Dear all,
We invite submissions for a Miocene-focused session (23 to 5.3 Ma) at this year's mostly-virtual AGU Fall Meeting<https://www.agu.org/Fall-Meeting>:
Exploring the Evolution of the Earth System during the Miocene<https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/prelim.cgi/Session/104969>.
This is the ideal place to showcase your Miocene climate research!
Please note that the abstract submission deadline is Wednesday 29 July, 11:59 PM EDT, which means 5:59 AM on July 30th in most parts of Europe or 1:59 PM on July 30th in Eastern Australia, details here <https://www.agu.org/Fall-Meeting/2020/Present/Abstracts>.
Description:
The Miocene (23 to 5.3 Ma) was a dynamic interval of overall global warmth relative to today that also contains significant periods of transient glaciation. Major changes to terrestrial environments and ecosystems occurred during the Miocene, including large-scale shifts in vegetation and a dramatic expansion of C4 plants. Existing temperature and CO2 records present a paradox, suggesting that the extended warmth of the Miocene Climate Optimum, which has been proposed as an analog for future greenhouse climates, was associated with CO2 concentrations from ~300-600 ppm. The past few years have seen dramatic improvements in the geochronology and temporal and spatial resolution of changes to the earth system during the Miocene. These records provide opportunities for hypothesis testing and synthesis on a global scale. In this session, we encourage data and modelling contributions that offer new perspectives on Miocene climate evolution, ocean circulation changes, biogeochemical cycles, and biotic turnover and adaptation.
Description:
The Miocene (23 to 5.3 Ma) was a dynamic interval of overall global warmth relative to today that also contains significant periods of transient glaciation. Major changes to terrestrial environments and ecosystems occurred during the Miocene, including large-scale shifts in vegetation and a dramatic expansion of C4 plants. Existing temperature and CO2 records present a paradox, suggesting that the extended warmth of the Miocene Climate Optimum, which has been proposed as an analog for future greenhouse climates, was associated with CO2 concentrations from ~300-600 ppm. The past few years have seen dramatic improvements in the geochronology and temporal and spatial resolution of changes to the earth system during the Miocene. These records provide opportunities for hypothesis testing and synthesis on a global scale. In this session, we encourage data and modelling contributions that offer new perspectives on Miocene climate evolution, ocean circulation changes, biogeochemical cycles, and biotic turnover and adaptation.
Invited Speakers: Dr. Anna Joy Drury (Marie Curie Research Fellow, University College London) & Dr. Jeremy Caves Rugenstein (Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology & Senckenberg, and soon to be Colorado State University)
Convenors:
Kira Lawrence, Professor and Geology Department Head, Lafayette College
Sindia Sosdian, Lecturer, Cardiff University
Catherine Bradshaw, Lecturer, Exeter University and Senior Scientist, UK Met Office
Sevi Modestou, Postdoc, University of Bergen
