Alexandra Auderset
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Miocene Climate Change

MioOCEAN temperature synthesis

As part of the steering committee of MioOcean temperature synthesis and the group leader of the MioTEX  group, I collected, compiled, validated and evaluated sea surface temperature data sets covering the Miocene. In total the MioOcean compilation consists of  over 23,000 data entries, from over 90 publications, in over 100 core sites across 5 different temperature proxies. 

The synthesis will soon be available. Watch this space!

Coupled Southern Ocean cooling and Antarctic ice sheet expansion during the middle Miocene

In this study, we looked into the thermal evolution of the Southern Ocean during a period of major Antarctic ice sheet growth using two independent temperature proxies (TEX86 and clumped isotopes). We challenge the hypothesis of thermal isolation of Antarctica that has led to the glaciation and suggest a strong coupling between Southern Ocean temperature conditions and Antarctic ice volume in times of declining atmospheric CO2. 

Pacific upwelling and primary productivity


In this ongoing project I reconstruct past primary productivity and surface nutrient consumption using alkenones and FB-δ15N in IODP Site U1337. The combined biomarker and nitrogen isotope data can be used to assess Pacific equatorial upwelling dynamics across the Miocene.

Methane release during warm period?!


I currently work on a project that investigates seafloor methane release during Middle Miocene Climate Optimum using lipid biomarkers and compound-specific isotopes. Stay tuned for results!


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