Past Climate Change
and its implications for today
Quantifying the link between weathering and past CO2 levels
“Past Climate Change helps us to understand how the earth has stayed habitable throughout the climate challenges of the past and how it may face the climate challenges of the future.”
Philip Pogge von Strandmann
People
The research team based at UCL and Birkbeck combines a wide range of interests and expertise.
Blog
What are we doing? What are other people doing? Some lighthearted posts and some news. The blog is a collection of what we do.
Projects
An overview of the different project (ERC, Royal Society, Nerc) linked to this research
Publications
A comprehensive bibliography of all the papers and research output produced throughout the different projects.
Science
A collection of articles and short blurbs regarding the basic science and the way it has been used throughout the project and the website.
Featured Paper
Global climate stabilisation by chemical weathering during the Hirnantian glaciation
Blog
HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filters
Blog0 Comments HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filters are used to filter the air going into clean labs and their laminar flow hoods. They are generally protected by pre-filters, which remove the worst of the airbourne particles, so that they don’t clog the...
NATURE Communications – Carbfix
Blog0 Comments This figure shows the general idea behind CarbFix: I) capture of CO2 released from the power plant; ii) dissolution of the CO2 into water; iii) transport of the carbon-rich water to the injection site; iv) injection into basalt and carbon...
Earth’s Thermostat
Earth's Thermostat Dr. Jan Drozd Published in Popular Astronomy http://www.popastro.com/ Jan Drozd looks at the influences on the Earth’s climate and considers why other planets’ climates in our Solar System are so different. Global warming, also known as climate...
Using Mg Isotopes to Estimate Natural Calcite Compositions and Precipitation Rates During the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull Eruption
Blog0 Comments Chemical weathering of silicate rocks is a key control on the long-term climate, via drawdown of atmospheric CO2. Magnesium isotopes are increasingly being used to trace weathering, but are often complicated by several coincident fractionating...
Why is the Earth Habitable?
A talk given by Dr Pogge von Strandmann at University College London.
Events
Evening Talk: Why has the Earth stayed habitable?
Event information:
28th February 2019 at 18:30
Imperial College – School of Mines
Event co-hosted with EAGE Students Chapter at Imperial College