Skip to main content

Identifying New Community-Driven Science Themes for NSF's Support of Paleoclimate Research Proceedings of a Workshop (2021) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

Closing Thoughts
Pages 65-68

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 65...
... There is still more to be learned about the past climate system from the current themes in light of new analytical tools and modeling capabilities, advanced over the past decade, in part because of the P2C2 program. Rather than an entirely new reimagining of these science themes, workshop participants offered feedback on ways the solicitation could be refined and broadened to be as inclusive as possible of the highly interdisciplinary scientific community the program has already fostered.
Read the entire page →
From page 66...
... For example, the chemistry of calcite shells of benthic foraminifera, thought to be reliable temperature proxies, may be recording circulation changes and not temperature; calcite proxies are affected by kinetic affects. Given this uncertainty, participants discussed the importance of modern process studies, ground truthing for proxies, and using high-fidelity records to inform studies deeper in time.
Read the entire page →
From page 67...
... The enthusiastic participation of the scientific community during the workshop indicated there are a rich set of unanswered research questions and ways that the paleoclimate community can contribute to understanding of past and future climate change. Paleoclimate research is a part of the broader field of climate science, exemplified by the way IPCC AR6 integrates knowledge gained through paleoclimate research about the climate system throughout the landmark report.
Read the entire page →
From page 68...
... 68 Identifying New Community-Driven Science Themes for NSF's Support of Paleoclimate Research advances in understanding of the Earth system in the past and has informed projections about the climate system in the future. Moving forward, many of the current P2C2 science themes remain relevant, and there is an opportunity for the program to expand, bridging the scales of large-scale synthesis and individual records, both of which will help to continue scientific advances.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • future climate
  • science themes
  • ice sheets
  • moving forward
  • participants discussed

  • paleoclimate community
  • dedicated resources
  • extreme events
  • explore regional
  • community efforts

  • climate science
  • geologic models
  • inform studies
  • recording circulation
  • unanswered research

  • dynamical gaps
  • process studies
  • paleoclimate data
  • regional vulnerabilities
  • suggested targeting

  • expanding understanding
  • sharing paleoclimate
  • participants paid
  • inform data
  • towards understanding

  • biogeochemical models
  • cycles beyond
  • improving reconstructions
  • paleoclimate work
  • focused community


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.