Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Planetary Sciences - Global Climate Program

Our Global Climate Program investigates the operation of Earth’s climate system over a range of timescales, encompassing the study of Earth’s climate system past, present, and future. We use diverse techniques, ranging from geochemical measurements that provide indirect ‘proxy’ evidence for past changes in climate to high-resolution, global satellite and in-situ data to constrain changes in the modern climate system. We develop, apply, and interrogate a variety of numerical climate models, from Earth system models of intermediate complexity that represent the key physical and biogeochemical processes operating on the planet, to the state-of-the-art coupled ocean and atmosphere models that inform detailed future climate change projections.