B4: Climate and sea-level changes during the Cenozoic

(T. Bickert, M. Schulz, Bremen)

Climate variations during the Cenozoic are a unique testing ground for assessing our understanding of the dynamics of natural climate variations. We invite contributions based on the analysis of marine, terrestrial and ice archives as well as climate modeling studies that aim at disentangling the processes underlying climate changes through the entire Cenozoic. Synergistic efforts combining paleoclimate reconstructions with climate modeling are highly welcomed. The spatial focus of the session will be on sub-hemispheric to global scales. Studies highlighting the role of the oceans in past climate variations and deciphering the link between climate events and sea-level changes are especially solicited.