Palaeoceanography and Palaeoclimate Research Group
We seek to understand past changes in the Earth System, an essential context for future climate prediction. Our research is global in scope covering all ocean basins, and covers key periods in Earth history from the Paleozoic to the Present. The Group includes members who play major roles in the two major international palaeoceanographic coring programs (IODP & IMAGES), as well as one of the two co-editors of the premium journal Paleoceanography.
Our specific research strengths include:
- the development, calibration, and quantitative application of new research tools
- past ocean circulation, temperature, and continental ice volume (sea level)
- the history of biogeochemical cycling and global biodiversity
- high frequency climate change on seasonal through centennial time scales
- past changes in regional and global carbon cycling, including ocean acidity and atmospheric CO2 levels
- ecological/palaeocological applications of benthic foraminifera
Key aspects of the group are our critical mass (~30) of staff, post-docs, PhD students and a world-class suite of stable isotope, trace metal and SEM laboratories
