The DeepMIP contribution to PMIP4: methodologies for selection, compilation and analysis of latest Paleocene and early Eocene climate proxy data, incorporating version 0.1 of the DeepMIP database

The DeepMIP contribution to PMIP4: methodologies for selection, compilation and analysis of latest Paleocene and early Eocene climate proxy data, incorporating version 0.1 of the DeepMIP database

<p>The early Eocene (56 to 48 million years ago) is inferred to have been the most recent time that Earth's atmospheric <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> concentrations exceeded 1000&thinsp;ppm. Global mean temperatures were also subs...

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Main Authors: C. J. Hollis, T. Dunkley Jones, E. Anagnostou, P. K. Bijl, M. J. Cramwinckel, Y. Cui, G. R. Dickens, K. M. Edgar, Y. Eley, D. Evans, G. L. Foster, J. Frieling, G. N. Inglis, E. M. Kennedy, R. Kozdon, V. Lauretano, C. H. Lear, K. Littler, L. Lourens, A. N. Meckler, B. D. A. Naafs, H. Pälike, R. D. Pancost, P. N. Pearson, U. Röhl, D. L. Royer, U. Salzmann, B. A. Schubert, H. Seebeck, A. Sluijs, R. P. Speijer, P. Stassen, J. Tierney, A. Tripati, B. Wade, T. Westerhold, C. Witkowski, J. C. Zachos, Y. G. Zhang, M. Huber, D. J. Lunt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-07-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/12/3149/2019/gmd-12-3149-2019.pdf
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Summary:<p>The early Eocene (56 to 48 million years ago) is inferred to have been the most recent time that Earth's atmospheric <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> concentrations exceeded 1000&thinsp;ppm. Global mean temperatures were also substantially warmer than those of the present day. As such, the study of early Eocene climate provides insight into how a super-warm Earth system behaves and offers an opportunity to evaluate climate models under conditions of high greenhouse gas forcing. The Deep Time Model Intercomparison Project (DeepMIP) is a systematic model–model and model–data intercomparison of three early Paleogene time slices: latest Paleocene, Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) and early Eocene climatic optimum (EECO). A previous article outlined the model experimental design for climate model simulations. In this article, we outline the methodologies to be used for the compilation and analysis of climate proxy data, primarily proxies for temperature and <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span>. This paper establishes the protocols for a concerted and coordinated effort to compile the climate proxy records across a wide geographic range. The resulting climate “atlas” will be used to constrain and evaluate climate models for the three selected time intervals and provide insights into the mechanisms that control these warm climate states. We provide version 0.1 of this database, in anticipation that this will be expanded in subsequent publications.</p>
ISSN:1991-959X
1991-9603

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