Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/N000293/1
Introduction to palaeoclimate modelling for palaeodata specialists
Training Grant Award
- Lead Supervisor:
- Professor JS Singarayer, University of Reading, Meteorology
- Grant held at:
- University of Reading, Meteorology
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Marine
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Climate & Climate Change
- Climate modelling
- Palaeoclimate observation
- Palaeoclimate simulation
- Abstract:
- Palaeoclimate changes have been larger and sometimes more rapid than those seen in the recent observational record. Understanding the mechanisms and magnitude of these changes is important to contextualise future potential change and to evaluate and constrain model predictions. Past climate change can be reconstructed using a variety of paleo-proxy techniques, such as deriving temperature change from stable water isotope ratios in ice cores. However, the causes of past climate changes cannot be unambiguously identified from these archives alone. Palaeoclimate modeling provides a mechanism for investigating the regional responses to changes in climate forcing and the role of feedbacks in the climate system. Palaeoclimate experiments can therefore be seen as a way of formulating and testing hypotheses about the causes of observed climate changes. Agreement between observations and model simulations allows physically consistent explanations for past climate changes to be identified. The palaeo-observational and climate-modelling communities generally come from different disciplinary backgrounds and communication between the two communities is often limited. Our goal is to provide PhD students and early career researchers doing palaeoclimate reconstructions from proxy data a background knowledge of climate modelling and its application to understanding palaeoclimate change. Our course will incorporate lectures and hands-on training in the use of climate models and outputs from palaeo-experiments, and the combined analysis of palaeodata and palaeosimulations. This hands-on training will be complemented by sessions at which the participants will explore the potential to include modelling within their own projects. The course will act as a springboard for participants to explore how the use of data and modeling together can solve palaeoclimate problems. The course is unique in its provision to non-climate modellers and is designed to create a next generation of palaeoclimate scientists who are able to undertake and embrace multidisciplinary collaborative work.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/N000293/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Doctoral Training
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Advanced Training
This training grant award has a total value of £25,248
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Other Costs |
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| £25,248 |
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