Technological development and application of clumped isotope thermometry in palaeoceanography studies

A 1-day workshop on carbonate clumped isotope thermometry, focusing on recent advancements, applications in palaeoclimate studies, and oceanographic insights. It will bring experts and early-career researchers together for discussions, lab demonstrations, and collaboration opportunities, fostering new tools for environmental reconstruction in India.

This workshop aims to bring closely together leading experts, prominent researchers, as well as early-career scientists in order to discuss recent improvements in techniques along with revolutionary applications regarding carbonate clumped isotope thermometry. Clumped isotope thermometry has evolved from its original foundation to recent modernization, similar to or exceeding quicker than the evolution of oxygen isotope thermometry noted during the last century. The strength of original work and later improvement to accommodate the paleoclimate community took multiple years. The latest calibration of thermometry is more comprehensive but not reproducible owing to lack of consensus on reference material and their reliability. In this event, we will try to bring the researcher into a common platform to address vital issues with interlab inconsistency and develop confidence in data interpretation.

The main aim will be toward thoroughly exploring how this methodology betters our grasp of past ocean temperature variations and their effects over the global hydrological cycle, carbonate precipitation mechanisms, and diagenetic alterations throughout marine sediments. These dialogues will present vital understandings regarding former and current sea states, such as common oceanic flow structures.

Cost: free

Participation: please email Amzad Laskar (amzad@prl.res.in), Prasanna K (prasanna@bsip.res.in) and Prosenjit Ghosh (pghosh@iisc.ac.in) by May 16th, 2025.