2nd Workshop on Pliocene climate9-10 September 2013University of Bristol
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/events/2013/273.html
Conveners: B.D.A. Naafs (Bristol), M.P.S. Badger (Bristol) and N. Khélifi (GEOMAR Kiel)
Cabot Institute
Places are limited; to apply please send an abstract of no more than 400 words to [email protected] before 1st June 2013. Confirmation of participants will be sent shortly thereafter. Early career scientists are especially encouraged to apply. Please indicate whether oral or poster (A0 portrait) presentation is preferred.
Modern SST and hurricane tracks
Pliocene SST and hurricane tracks
Federov et al., 2010, Nature
SST
(°C)
-80 -60 -40 -20 0Latitude (°C)
20 40 60 80
PRISM SST reconstructionFour-model averageModern
693274
E13-17690
323
E50-28
695
E50-33E14-8
745PS1448748
E36-33
751266
747699
736
704
Rangitikei R.
592 754
516521
763
532
1115
1237
709586
847
806
573
677667
716852
758
366
769Cayo Aqua
661
502672
722659
396445SEFlor(G-182)
SarasotaPinecrest Beds
1014
546
Duplin
Finikia
Lee Creek
603
AND-1B
310
Yorktown
Yabuta
Punta di Maiata
Punta Piccola
606579
1021
Sasaoka
132
36
607580
608410
881
548
609
883
North Sea
610
887
E. Kamchatka
552
Karaginsky
907
Colvillian
909
Meighen Island
911
10621006
958951
1063625
541
labolG32
28
24
20
16
12
8
4
0
-4
PRISM data sites:AtlanticPacIndianArctic
ce:Very highHighMediumLow
Dowsett et al., 2012, Nature Climate Change
Modern and Pliocene sea surface temperatures
Prof. G.H. Haug (ETH Zürich)Prof. A.C. Ravelo (University of California)Prof. A.M. Haywood (University of Leeds)Dr D.J. Lunt (University of Bristol)
Scientific Committee:
Following the first successful workshop on Pliocene climate in Bordeaux in 2009, the second workshop on Pliocene climate will be organized from 9 to 10 September 2013 in Bristol (UK).
The Pliocene epoch was the last sustained interval when global climate was significantly warmer than today. As such it is considered a good potential analogue for the conditions predicted for the end of this century due to anthropogenic climate change. However, the precise dynamics of the climate system as well as the causes of the termination of the Pliocene warmth and the onset of Quaternary climate are still poorly understood.
This workshop aims to bring together approximately 75 scientists from the proxy data and modeling communities to identify the most pressing research questions for the international Pliocene community and to identify gaps in our current understanding of this crucial interval.
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