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PalaeoQUMP (Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System - Using Palaeodata to Quantify Uncertainties in Model Prediction): Global Charcoal Database
PalaeoQUMP was headed by Prof Sandy Harrison of the University of Bristol, with co-investigators at the University of Southampton and Durham University, as part of QUEST (Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System).
This dataset collection contains data from charcoal records that have been compiled for the Mediterranean, Black Sea-Caspian and Sea corridor region.
PalaeoQUMP aimed to constrain climate sensitivity by using a wider range of derived climate observations from the geological past (reconstructions from sediments and geomorphological changes for the Last Glacial Maximum and the mid-Holocene period), to evaluate climate model predictions generated using the same series of simulations as QUMP produced for the modern climate. The mid-Holocene and LGM climate reconstructions have been completed, with input from the PMIP Quantitative Reconstruction working group. Robust patterns evident in the data sets are being used as benchmarks and targets for the IPCC AR5 palaeoclimate simulations. The team has also produced the first coupled model (AOGCM) perturbed physics ensemble simulations of the MH and LGM. However the objective of using this data for an improved understanding of past climate to better constrain climate sensitivity has not yet been fully achieved.
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Identification info
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2008-12-10T03:15:45
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2008-12-10T03:15:45
- Identifier
- NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / 2b481e7334c90bd763e6b69ab25696f7
- Maintenance and update frequency
- unknown
- Update scope
- series
- Keywords
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- QUEST
- PalaeoQUMP
- sediments
- climate
- glacial. IPCC
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()
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- atmospheric conditions
- Limitations on Public Access
- otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
- All data within this dataset collection are available to any registered CEDA user.
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
- Usage limitations for the data within this collection is set at the individual dataset level. Please refer to the licence details of each underlying dataset.
- Spatial representation type
- grid
- Topic category
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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- Begin date
- 0001-01-01T00:01:15
- End date
- 2010-12-31T00:00:00
- Code
- WGS 84
Distribution Information
- Data format
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Contact data centre for format details.
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- Resource Locator
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CEDA Data Catalogue Page
Detail and access information for the resource
- Resource Locator
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QUEST website at Bristol
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- Resource Locator
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Published paper: Using the past to constrain the future
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- Resource Locator
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PalaeoQUMP website at Bristol
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- Resource Locator
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CEDA Data Catalogue Page
Detail and access information for the resource
- Resource Locator
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QUEST website at Bristol
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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Published paper: Using the past to constrain the future
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- Resource Locator
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PalaeoQUMP website at Bristol
No further details.
- Quality Scope
- series
Report
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
- Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 2b481e7334c90bd763e6b69ab25696f7 XML
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Character set
- 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
- Resource type
- series
- Hierarchy level name
- series
- Metadata Date
- 2023-03-09T01:49:27
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
