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DESCRIPTION:Situated in the southwestern Pacific Ocean\, straddling an acti
 ve plate boundary and influenced by hemisphere-scale climatic and oceanic p
 rocesses\, Aotearoa New Zealand is well placed to provide past perspectives
  and future constraints on Southern Hemisphere climate and carbon cycling. 
 I will present ongoing work using sediment records obtained from fjords\, l
 akes\, subantarctic peatlands\, and continental margins to understand key c
 limate processes and provide an essential long-term perspective that can be
  used to place constraints on the modern changes we observe today. Paleocli
 mate records spanning the Early Holocene provide evidence for weak southern
  westerly winds and re-configuration of oceanic frontal boundaries around N
 ew Zealand that drive significant regional climate and ecosystem change. Hi
 gh accumulation rate Late Holocene fjord sediment records provide evidence 
 for precipitation-driven circulation and carbon cycle variations. Fiordland
  is likely one of New Zealand’s largest carbon sinks\, and multidisciplinar
 y approaches are evaluating how climate\, tectonics and environmental manag
 ement decisions impact the fate of carbon in this sensitive environment. Th
 ese research outcomes not only provide a basis for future planning for fore
 cast climate change impacts\, but at the same time have been used to foster
  community by providing a common ground for interdisciplinary collaboration
 \, enabling the establishment of robust networks and the creation of shared
  scientific infrastructure.
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LOCATION:Green Earth Sciences Building\, Green 104
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SUMMARY:Oceans Department Seminar: Southern Hemisphere perspectives on clim
 ate change and carbon cycling from Aotearoa New Zealand
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URL:https://events.stanford.edu/event/oceans-department-seminar-southern-he
 misphere-perspectives-on-climate-change-and-carbon-cycling-from-aotearoa-ne
 w-zealand
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