Terrestrial Methane Cycling During Paleogene Greenhouse Climates

Supplementary material for a published paper on Early Paleogene wildfires in peat-forming environments in Germany. The dataset is associated with a NERC grant aiming to improve climate-biogeochemistry models for ancient methane levels. It was last updated on 2026-04 09 and originates from the British Geological Survey.

Use Cases

• Calibrating climate-biogeochemistry models based on estimated Paleogene methane concentrations.
• Comparing simulated trace gas emissions to proxy records from ancient wetlands.
• Analyzing the feedback relationship between elevated methane levels and global warming during the Paleogene.
• Estimating past methanogenic and methanotrophic populations using lipid biomarker data.

Strengths

• Associated with a peer-reviewed publication (doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.07.016).
• Originates from a recognized geological survey organization (British Geological Survey).
• Focuses on a specific and impactful climate interval (early Paleogene, around 50Ma).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Supplementary material for a published research paper, likely derived from model simulations and proxy data analysis.

Time Range

Early Paleogene (approximately 50 million years ago).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:35:31.851759; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Model simulations are global; proxy data comparison includes sites in Schoningen, Germany.