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An El Nino Mode in the Indian Ocean?

Mon, April 26th, 2021
4:15 pm
- 5:30 pm

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The Geosciences Dept. and Class of 60’s Lecture Series presents Dr. Kaustubh Thirumalai, Univ. of Arizona speaking on “An El Nino Mode in the Indian Ocean?”  His research focuses on Earth’s climate variability and paleoceanography. He is interested in learning about the causes and mechanisms of past fluctuations in the ocean and atmosphere, and how such information can help anticipate future changes through the using a combination of observations, geochemical proxy measurements, and modeling simulations to identify and investigate important processes at play in the Earth-climate system. His work primarily involves stable isotopic and trace metal geochemistry of (mainly) carbonate archives (e.g. corals/foraminifera/snails/stalagmites) as well as the analysis of climate model simulations. Interests also include extreme climate events and hazards (earthquakes, flooding, heatwaves, sea-level changes), and how the geological record can help inform future projections.

Ongoing research projects include Indo-Pacific climate change, reconstructing Atlantic Ocean circulation anomalies, Indian paleomonsoon variability, and uncertainty in proxy-model comparisons.

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