Dr. Yonaton Goldsmith

 

 

Our lab investigates the natural climate cycles of Earth and how they have changed in the geological past. Specifically, research in the lab focuses on investigating processes that govern the global hydrologic cycle by quantifying the magnitude, timing and spatial distribution of precipitation, evaporation and temperature on decadal, millennial, and orbital timescales. We study closed-basin lakes all over the world (China, Mongolia, Nepal, Israel, USA and more) and evaluate how they have changed through time using geomorphological and isotope hydrology. We use hydrological models and outputs of climate models to quantify and evaluate the empirical data I collect. We also study how human societies respond to climate change throughout history and in the present. In addition, we investigate ways for capturing CO₂ by enhancing ocean alkalinity.

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