Paleogeography and Paleoclimatology

Paleogeography of the Southwestern US Paleogeography of the Southwestern US- Maps showing period-by-period reconstructions of the paleogeography of Southwest United States. Caribbean Tectonic Reconstructions Caribbean Tectonic Reconstructions- Reconstructions of the Caribbean at various times in the geologic past (past 200 million years). Brief History of Climate: Causes and Mechanisms Brief History of Climate: Causes and Mechanisms- Chapter from an online textbook, Introduction to Climate Dynamics and Climate Modeling. Paleoclimatology Paleoclimatology- Article by professor Judith Totman Parrish and Professor Paul Koch discussing the current state of knowledge and future direction of research. Brief Introduction to the History of Climate Brief Introduction to the History of Climate- First chapter of a book by Professor Richard A. Muller. Snowball Earth Snowball Earth- Discussion of a hypothesis that Earth was covered by ice from pole to pole for long periods in the geological past. NOAA Paleoclimatology Program NOAA Paleoclimatology Program- Provides the data and information scientists need to understand natural climate variability and future climate change. Includes a paleo perspective … Models and Observations to Test Climate Feedbacks Models and Observations to Test Climate Feedbacks- The MOTIF project proposes a coordinated approach to use past states of the climate system as a demanding test of the capabiliti… Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project Phase II Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project Phase II- This project studying the role of climate feedbacks arising for the different climate subsystems (atmosphere, ocean, land … Plate Movements and Climate Change Plate Movements and Climate Change- Student exercise from Karen L. Bice of Pennsylvania State University. The Paleogeographic Atlas Project The Paleogeographic Atlas Project- Global paleogeography and paleoclimates, with emphasis on the Permian and Jurassic. Climate-sensitive sediment and fossil plant distributions ar… Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project- Coordinates and encourages the systematic study of atmospheric general circulation models (AGCMs) and to assess their ability to si… ALP-IMP Research Project ALP-IMP Research Project- Multi-centennial climate variability in the Alps. Compilation project of instrumental data and proxy information from tree-ring records, isotopic ice cor… Evolution of the Colorado River and its Tributaries Evolution of the Colorado River and its Tributaries- Article introducing a model for the evolution of the Colorado River and the origin of the Grand Canyon. Pangea Coring Workshop Pangea Coring Workshop- Announcement and description of an international workshop on a climatic, biotic, and tectonic transect, pole-to-pole, across the early Mesozoic supercontin… Lithologic, Paleogeographic, and Paleocurrent Maps of the World Lithologic, Paleogeographic, and Paleocurrent Maps of the World- Offers images of time slices of different ages of the Earth. PAGES PAGES- International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) on paleoclimatology. Global Analysis, Interpretation, and Modelling Global Analysis, Interpretation, and Modelling- The goal of GAIM is to advance the study of the coupled dynamics of the Earth system using as tools both data and models. Ocean Drilling Program - JANUS Database Ocean Drilling Program - JANUS Database- Database includes paleontological, lithostratigraphic, chemical, physical, sedimentological, and geophysical data for ocean sediments and … Geology Resources at Colorado University Geology Resources at Colorado University- Paleogeography "movies" of the southwestern United States and the western hemisphere based upon maps made at Northern Arizona by Ron Blak… Paleomap Paleomap- Virtual reality reconstructions illustrating the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea duri…