Miocene Paleoclimate Data for Ice Sheet and Climate Sensitivity Model Testing

Two scientific papers and supplementary information produced from NERC Grant NE/I006427/1. The data includes research on Neogene ice volume and ocean temperatures using infaunal foraminiferal Mg/Ca paleothermometry and an analysis of carbon cycle feedbacks during the Oligocene-Miocene transient glaciation. The dataset is hosted by the British Geological Survey and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Testing ice sheet model performance based on Miocene paleoclimate constraints.
• Estimating Earth's climate sensitivity using paleoclimate proxy data.
• Analyzing carbon cycle feedbacks during past glacial-interglacial transitions.
• Calibrating ocean temperature models using foraminiferal Mg/Ca ratios.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to two peer-reviewed publications in Paleoceanography and Geology.
• Includes supplementary information beyond the core papers.
• Hosted by the authoritative British Geological Survey (BGS).

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.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Research output from NERC Grant NE/I006427/1.

Time Range

Neogene period, focusing on the Miocene and Oligocene-Miocene transition.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:28:09.097406; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global ocean focus, inferred from paleoclimate study.