Syracuse University Researchers Lay Groundwork To Reconstruct Global Climate Through Earth's History
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Monday, August 17, 2020
According to Judd, accurate temperature estimates of ancient oceans are vital because they are the best tool for reconstructing global climate conditions in the past, including metrics like mean global temperature and the latitudinal temperature gradient.
Key Points:
- According to Judd, accurate temperature estimates of ancient oceans are vital because they are the best tool for reconstructing global climate conditions in the past, including metrics like mean global temperature and the latitudinal temperature gradient.
- Knowing how those regions are biased in comparison to the global mean allows researchers to better interpret the proxy data coming from the ancient Earth.
- We highlight where, when and why temperature estimates from the same latitudes may differ from one another and compare different climate models abilities to reconstruct these patterns.
- Our work therefore lays the groundwork to more holistically and robustly reconstruct global climate through Earths history.