Soil organic carbon (SOC) pool has been extensively studied in the carbon (C) cycling of
terrestrial ecosystems. In dryland regions, however, soil inorganic carbon (SIC) has received …

Ocean acidification may have severe consequences for marine ecosystems; however,
assessing its future impact is difficult because laboratory experiments and field observations …

Reconstructing the Paleogene topography and climate of central Tibet informs
understanding of collisional tectonic mechanisms and their links to climate and biodiversity …

The evolution of Earth's climate on geological timescales is largely driven by variations in
the magnitude of total solar irradiance (TSI) and changes in the greenhouse gas content of …

The early Eocene (56 to 48 million years ago) is inferred to have been the most recent time
that Earth's atmospheric CO 2 concentrations exceeded 1000 ppm. Global mean …

Paleosols (fossil soils) are preserved throughout the geologic record in depositional settings
ranging from alluvial systems to between basalt flows. Until recently, paleosols were studied …

Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes (δ18O and δ13C values) and trace elements have been
applied to the study of diagenesis of carbonate rocks for over 50 years. As valuable as these …

Many important hominid-bearing fossil localities in East Africa are in regions that are
extremely hot and dry. Although humans are well adapted to such conditions, it has been …

The evolution of the topography of eastern Tibet reflects the dynamic interaction between
processes at Earth's surface and the lower crust. Reconstruction of its spatio-temporal …

Reconstructing long-term continental temperature change provides the required counterpart
to age equivalent marine records and can reveal how terrestrial and marine temperatures …