Tropical Climate Variability and Coral Reefs - A Past to Future Perspective on Current Rates of Change at Ultra-High Resolution
- 1MARUM, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
- 2University of Kiel
- *A full list of authors appears at the end of the abstract
Climate change, in particular the rise in tropical sea surface temperatures, is the greatest threat to coral reef ecosystems today and causes climatic extremes affecting the livelihood of tropical societies. Assessing how future warming will change coral reef ecosystems and tropical climate variability is therefore of extreme urgency. Ultra-high resolution (monthly, weekly) coral geochemistry provides a tool to understand the temporal response of corals and coral reefs to ongoing climate and environmental change, to reconstruct past tropical climate and environmental variability, and to use these data in conjunction with advanced statistical methods, earth system modelling and observed ecosystem responses for improved projections of future changes in tropical climate and coral reef ecosystems. The recently established Priority Programme “Tropical Climate Variability and Coral Reefs - A Past to Future Perspective on Current Rates of Change at Ultra-High Resolution” (SPP 2299, https://www.spp2299.tropicalclimatecorals.de/) of the German Research Foundation (DFG) aims to enhance our current understanding of tropical marine climate variability and its impact on coral reef ecosystems in a warming world, by quantifying climatic and environmental changes during both the ongoing warming and past warm periods on timescales relevant for society. The programme aims to provide an ultra-high resolution past to future perspective on current rates of change to project how tropical marine climate variability and coral reef ecosystems will change in a warming world. Information on the organisational structure and research topics of this collaborative programme, which involves ten universities and five research centres from all over Germany, will be provided.
Anagnostou, Eleni, GEOMAR, Kiel Bejarano, Sonia, ZMT Bremen Brachert, Thomas, University of Leipzig D'Olivo, Juan Pablo, FU Berlin Dolman, Andrew, AWI Potsdam Fietzke, Jan, GEOMAR, Kiel Frank, Martin, GEOMAR, Kiel Frank, Norbert, University of Heidelberg Frick, Daniel, GFZ Potsdam Garbe-Schönberg, Dieter, University of Kiel Gischler, Eberhard, University of Frankfurt Hathorne, Ed, GEOMAR, Kiel Henehan, Michael, GFZ Potsdam Knebel, Oliver, University of Frankfurt Martinez-Garcia, Alfredo, MPI for Chemistry, Mainz Merkel, Ute, MARUM, University of Bremen Mertz, Regina, University of Mainz Mudelsee, Manfred, University of Potsdam Rovere, Alessio, Ca' Foscari University of Venice Voolstra, Christian, University of Konstanz Wall, Marlene, GEOMAR, Kiel Warken, Sophie , University of Heidelberg Wild, Christian, University of Bremen Ziegler, Maren , Justus Liebig University Giessen Boyden, Patrick, MARUM, University of Bremen Camelia, Hana, MARUM, University of Bremen Diers, Diana, University of Frankfurt Duprey, Nicolas, MPI for Chemistry, Mainz Greve, Sahra, University of Heidelberg Ito, Saori (Sally), University of Kiel Lehnhoff, Laura, FU Berlin Li, Donghao, MARUM, University of Bremen Meiritz, Luisa, GEOMAR, Kiel Million, Wyatt, Justus Liebig University Giessen Mono, Phyllis, University of Leipzig Schlotheuber, Marlen, University of Konstanz Watanabe, Takaaki (Konabe), University of Kiel Yu, Yang, GEOMAR, Kiel
How to cite: Felis, T., Pfeiffer, M., and Hargreaves, J. and the SPP2299 Programme: Tropical Climate Variability and Coral Reefs - A Past to Future Perspective on Current Rates of Change at Ultra-High Resolution, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-12060, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-12060, 2023.
