Mid-Pleistocene transition in glacial cycles explained by declining CO2 and regolith removal

M Willeit, A Ganopolski, R Calov, V Brovkin - Science Advances, 2019 - science.org
Variations in Earth's orbit pace the glacial-interglacial cycles of the Quaternary, but the
mechanisms that transform regional and seasonal variations in solar insolation into glacial …

Rapid strengthening of westerlies accompanied intensification of Northern Hemisphere glaciation

JD Bridges, JA Tarduno, RD Cottrell… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The trigger, pace, and nature of the intensification of Northern Hemisphere Glaciation
(iNHG) are uncertain, but can be probed by study of ODP Site 1208 North Pacific marine …

Back to the future: using long-term observational and paleo-proxy reconstructions to improve model projections of Antarctic climate

TJ Bracegirdle, F Colleoni, NJ Abram, NAN Bertler… - Geosciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Quantitative estimates of future Antarctic climate change are derived from numerical global
climate models. Evaluation of the reliability of climate model projections involves many lines …

Sea-level stands from the Western Mediterranean over the past 6.5 million years

OA Dumitru, J Austermann, VJ Polyak, JJ Fornós… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Sea-level reconstructions are important for understanding past ice sheet variability and its
response to past and future warming. Here we present Neogene and Quaternary sea-level …

Megacycles of climate and vegetation in East Asia since 3 Ma

X Zhou, J Yang, G Xiao, J Wang, Y Hu, Y Zheng, J Liu… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Although there are numerous long-term terrestrial climate records based on biological and
other indicators spanning the last 3 Myr in Asia, there are few studies on the vegetation …

Subglacial valleys preserved in the highlands of south and east Greenland record restricted ice extent during past warmer climates

GJG Paxman, SSR Jamieson, AM Dolan… - The …, 2024 - tc.copernicus.org
The Greenland Ice Sheet is a key contributor to contemporary global sea level rise, but its
long-term history and response to episodes of warming in Earth's geological past remain …

Role of land-ocean interactions in stepwise Northern Hemisphere Glaciation

Y Zhong, N Tan, JT Abell, C Sun, S Kaboth-Bahr… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The investigation of triggers causing the onset and intensification of Northern Hemisphere
Glaciation (NHG) during the late Pliocene is essential for understanding the global climate …

Genomic insights into hybrid zone formation: The role of climate, landscape, and demography in the emergence of a novel hybrid lineage

CE Bolte, T Phannareth, M Zavala‐Paez… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Population demographic changes, alongside landscape, geographic and climate
heterogeneity, can influence the timing, stability and extent of introgression where species …

The transient impact of the African monsoon on Plio-Pleistocene Mediterranean sediments

B De Boer, M Peters, LJ Lourens - Climate of the Past …, 2020 - cp.copernicus.org
Over the Plio-Pleistocene interval a strong linkage exists between northern African climate
changes and the supply of dust over the surrounding oceans and continental runoff towards …

Climate-inferred distribution estimates of mid-to-late Pliocene hominins

C Gibert, A Vignoles, C Contoux, WE Banks… - Global and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the mid-to-late Pliocene (ca. 4–3 Ma), several hominin species were present in
central Sahel, eastern and southern Africa. The potential for the discovery of hominin …