Continental temperature and rainfall change during past global warming - a multiproxy approach involving clumped isotopes in speleothems

全球气候模拟和预测模式依赖于对关键气候参数（如温度和降雨）及其时间变化和空间分布的精确定量测量。我们的研究将结合革命性的块状同位素测温技术和石笋中记录的其他气候指标，量化澳大利亚和中国在过去两个主要的全球变暖时期（终止1和终止2）的温度和降雨变化。该试点项目直接解决了国家研究重点目标“水——一种关键资源”、“应对气候变化和变异”，为跨机构研究培训提供了一个良好的平台，并加强了与中国的科学交流。

Global climate simulation and prediction models depend on accurate and quantitative measurements of key climatic parameters such as temperature and rainfall, and their temporal changes and spatial distributions. Our research will combine the revolutionary clumped isotope thermometry with other climatic proxies archived in stalagmites to quantify temperature and rainfall changes in Australia and China during the past two major episodes of global warming (Terminations I and II). This pilot project directly addresses national research priority goals 'Water - a critical resource', 'Responding to climate change and variability', provide an excellent platform for cross-institutional research training and enhance scientific exchange with China.