The idea behind the Past Earth Network (PEN) is that much can be learned about how our climate models will perform in a changed climate, by studying past climate. To make this happen, the network will improve communication between Palaeo-climate scientists and statisticians. The network will hold conference events and working group meetings to discuss four themes surrounding climate change modelling and statistical methods. These meetings will promote discourse between disciplines and direct research concerning climate palaeodata and models.
The PEN will be hosting its second general conference from 19-21 June 2018. Please see the conference page for further details.
The PEN will be hosting a Meet & Greet at AGU 2017, New Orleans. The event is free to attend at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, from 19:00 - 21:00 and will include refreshments.
The EPSRC funded PEN, ReCoVER, and SECURE networks will be joining together from 11-12 January 2018 at Leeds University to host a joint conference. The conference will include reviews from the network PI's, talks from the feasibility study leaders, and a poster session with submissions from network members. For further details, registration and a timetable please visit the event page.
Following the success of last years PEN stall at the Yorkshire Fossil Festival, we will be attending again. Come and find Alex Dunhill at the fossil fest in Scarborough to see how fossils are being used to recreate the climates of the past.
The Past Earth Network recently held a call for feasibility studies, the proposals we received were all very high quality, and the decision process was difficult. Six studies have now been awarded, for more details visit: /feasibility_call.html.
We would like to thank all those who submitted proposals to the PEN Feasibility study call. Each of the submissions received was of high quality, and the decision process will not be an easy one. The assessment panel will be working throughout this month to make a decision by early November, when the successful proposals will be announced. Again we would like to extend our thanks to all the PEN members who took part in the process.
The Past Earth network teamed up with the environmental section of the royal society to hold a workshop
on "Assessing Palaeoclimate uncertainty". The workshop was a three day event framed around five themes of
Palaeocliamte modeling and the uncertainties regarding recorded data, models, and their outputs. For a
summary of the event click
The Past Earth network is excited to announce the call for feasibility studies. The network has funds available for members to perform studies which address the network and working group goals. Network members at EPSRC eligible institutions are welcome to submit proposals.