Episode 4: Milankovitch Cycles

The deep dive of episode 4 is on Milankovitch Cycles. For a full list of references, see the post on my website: https://raisedbeaches.net/2024/12/30/raised-beaches-podcast-episode-4/

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Episode 4 - Intro
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I discuss what I have been doing in November and December 2024, as well as an overview of all of 2024.

- Current work on ice sheet reconstructions.
- Trip to Okinawa and a discussion on the sea level indicators there, based on beachrock.
- Some discussion of the Aso Caldera in Kyushu.
- The anomalously hot water around Japan, and how it is affecting the fisheries.
- The ammonite fossil exhibit at Kumamoto University.
- Overview of my activities in 2024.


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Episode 4 Deep Dive - Milankovitch Cycles
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I introduce Milankovitch Orbital Theory and Milankovitch Cycles, and why orbital variability is the main control on paleoclimate changes. I also give examples of well known proxy records that demonstrate Milankovitch Cycles.

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Episode 4 - More on Milankovitch Cycles
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I discuss about James Croll's hypothesis on orbital changes being responsible for climate changes, which predates Milankovitch's theory, Charles Darwin's remarks on it, as well as why it was not accepted. I also discuss Milankovitch Cycles on Mars.


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Episode 4 - Papers
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I discuss a paper that I am coauthor on, led by Karla Rubio-Sandoval, which is an investigation of four raised beach/shoreline deposits in Camarones, Argentina. This research was part of the WARMCOASTS project, which I was part of.

References:

- Rubio-Sandoval et al (2024) - Quaternary and Pliocene sea-level changes at Camarones, central Patagonia, Argentina: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108999

Thanks to Alessio Rovere for some of the pictures used here, and of course for being a great mentor on investigating raised coastal deposits!

WARMCOASTS - Sea level and extreme waves in the Last Interglacial: This project received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no. 802414)

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