Sentences with phrase «ancient climate states»

This portion of the book offers a great deal of information on «paleoclimatology» (the study of ancient climate states.)

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The researchers started with a state - of - the - art climate model for Mars — one that assumes an ancient atmosphere composed largely of carbon dioxide (as it is today).

By analyzing the chemical clues locked inside an ancient Martian meteorite known as Black Beauty, Florida State University Professor Munir Humayun and an international research team are revealing the story of Mars» ancient, and sometimes startling, climate history.

Researchers reconstructing ancient climates delve into the mineral for a record of temperature and atmospheric composition, environmental conditions and the state of the ocean at the time those minerals formed.

Its ancient ancestor, Avena sterilis, was native to the Fertile Crescent in the Near East, but domesticated oats do best in cool, moist climates like regions of Europe and the United States.

The study, led by Michael E. Mann, a climatologist now at Pennsylvania State University, was the first to estimate widespread climate trends by stitching together a grab bag of evidence, including variations in ancient tree rings and temperatures measured in deep holes in the earth.

«We looked at the PETM because it is thought to be the best ancient analogue for future climate change caused by fossil fuel burning,» said Lee R. Kump, professor of geosciences at Penn State University.

Researchers at Washington State University have built computer models to allow us to look at how ancient humans responded to climate change — where they were successful and where they failed.

While the use of computer climate models is the most familiar method of predicting future climate states, Lynas explains that ancient climates also give important insights into possible future change.