Start Date
25-3-2024 3:45 PM
End Date
25-3-2024 5:00 PM
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Climate models and paleoclimate records are both essential tools for understanding climate variability of the past, present and future. However, both have their sources of uncertainty. Here I discuss how using climate models and paleorecords together can improve our understanding of climate. I first demonstrate how climate model simulations aid our interpretation of a complex speleothem record. Then, I discuss how large paleodata networks can refine climate models and projections of future climate change.
Biography
Elizabeth Patterson earned a B.S. in Geology from Bates College, a M.S. in Geoscience from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in Earth System Science from the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Patterson uses corals, speleothems and climate models to study paleoclimate, with a strong focus on hydroclimate change in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at William Paterson University. Her postdoctoral research focuses on combining paleodata and climate model output with data assimilation to improve projections of future climate change.
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ORCID
0000-0002-3575-3374
Combining paleorecords and climate models to better understand past and future climate
Climate models and paleoclimate records are both essential tools for understanding climate variability of the past, present and future. However, both have their sources of uncertainty. Here I discuss how using climate models and paleorecords together can improve our understanding of climate. I first demonstrate how climate model simulations aid our interpretation of a complex speleothem record. Then, I discuss how large paleodata networks can refine climate models and projections of future climate change.