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Professor Luke Skinner specializes in Earth System Science, focusing on Climate Change and Earth-Ocean-Atmosphere Systems. His research primarily explores ocean circulation's role in past climate changes, particularly the impact on hydrological and biogeochemical cycles. His work aims to provide a geological perspective on climate system dynamics across relatively short time scales (10-10,000 years), which are relevant to both past and future human activities. His current projects investigate abrupt oceanographic climate changes during the late Pleistocene, the warm climate epochs such as Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 3 and 6, and the role of ocean circulation in the glacial-interglacial cycles. He employs various geochemical techniques and sedimentological methods to analyze past hydrographic changes. In addition to teaching and supervising research, his ongoing efforts focus on understanding the rapid changes in ocean conditions and their relationship with carbon cycling, emphasizing the complexities of climate feedback mechanisms during glacial periods.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, United Kingdom
Teaching and conducting research in Earth System Science, focusing on climate change and ocean dynamics.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.