Emergence of the modern global monsoon from the Pangaea megamonsoon set by palaeogeography

Y Hu, X Li, WR Boos, J Guo, J Lan, Q Lin, J Han… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Geologic evidence and palaeoclimate simulations have indicated the existence of an
extensive, interconnected megamonsoon system over the Pangaea supercontinent …

Did the Deccan Volcanism impact the Indian flora during the Maastrichtian?

S Mishra, M Bansal, V Prasad, VP Singh, S Murthy… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Deccan-associated sediments (Lameta Formation and intertrappean) hold
great potential for understanding the role of Deccan Volcanism in the Maastrichtian …

Global vegetation zonation and terrestrial climate of the warm Early Eocene

N Thompson, U Salzmann, DK Hutchinson… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The early Eocene is a key geological time interval to further our understanding of climate
change and biosphere variability under high atmospheric CO 2 concentrations of more than …

Closure of tropical seaways favors the climate and vegetation in tropical Africa and South America approaching their present conditions

N Tan, H Li, Z Zhang, H Wu, G Ramstein, Y Sun… - Global and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
The tectonically induced closure/constriction of the Central American Seaway (CAS) and
Indonesian Seaway (Indo) during the early to mid-Pliocene has been associated with many …

Effects of global warming and Tibetan Plateau uplift on East Asian climate during the mid-Cretaceous

J Zhang, L Wang, S Flögel, Y Hu, C Wang - Palaeogeography …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sedimentary records indicate that subtropical and mid-latitude East Asia exhibited
considerable drying and wetting, respectively, during the mid-Cretaceous, which is …

Early to Middle Miocene Astronomically Paced Climate Dynamics in the Eastern Equatorial Atlantic

BR Spiering, E Wubben, FJ Hilgen… - Paleoceanography and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Detailed analysis of tropical climate dynamics is lacking for the Early to Middle Miocene,
even though this time interval bears important analogies for future climates. Based on high …

Tropical warming and intensification of the West African monsoon during the Miocene Climatic Optimum

E Wubben, BR Spiering, T Veenstra… - Paleoceanography …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Studying monsoon dynamics during past warm time periods such as the Miocene Climatic
Optimum (MCO;∼ 16.9–14.5 Ma) could greatly aid in better projecting monsoon intensity, in …

Climate conundrum: A wet or dry European and Northern African climate during the middle Miocene

RP Acosta, NJ Burls, MJ Pound… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
End of 21st‐century hydroclimate projections suggest an expansion of subtropical dry
zones, with Mediterranean and Sahel regions becoming much drier. However …

Cenozoic Indo-Pacific warm pool controlled by both atmospheric CO2 and paleogeography

R Zhang, Z Liu, D Jiang, Y Yu, Z Zhang, Y Yang, N Tan… - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indo-Pacific warm pool (IPWP) is crucial for regional and global climates.
However, the development of the IPWP and its effect on the regional climate during the …

Winter sensitivity of glacial states to orbits and ice sheet heights in CESM1. 2

JR Buzan, E Russo, WM Kim, CC Raible - EGUsphere, 2023 - egusphere.copernicus.org
The changing climate system between icehouse and greenhouse states during the
Quaternary Period were dramatic, yet the magnitude of these changes are still uncertain due …