"Some like it hot": Exploring Earth’s thermal maximum by reconstructing the spatial distributions of atmospheric temperature and moisture content throughout the Phanerozoic. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
climate. However, a good understanding of the atmospheric
manifestation of Earth’s warmest possible climate state is lacking.
The geological record shows the Earth’s climate sensitivity to a high
concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (pCO2). Yet, the most
commonly studied Cenozoic period has obviously not witnessed
Earth’s warmest climate ...