MioOcean temperature compilation
Year: 2026
Type: dataset
Abstract: The MioOcean temperature compilation is a community-assembled synthesis of Miocene (23.04–5.333 Ma) upper-ocean and bottom-water temperature records from globally distributed scientific ocean drilling sites and marine successions now exposed on land. It brings together temperature estimates from multiple independent palaeothermometers, e.g. carbonate geochemical proxies (Glassy foraminifera δ18O, foraminiferal Mg/Ca and clumped isotopes, Δ47) and organic proxies (TEX86 and UK37’), alongside the underlying proxy measurements, calibration choices, and sample metadata needed to reproduce each temperature estimate. Beyond assembling the data, the compilation documents temperature-proxy systematics, making explicit how proxy selection and calibration influence reconstructed temperatures so that records can be compared on a consistent basis. All records are tied to the harmonised MioOcean age framework, allowing time series from different regions and archives to be directly compared. The compilation is intended as an open, standardised, and extensible resource for large-scale Miocene palaeoclimate synthesis.
Authors: Sosdian, Sindia M., Auderset, Alexandra, Modestou, Sevasti, Holbourn, Ann, Boscolo-Galazzo, Flavia, Drury, Anna Joy, Hess, Anya V., Kochhann, Karlos G. D., Liebrand, Diederik, Liu, Xiaoqing, Nirenberg, Jared, Shah, Neeraj S., Tangunan, Deborah, Auer, Gerald, Badger, Marcus P. S., Bolton, Clara, Clark, Alexander, Crocker, Anya, Evans, David, Feakins, Sarah, Herbert, Timothy, Judd, Emily, Kasbohm, Jennifer, King, David, Krijgsman, Wout, Kuhnt, Wolfgang, Lawrence, Kira, Lear, Caroline H., Marshall-Mills, Kim, McClymont, Erin, Meckler, Nele, Minton, Paul, Nilsson-Kerr, Katrina, Ochoa, Diana, Robinson, Marci, Sakthivel, Thamizharasan, Sangiorgi, Francesca, Shevenell, Amelia E., Si, Weimin, Sibert, Elizabeth, Śliwińska, Kasia K., Sluijs, Appy, Stoll, Heather, Taylor, Victoria, van Peer, Tim, Wade, Bridget, Westerhold, Thomas, Wubben, Evi, Zhang, Yige, Ziegler, Martin
Institutions: Cardiff University, University of Southampton, Northumbria University, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, University of Graz, Nawi Graz, University of Leicester, University College London, George Mason University, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Purdue University West Lafayette, Brown University, Syracuse University, The Open University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement de Géosciences de l’Environnement, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, ETH Zurich, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Durham University, Earth Sciences New Zealand, Carnegie Institution for Science, Earth and Planets Laboratory, Utrecht University, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Universidad de Salamanca, United States Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, University of South Florida, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, University of Bremen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
Language: English
Subfield: Atmospheric Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7208733751