Paleoclimatology (British spelling, palaeoclimatology) is the scientific study of climates predating the invention of meteorological instruments, when no direct measurement data were available.[1] As instrumental records only span a tiny part of Earth's history, the reconstruction of ancient climate is important to understand natural variation and the evolution of the current climate.
Paleoclimatology uses a variety of proxy methods from Earth and life sciences to obtain data previously preserved within rocks, sediments, boreholes, ice sheets, tree rings, corals, shells, and microfossils. Combined with techniques to date the proxies, the paleoclimate records are used to determine the past states of Earth's atmosphere.
The scientific field of paleoclimatology came to maturity in the 20th century. Notable periods studied by paleoclimatologists include the frequent glaciations that Earth has undergone, rapid cooling events like the Younger Dryas, and the rapid warming during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum. Studies of past changes in the environment and biodiversity often reflect on the current situation, specifically the impact of climate on mass extinctions and biotic recovery and current global warming.[2][3]
^Bradley, Raymond (2015). Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary. Oxford: Elsevier. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-12-386913-5.
^Sahney, S. & Benton, M.J. (2008). "Recovery from the most profound mass extinction of all time". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 275 (1636): 759–65. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.1370. PMC 2596898. PMID 18198148.
Paleoclimatology (British spelling, palaeoclimatology) is the scientific study of climates predating the invention of meteorological instruments, when...
focus on the origin of air masses that define the climate of a region. Paleoclimatology is the study of ancient climates. Paleoclimatologists seek to explain...
In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin (/ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/ MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən), also known as the Mediterranean Region or sometimes Mediterranea, is...
Jurassic to Early Cretaceous paleoenvironments". Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 18 (1): 10-1–10-25. Bibcode:2003PalOc..18.1010M. doi:10.1029/2001pa000625...
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Geophysical Union. It publishes original research...
The climate of Mars has been a topic of scientific curiosity for centuries, in part because it is the only terrestrial planet whose surface can be easily...
Reconstruction Techniques Using the UK Neogene". Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 37 (2): e2021PA004358. Bibcode:2022PaPa...37.4358G. doi:10.1029/2021PA004358...
phenomena or time periods e.g. tropical cyclone rainfall climatology and paleoclimatology. Soil geography deals with the distribution of soils across the terrain...
The Pamir Mountains are a range of mountains between Central Asia and South Asia. They are located at a junction with other notable mountains, namely the...
Isotope analysis is the identification of isotopic signature, abundance of certain stable isotopes of chemical elements within organic and inorganic compounds...
eukaryotic cells, from which all multicellular organisms are built. Paleoclimatology, although sometimes treated as part of paleoecology, focuses more on...
evolution of Antarctic climate and ice sheets". Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 22 (3): 1–18. Bibcode:2007PalOc..22.3214D. doi:10.1029/2006PA001350...
An Atlantic hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean primarily between June and November. The terms "hurricane", "typhoon"...
Bort and Richard Assmann. The study of historic atmosphere is called paleoclimatology. The three major constituents of Earth's atmosphere are nitrogen, oxygen...
insects and amphibians from reaching the surface. A study of Arctic paleoclimatology reported that Azolla may have had a significant role in reversing an...
temperature can be exploited to reconstruct past climate as is done in paleoclimatology. Carbonate rocks can also be used for understanding various other systems...
a massive methane release from gas hydrates". Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 18 (1): n/a. Bibcode:2003PalOc..18.1004S. doi:10.1029/2002PA000757...
"Arid Climates and Indicators". Gornitz, V. ed., Encyclopedia of paleoclimatology and ancient environments. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 45–51...
microfossils become buried as opal deposits in the marine sediment. Paleoclimatology is the study of past climates. Proxy data is used in order to relate...
through three main rock types: sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous. Paleoclimatology is the study of past climates recorded in geological time. Wikimedia...
distribution". In Oliva, Marc; Ruiz Fernandez, Jesus (eds.). Past Antarctica: paleoclimatology and climate change. London: Academic Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-12-817925-3...
an understanding of the Earth's history, including palaeogeography, paleoclimatology and the history of life. The scientific discipline that studies the...
Porites is a genus of stony coral; they are small polyp stony (SPS) corals. (Also referred to as finger coral or hump coral) They are characterised by...
Global Information