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
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Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-07-01
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author C. J. Hollis
T. Dunkley Jones
E. Anagnostou
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
spellingShingle C. J. Hollis
T. Dunkley Jones
E. Anagnostou
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
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
Geoscientific Model Development
author_facet C. J. Hollis
T. Dunkley Jones
E. Anagnostou
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
author_sort C. J. Hollis
title 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
title_short 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
title_full 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
title_fullStr 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
title_full_unstemmed 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
title_sort 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
publisher Copernicus Publications
series Geoscientific Model Development
issn 1991-959X
1991-9603
publishDate 2019-07-01
description <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>
url https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/12/3149/2019/gmd-12-3149-2019.pdf
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spelling doaj-2c9cbda7c2704c4da455998fb6fc04962020-11-25T00:12:12ZengCopernicus PublicationsGeoscientific Model Development1991-959X1991-96032019-07-01123149320610.5194/gmd-12-3149-2019The 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 databaseC. J. Hollis0T. Dunkley Jones1E. Anagnostou2E. Anagnostou3P. K. Bijl4M. J. Cramwinckel5Y. Cui6G. R. Dickens7K. M. Edgar8Y. Eley9D. Evans10G. L. Foster11J. Frieling12G. N. Inglis13E. M. Kennedy14R. Kozdon15V. Lauretano16C. H. Lear17K. Littler18L. Lourens19A. N. Meckler20B. D. A. Naafs21H. Pälike22R. D. Pancost23P. N. Pearson24U. Röhl25D. L. Royer26U. Salzmann27B. A. Schubert28H. Seebeck29A. Sluijs30R. P. Speijer31P. Stassen32J. Tierney33A. Tripati34B. Wade35T. Westerhold36C. Witkowski37J. C. Zachos38Y. G. Zhang39M. Huber40D. J. Lunt41GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New ZealandSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKOcean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKGEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Kiel, GermanyDepartment of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsDepartment of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsDepartment of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, USADepartment of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKInstitute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, GermanyOcean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKDepartment of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsSchool of Chemistry & School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKGNS Science, Lower Hutt, New ZealandLamont–Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Pallisades, New York, USASchool of Chemistry & School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKSchool of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKCamborne School of Mines & Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, UKDepartment of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsBjerknes Centre for Climate Research and Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwaySchool of Chemistry & School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKMARUM – Center for Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, GermanySchool of Chemistry & School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKSchool of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKMARUM – Center for Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, GermanyDepartment of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USADepartment of Geography, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UKSchool of Geosciences, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana, Lafayette, USAGNS Science, Lower Hutt, New ZealandDepartment of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USADepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USADepartment of Earth Sciences, University College London, London, UKMARUM – Center for Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, GermanyDepartment of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University, Den Burg, the NetherlandsEarth and Planetary Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USADepartment of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USADepartment of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USASchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK<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>https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/12/3149/2019/gmd-12-3149-2019.pdf