Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Madison G. Shankle, Natalie J. Burls, Alexey V. Fedorov, Matthew D. Thomas, Wei Liu, Donald E. Penman, Heather L. Ford, Peter H. Jacobs, Noah J. Planavsky, Pincelli M. Hull
Summary: Recent studies have shown that in the early Pliocene/late Miocene period, the circulation regime in the equatorial Pacific was significantly different from modern times, leading to the influx of older, more acidic, and more nutrient-rich water into the region, resulting in enhanced productivity in the east Pacific despite weaker wind-driven upwelling.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Scott Knapp, Natalie J. Burls, Sylvia Dee, Ran Feng, Sarah J. Feakins, Tripti Bhattacharya
Summary: This study examines the Pliocene SST scenarios and their hydrological cycle fingerprints using an isotope-enabled General Circulation Model (iCAM5). The results show that reduced SST gradients have distinct precipitation isotope patterns in the Maritime Continent and the Sahel. However, more proxy reconstructions are needed for significant tests in these regions and globally.
PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Kexin Wang, Huayu Lu, Carmala N. Garzione, Lin Zhao, Chenghong Liang, Shuyue Li, Daniel O. Breecker, Fang Lei, Hongyan Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between soil respiration flux and stable carbon isotopic compositions of pedogenic carbonate (δ13C-carb) in the Chinese Loess Plateau during the Pliocene to early Pleistocene. The results show that soil respiration flux was enhanced during Pliocene warmth, associated with increased vegetation density and East Asian Summer Monsoon precipitation. The study suggests that global temperature dominates the ecosystem and soil variations in East Asia through its influence on the hydrological cycle.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Lauren E. Burton, Alan M. Haywood, Julia C. Tindall, Aisling M. Dolan, Daniel J. Hill, Ayako Abe-Ouchi, Wing-Le Chan, Deepak Chandan, Ran Feng, Stephen J. Hunter, Xiangyu Li, W. Richard Peltier, Ning Tan, Christian Stepanek, Zhongshi Zhang
Summary: Understanding the dominant climate forcings in the Pliocene is important for assessing its usefulness as an analogue for our warmer future. A linear factorisation method is used to assess the relative influence of CO2 forcing in seven models of the Pliocene ensemble. CO2 is found to be the most important forcing for Pliocene climate variables, highlighting the Pliocene as a good palaeoclimate analogue but also reminding us of the importance of non-CO2 forcing.
CLIMATE OF THE PAST
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Gerrit Lohmann, Gregor Knorr, Akil Hossain, Christian Stepanek
Summary: Cenozoic climate changes are closely related to tectonic activity and variations in atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Ocean mixing has a comparable effect on surface temperature as the range of reconstructed CO2 concentrations in the mid-Miocene. In combination with stronger vertical mixing, moderate CO2 concentrations enable temperature characteristics representative of the mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum. The Pliocene simulations show that the impact of vertical mixing and CO2 is less important for the deep ocean.
PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fu-I Hou, Yu-Lung Wu, Min-Hui Li, Wan-Yun Huang
Summary: The study revealed a significant relationship between impression management of physiotherapists with their organizational citizenship behaviors and job performance at the individual level. Organizational citizenship behaviors were found to mediate the relationship between impression management and job performance, while impression management had a conditioning effect on organizational citizenship behaviors and job performance at the group level. Group-level variables act as moderators which affect the power of individual-level explanatory variables on outcome variables.
Article
Psychology, Educational
W. Andrew Rothenberg, Jennifer E. Lansford, Marc H. Bornstein, Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado, Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong, Liane Pena Alampay, Suha M. Al-Hassan, Dario Bacchini, Lei Chang, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Laura Di Giunta, Kenneth A. Dodge, Sevtap Gurdal, Qin Liu, Qian Long, Patrick S. Malone, Paul Oburu, Concetta Pastorelli, Ann T. Skinner, Emma Sorbring, Sombat Tapanya, Laurence Steinberg
Summary: The study found that intergenerational parenting was beneficial for child flourishing in cultures where parental warmth levels were above average, and had a smaller negative impact on children in cultures where parental hostility, neglect, and rejection levels were lower. In contrast, single-generation parenting showed that parent warmth promoted child flourishing, while parent hostility, neglect, and rejection hindered child development, irrespective of parenting norms in different cultures.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Fei Jin, Jixuan Zhang, Banggang Wu, Xiaodong Zhu
Summary: The use of warmth appeals in advertising can have varying effects on consumers' inferences and behavioral intentions depending on the brand concepts. Warmth appeals decrease competence inferences and behavioral intentions for self-enhancement brands, but increase warmth inferences and behavioral intentions for self-transcendence brands.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoxue Wang, Junsheng Nie, Joel E. Saylor
Summary: Research has found evidence of an anti-phasing trend between the East and South Asian summer monsoons during the early Pliocene, likely driven by the increase of Antarctic ice volume. This suggests a strengthening of South Asian summer monsoons and a weakening of East Asian summer monsoons during this period.
PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jordan T. Abell, Gisela Winckler, Robert F. Anderson, Timothy D. Herbert
Summary: The prevailing mid-latitude westerly winds, known as the westerlies, are migrating polewards in response to anthropogenic forcing. Reconstructing the westerlies during past warm periods can help understand changes in the position and strength of these wind systems as the climate continues to warm.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Justin P. Brienza, Franki Y. H. Kung, Melody M. Chao
Summary: The study suggests that the process of wise reasoning plays a positive role in alleviating group polarization, improving attitudes towards outgroups, and reducing attitude polarization.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Lin Xiong, Jiajing Hu, Dogan Gursoy, Yan Liu
Summary: Using two types of donations (time and monetary), this study examines the influence of donation type on consumers' brand attitudes and provides insights into the underlying mechanisms. Three experimental studies were conducted, collecting 475 data from an online platform. Findings demonstrate that time donation leads to more positive attitudes, mediated by perceived warmth and brand warmth. Additionally, the effect of donation type varies depending on the donation amount. These findings contribute to understanding the impact of corporate philanthropy on consumer outcomes and offer implications for managing philanthropic efforts.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Luiz Andre Lima Pereira, Renan Diego Amanajas, Alzira Miranda de Oliveira, Maria de Nazare Paula de Silva, Adalberto Luis Val
Summary: Photoperiod and temperature have significant impacts on the physiological responses and immunity of fish species, with high temperatures and long photoperiods leading to increased oxidative damage and antioxidant response. Different combinations of photoperiods and temperatures can affect the number of white blood cells and platelet levels.
Article
Business
Wassili Lasarov, Ulrich R. Orth, Jochen Wirtz, Mirjam Holm
Summary: Expressions of dominance can be powerful in interpersonal marketing communications, but research on its persuasiveness has produced contradictory results. In order to establish a meaningful link between nonverbal dominance and persuasive outcomes, this study integrates nonverbal communication research with the warmth-competence model of social cognition. The findings suggest that communicators with intermediate levels of nonverbal dominance are generally more persuasive than those perceived as low or high in dominance.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Georgios Avraam, Maria Samakouri, Anthimos Tzikos, Aikaterini Arvaniti
Summary: This study found that relatives who expressed higher warmth had fewer critical comments and higher emotional overinvolvement. Higher expressed emotion was associated with having fewer family members, while higher education level was associated with expressing less warmth. Relatives with lower warmth had higher maladaptive coping scores and worse overall wellbeing.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
M. Steinthorsdottir, H. K. Coxall, A. M. de Boer, M. Huber, N. Barbolini, C. D. Bradshaw, N. J. Burls, S. J. Feakins, E. Gasson, J. Henderiks, A. E. Holbourn, S. Kiel, M. J. Kohn, G. Knorr, W. M. Kurschner, C. H. Lear, D. Liebrand, D. J. Lunt, T. Mors, P. N. Pearson, M. J. Pound, H. Stoll, C. A. E. Stromberg
Summary: The Miocene epoch was a period of global warmth with dynamic climate changes. Despite efforts to reconcile Miocene conditions with climate models, discrepancies remain. Research is ongoing to improve understanding of Miocene climate, ocean circulation, biogeochemical cycling, ice sheet dynamics, and biotic adaptation through new data integration.
PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Keri Kodama, Natalie J. Burls, Laurie Trenary
Summary: Wind power has been identified as a potentially viable precursor of ENSO, and the adjusted framework significantly enhances the seasonal prediction skill, making it comparable to conventional dynamical predictors.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Abdullah A. Fahad, Natalie J. Burls, Erik T. Swenson, David M. Straus
Summary: Subtropical anticyclones and midlatitude storm tracks play key roles in the large-scale atmospheric circulation. In the Southern Hemisphere, the seasonality of subtropical anticyclones over the South Pacific, South Atlantic, and south Indian Ocean basins has significant impacts on local weather and climate. The study investigates the strength of the South Pacific subtropical anticyclone in austral summer, attributing it to heating over the South Pacific convergence zone triggering a propagating Rossby wave train.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Xiaofan Ma, Wei Liu, Natalie J. Burls, Changlin Chen, Jun Cheng, Gang Huang, Xichen Li
Summary: The study reveals that with increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations, AMOC multidecadal variability shows a shortened period and reduced amplitude, largely due to enhanced ocean stratification in the subpolar North Atlantic. These changes affect the characteristics of westward propagating oceanic baroclinic Rossby waves. Additionally, a significant negative correlation between the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and AMOC is found under preindustrial levels, with the NAO leading the AMOC by 3-11 years.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
M. D. Thomas, A. Fedorov, N. J. Burls, W. Liu
Summary: Research suggests that North Pacific deep water formation and a Pacific meridional overturning circulation (PMOC) may have been active during the Pliocene epoch, different from the modern-day climate conditions. Most subducted North Pacific deep water upwells in the Southern Ocean, but around 15% upwells in the tropical Indo-Pacific Oceans, distinguishing the PMOC from the present-day AMOC. The connection to the Indian Ocean is relatively fast at about 250 years, while the connection to the tropical Pacific is slower, taking around 800 years.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
N. J. Burls, C. D. Bradshaw, A. M. De Boer, N. Herold, M. Huber, M. Pound, Y. Donnadieu, A. Farnsworth, A. Frigola, E. Gasson, A. S. von der Heydt, D. K. Hutchinson, G. Knorr, K. T. Lawrence, C. H. Lear, X. Li, G. Lohmann, D. J. Lunt, A. Marzocchi, M. Prange, C. A. Riihimaki, A-C Sarr, N. Siler, Z. Zhang
Summary: The Miocene epoch was a period of dynamic and warm climate, with reconstructed surface temperatures indicating warmth in midlatitude and polar regions. CO2 concentration was the primary factor controlling global warming, with other factors like paleogeography and ice sheets contributing to raising global temperatures. While progress has been made in simulating Miocene warmth, challenges still remain, emphasizing the need for community-led efforts in coordinating modeling and data activities.
PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
N. Meinicke, M. A. Reimi, A. C. Ravelo, A. N. Meckler
Summary: The Indo-Pacific Warm Pool (IPWP) plays a crucial role in influencing climate dynamics. Controversy exists regarding the evolution of surface temperatures in the IPWP since the Pliocene, fueled by contradictory proxy evidence. Temperature reconstructions using different proxies show good agreement when applying minor corrections for seawater chemistry changes.
PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Abdullah A. Fahad, Natalie J. Burls
Summary: This study reveals the mechanisms driving changes in Southern Hemisphere subtropical anticyclones in a warming climate, highlighting the roles of various forcing factors. Subtropical sea surface temperature warming and CO2 atmospheric radiative forcing responses have different impacts on the changes in subtropical anticyclones, with tropical diabatic heating changes significantly influencing these anticyclones during austral winter through tropospheric wind shear changes.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Kyle J. Turner, Natalie J. Burls, Anna von Brandis, Joke Luebbecke, Martin Claus
Summary: Interannual sea surface temperature variations in the tropical Atlantic Ocean have significant impacts on the ecosystems and socioeconomic conditions of the semiarid regions of sub-Saharan Africa and northeast Brazil. The variability is characterized by three modes, namely the Atlantic meridional mode, Atlantic Nino mode, and a second zonal mode. It is found that equatorial warm water recharge has a more consistent impact on the development of Atlantic Nino II and boreal winter events.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Arslaan Khalid, Tyler Miesse, Ehsan Erfani, Sam Thomas, Celso Ferreira, Kathy Pegion, Natalie Burls, Julia Manganello
Summary: Operational coastal flooding forecasting in the US is limited to short-term scales, but the SubX project provides an opportunity for longer-term probabilistic flood forecasts. Using the ADCIRC hydrodynamic model, forecasts were evaluated against observations for hurricanes Isabel and Katrina, with skillful predictions up to a 4-day and 10-day lead time, respectively. The study demonstrated the feasibility of subseasonal probabilistic flood forecasting using the SubX models.
WEATHER AND CLIMATE EXTREMES
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Agatha M. de Boer, David K. Hutchinson, Fabien Roquet, Louise C. Sime, Natalie J. Burls, Celine Heuze
Summary: This study investigates the impact of Southern Ocean bathymetry on the coupled ocean-atmosphere system. By systematically removing major topographic barriers in a coupled climate model, the researchers find that the removal of these barriers affects various components of the climate system, such as the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) pathways, sea surface temperature, precipitation, and winds. The findings provide a better understanding of the importance of bathymetry in controlling the pathways of the ACC and its significance for climate.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
H. L. Ford, N. J. Burls, P. Jacobs, A. Jahn, R. P. Caballero-Gill, D. A. Hodell, A. Fedorov
Summary: A study using carbon isotope patterns and climate modeling suggests that there was substantial deep water formation in the North Pacific during the mid-Pliocene Warm Period. This research provides insights into future climate change and the consequences of oceanic uptake of anthropogenic carbon.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Claire B. Rubbelke, Tripti Bhattacharya, Ran Feng, Natalie J. Burls, Scott Knapp, Erin L. Mcclymont
Summary: Future projections of southwestern African hydroclimate are highly uncertain. Insights from past warm climates, like the Pliocene, can reveal mechanisms of future change and help benchmark models. This study reconstructs precipitation in Namibia over the past 5 million years and finds a long-term depletion trend linked to sea surface temperatures. The influence of SSTs on regional hydroclimate is similar to that observed during modern extreme flooding events. Capturing this mechanism is key to accurately simulating past and future regional hydroclimate. The findings have implications for the future climate of the region and the associated risks to ecosystems and industries.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Zixuan Han, Qiong Zhang, Qiang Li, Ran Feng, Alan M. Haywood, Julia C. Tindall, Stephen J. Hunter, Bette L. Otto-Bliesner, Esther C. Brady, Nan Rosenbloom, Zhongshi Zhang, Xiangyu Li, Chuncheng Guo, Kerim H. Nisancioglu, Christian Stepanek, Gerrit Lohmann, Linda E. Sohl, Mark A. Chandler, Ning Tan, Gilles Ramstein, Michiel L. J. Baatsen, Anna S. von der Heydt, Deepak Chandan, W. Richard Peltier, Charles J. R. Williams, Daniel J. Lunt, Jianbo Cheng, Qin Wen, Natalie J. Burls
Summary: The study found that increased atmospheric moisture content in the mid-Pliocene ensemble led to wetter conditions in the deep tropics and drier conditions in the subtropics. The dynamic effect plays a more important role than the thermodynamic effect in regional precipitation changes, shifting the ITCZ northward and wetting the northern Indian Ocean. An imbalance of interhemispheric atmospheric energy during the mid-Pliocene altered the hydroclimate through changes in the dynamic effect and offsetting the thermodynamic effect.
CLIMATE OF THE PAST
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Madison G. Shankle, Natalie J. Burls, Alexey V. Fedorov, Matthew D. Thomas, Wei Liu, Donald E. Penman, Heather L. Ford, Peter H. Jacobs, Noah J. Planavsky, Pincelli M. Hull
Summary: Recent studies have shown that in the early Pliocene/late Miocene period, the circulation regime in the equatorial Pacific was significantly different from modern times, leading to the influx of older, more acidic, and more nutrient-rich water into the region, resulting in enhanced productivity in the east Pacific despite weaker wind-driven upwelling.
