzmann
School of the Built and Natural Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
M. J. Pound
British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG,UK
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
School of the Built and Natural Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
A. M. Haywood
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
J. T. Eronen
Department of Geosciences and Geography, P.O. Box 64, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre LOEWE BiK-F, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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The mid-Pliocene (MP; ∼3.0 Ma) had CO2 levels similar to today and average temperatures ∼3°C warmer. At terrestrial high latitudes, MP temperatures from climate models are much lower than those reconstructed from data. This mismatch occurs in the winter but not the summer. The winter model–data mismatch likely has multiple causes. One novel cause is that the MP climate may be outside the modern sample, and errors could occur when using information from the modern era to reconstruct climate.
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We use an isotope-equipped GCM and develop original theoretical expression for the precipitation composition to assess δ18O of paleo-precipitation changes with the Tibetan Plateau uplift. We show that δ18O of precipitation is very sensitive to climate changes related to the growth of mountains, notably changes in relative humidity and precipitation amount. Topography is shown to be not an exclusive controlling factor δ18O in precipitation that have crucial consequences for paleoelevation studies
Guido W. Grimm and Alastair J. Potts
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We critically assess, for the first time since its inception in 1997, the theory behind the Coexistence Approach. This method has reconstructed purportedly accurate, often highly precise, palaeoclimates for a wide range of Cenozoic Eurasian localities. We argue that its basic assumptions clash with modern biological and statistical theory and that its modus operandi is fundamentally flawed. We provide guidelines on how to establish robust taxon-based palaeoclimate reconstruction methods.
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V. Pujalte, J. I. Baceta, and B. Schmitz
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An abrupt increase in seasonal precipitation during the PETM in the Pyrenean Gulf has been proposed, based on the occurrence of extensive fine-grained siliciclastic deposits. This paper provides evidence that coarse-grained siliciclastics were also delivered, indicative of episodes of intense rainy intervals in an otherwise semiarid PETM climate. Further, evidence is presented that PETM kaolinites were most likely resedimented from Cretaceous lateritic profiles developed in the basement.
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