With the EGU conference 2019 just around the corner (10 January 2019, 13:00 CET) we would like to further publicise our session (CL1.08/BG2.34/GM5.7/SSP2.15) on the instrumental role Tibet has played on changing climate through the Cenozoic. Our session aims to bring together academics from many different disciplines from climate dynamics, vegetation/botany specialists and geologic/tectonic processes …
UK-China impact festival On Tuesday 8th November the UMBRELLA team was invited to be part of the first UK-China festival of science. This is event showcased the latest research being jointly developed collaboratively between both nations with the UMBRELLA-BETR project specially invited to showcase some of the latest cutting-edge work in the impact of climate …
September saw the UMBRELLA team all gather together in XTGB once again for a series of meeting’s, paper discussions and project targets, however we were also very excited to have a general meeting with the other two BETR projects (BETR – Proterozoic-Phanerozoic transition & BETR – Eco-PT) joining us for a general meeting and workshop. This brought …
Our 4th trip in China reminded us just how wonderful the food is and especially how varied it can be from region to region due to the many different cultures and people who inhabit this wonderful country. After a long day collecting field samples it tastes even better too! Thus far we have been able …
23th – 25th – XTGB – Paul and Dan arrive – After a long journey and three flights from the UK both Paul Valdes and Dan Lunt joined up with the rest of the UMBRELLA team at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences. No rest for the weary however, because the next day …
Part of the recent fieldwork involved studying the sediments mapped as mid Miocene in the Jinggu Basin (23.5°N, 100.7°E). The geological evolution of Yunnan and the southeastern margin of Tibet is complex but appears to include Cenozoic extrusion of the Indo-China block as a result of the India-Asia collision. As much as 350 km of …
11th October – Was our last day in the Ailaoshan mountain region. An early morning start meant lots more leaf preparation. Normally this would not have been a problem however many of the team were nursing some hangovers, in particular Alex Farnsworth, Jan Peter Mayser who stayed up into the early hours of the morning …
6th October – The second field work in Yunnan is now in full swing with several members of team UMBRELLA (Bob Spicer, Teresa Spicer, Alex Farnsworth and Jan-Peter Mayser) from the UK flying out to meet up with Su Tao (accompanied with some of his students in tow). After a bit of an eventful 4 …
Biosphere Evolution, Transitions & Resilience (BETR) is a joint programme between Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). The aim of the BETR programme is to advance understanding of the evolution of the biosphere by integrating excellent palaeoscience (e.g. palaeontology, geochemistry, geochronology and phylogenomics) and cutting edge …
The Asian Monsoon System is a major feature of the Earth’s climate, directly impacting half the human population of the world. The impact of the monsoon on the supply of water and food, and on the flora, fauna, and ecosystems, significantly contributes to the economy of the region. Moreover, large parts of China are noted …