Journal Articles
- American Geophysical Union - EOS — January, 2012
Coring Project in Bighorn Basin: Drilling Phase Complete
William C. Clyde, Scott L. Wing, Philip D. Gingerich - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
— May 2011
The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: A Perturbation of Carbon Cycle, Climate, and Biosphere with Implications for the Future
Vol. 39: 489-516 (Volume publication date May 2011)
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-earth-040610-133431
Francesca A. McInerney, and Scott L. WingDuring the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), 56 Mya, thousands of petagrams of carbon were released into the ocean-atmosphere system with attendant changes in the carbon cycle, climate, ocean chemistry, and marine and continental ecosystems. The period of carbon release is thought to have lasted <20 ka, the duration of the whole event was 200 ka, and the global temperature increase was 5–8°C. Terrestrial and marine organisms experienced large shifts in geographic ranges, rapid evolution, and changes in trophic ecology, but few groups suffered major extinctions with the exception of benthic foraminifera. The PETM provides valuable insights into the carbon cycle, climate system, and biotic responses to environmental change that are relevant to long-term future global changes.
News Articles
- Nebraska Star-Herald — January 27, 2012
Wyoming rocks used for global warming study
- Billings Gazette — January 22, 2012
Scientists study runaway warming through Wyoming rocks
- Miller-McCune.com — January 13, 2012
New dirt on climate change
- Casper Star Tribune — January 1, 2012
Wyoming rocks could unlock earth's warming cycle
- National Geographic article on the PETM and Bighorn Basin — October 2011
Hothouse Earth
- Powell Tribune — July 2011
Drilling Wyoming's past
- UPI.com — July 2011
Scientists seek ancient climate clues
- University of New Hampshire — April 2011
Research Spotlight
A University of New Hampshire researcher is leading a pioneering $1.4 million National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded geological studey that could have important implications for understanding and possibly curbing global warming.
- DOSECC News — October 2007
The Drilling Observation and Sampling of the Earth's Continental Crust (DOSECC) News, page 9, features the Bighorn Basic Coring Project workshop held at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, June 24-27, 2007. It includes project background and workshop results. Read more...