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Description:: Recent development of biomarker-based paleoclimate proxies provides new analytical capabilities through which paleoenvironmental change can be inferred. Here, I explore the utility of these organic ...
Copyright Date:: 2010
Contributors:: Tierney, Jessica Erin (creator) Russell, James (Director) Herbert, Timothy (Reader) Huang, Yongsong (Reader) Saal, Alberto (Reader) Oppo, Delia (Reader) Brown University. Geological Sciences (sponsor)
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Keywords:: paleoclimate biomarkers Paleoclimatology Organic geochemistry Paleolimnology Biochemical markers

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Description:: The history of Mars’ paleoclimate is explored using sedimentary records from both the Noachian and Amazonian periods. Sedimentary structures indicative of a progradational delta are ...
Copyright Date:: 2012
Contributors:: Schon, Samuel C (creator) Head, James (Director) Russell, James (Director) Herbert, Timothy (Reader) Pieters, Carle (Reader) Marchant, David (Reader) Brown University. Geological Sciences (sponsor)
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Keywords:: sediment deposition ice reservoirs Mars climate Sediment transport Sedimentation and deposition Climatology Remote sensing

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Description:: Climate variability in the Indian Ocean region affects the livelihoods of billions of people. Paleoclimate reconstructions can provide critical insights into the fundamental oceanic-atmospheric processes ...
Copyright Date:: 2014
Contributors:: Konecky, Bronwen L (creator) Russell, James (Director) Prell, Warren (Reader) Huang, Yongsong (Reader) Fischer, Karen (Reader) Vuille, Mathias (Reader) Brown University. Geological Sciences (sponsor)
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Keywords:: paleoclimate East Africa biomarkers climate change tropical climate Indian Ocean region Paleoclimatology Paleolimnology Stable isotopes Biochemical markers Climatic changes

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Description:: Recent climate extremes, including floods, droughts, and hurricanes, have had devastating effects worldwide, driving new research aimed at developing better prediction of such events. Understanding ...
Copyright Date:: 2014
Contributors:: Rodysill, Jessica Rose (creator) Russell, James (Director) Donnelly, Jeffrey (Director) Herbert, Timothy (Reader) Prell, Warren (Reader) Tullis, Jan (Reader) Rodbell, Donald (Reader) Brown University. Geological Sciences (sponsor)
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Keywords:: Climate Climatology Lakes Sedimentology Floods Droughts Hurricanes

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Description:: Over the coming century, global temperatures are expected to rise by 1.8°-4°C due to anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gasses. This increased radiative ...
Contributors:: Loomis, Shannon E (creator) Russell, James (Director) Forsyth, Donald (Reader) Herbert, Timothy (Reader) Huang, Yongsong (Reader) Werne, Josef (Reader) Brown University. Geological Sciences (sponsor)
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Keywords:: glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether paleothermometer climate Proxy Lake sediments Soils Temperature Climatology

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Description:: The atmosphere over the tropical Indonesian archipelago is highly convective and has high annual precipitation, giving rise to its widespread lowland evergreen rainforests. The region ...
Contributors:: Wicaksono, Satrio Adi (creator) Russell, James (Director) Clemens, Steven (Reader) Huang, Yongsong (Reader) Mustard, John (Reader) King, John (Reader) Brown University. Geological Sciences (sponsor)
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Keywords:: Precipitation Vegetation Biomarker Maritime Continent Precipitation (Meteorology) Plants Biochemical markers Carbon Hydrogen Isotopes

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