'Climate Change Lessons from a warm world: a history of Pliocene climate research and the United States Geological Survey PRISM project' - 01/03/2010 18:00
The 51st Annual Bennett Lecture for the Department of Geology, hosted by Dr Harry J. Dowsett
On Monday 1st March 2010, Dr Harry J. Dowsett, Leader of the PRISM Paleoclimate Project at the United States Geological Survey, will give the 2010 Bennett lecture which is to be titled 'Climate Change Lessons from a warm world: a history of Pliocene climate research and the United States Geological Survey PRISM project'.
The Pliocene is a natural laboratory for the study and analysis of global warming. Some 20 years of focused research is leading to the production of computer-based reconstructions of Pliocene global environmental conditions. The historical development of the USGS Pliocene Research, Interpretation and Synoptic Mapping (PRISM) Project closely parallels our understanding of Pliocene climate and contains lessons applicable to any palaeoclimate reconstruction as well as to future climate projections.
The lecture will take place at 6 p.m. in the Rattray Lecture Theatre. Ticket Only - Contact Gail Andrews (ga16@le.ac.uk) for more information .
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