PalaeoQUMP (Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System - Using Palaeodata to Quantify Uncertainties in Model Prediction): Global Charcoal Database

PalaeoQUMP was headed by Prof Sandy Harrison of the University of Bristol, with co-investigators at the University of Southampton and Durham University, as part of QUEST (Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System).

This dataset collection contains data from charcoal records that have been compiled for the Mediterranean, Black Sea-Caspian and Sea corridor region.

PalaeoQUMP aimed to constrain climate sensitivity by using a wider range of derived climate observations from the geological past (reconstructions from sediments and geomorphological changes for the Last Glacial Maximum and the mid-Holocene period), to evaluate climate model predictions generated using the same series of simulations as QUMP produced for the modern climate. The mid-Holocene and LGM climate reconstructions have been completed, with input from the PMIP Quantitative Reconstruction working group. Robust patterns evident in the data sets are being used as benchmarks and targets for the IPCC AR5 palaeoclimate simulations. The team has also produced the first coupled model (AOGCM) perturbed physics ensemble simulations of the MH and LGM. However the objective of using this data for an improved understanding of past climate to better constrain climate sensitivity has not yet been fully achieved.

Date (Publication): 2008-12-10T03:15:45

Date (Creation): 2008-12-10T03:15:45

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/2b481e7334c90bd763e6b69ab25696f7

Citation identifier: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / 2b481e7334c90bd763e6b69ab25696f7

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)		unknown	Author
Unavailable	Harrison, Sandy	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Edwards, Tamsin	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	et. al,	Unavailable	Author
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Custodian
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	pointofContact
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown

Update scope: Series

Keywords

QUEST
PalaeoQUMP
sediments
climate
glacial. IPCC

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions

Access constraints: Other restrictions

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Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/missing_licence.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under unstated use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

Topic category

Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date: 0001-01-01T00:01:15

End date: 2010-12-31T00:00:00

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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Name	Version
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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/2b481e7334c90bd763e6b69ab25696f7	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://quest.bris.ac.uk/	QUEST website at Bristol

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309133307083295	Published paper: Using the past to constrain the future

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://www.bridge.bris.ac.uk/projects/PalaeoQUMP	PalaeoQUMP website at Bristol

Hierarchy level: Series

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Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.

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File identifier: 2b481e7334c90bd763e6b69ab25696f7 XML

Metadata language: English

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Hierarchy level: Series

Hierarchy level name: series

Date stamp: 2026-02-08T03:29:05

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Point of contact

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