Primary Convener:
Christo Buizert, Oregon State University

Convener:
Ayako Abe-Ouchi, University of Tokyo
Peter Clark, Oregon State University
James Rae, University of St Andrews

Early Career Convener:
Romilly Harris Stuart, Oregon State University

Chair:
Christo Buizert, Oregon State University
Ayako Abe-Ouchi, University of Tokyo
Peter Clark, Oregon State University
James Rae, University of St Andrews

Natural climate and environmental changes of the last 5 million years (the Plio-Pleistocene) provide prime opportunities to understand the dynamics of the Earth system and to answer societally important questions regarding the sensitivity of global temperature to greenhouse gas concentrations, and the sensitivity of sea level/ ice volume to global climate. Some of the key climatic intervals of this period include the warm Pliocene, the Pleistocene onset of northern hemisphere glaciations, and the intensification and lengthening of glacial cycles at the Mid-Pleistocene Transition. This session combines observational and modeling studies that seek to characterize the evolution and dynamics of Earth’s large-scale climate over the last 5 Ma. We encourage submissions that focus on long-term trends, the role of greenhouse gases, changes to glacial cycle dynamics, and the potential to increase understanding of past warm periods.

Index Terms
4910 Astronomical forcing
4928 Global climate models
4930 Greenhouse gases
4946 Milankovitch theory

Cross-Listed:
C - Cryosphere
OS - Ocean Sciences

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering