Objective POP will generate the data to place abrupt climatic events recorded in deep-sea sediments and ice cores from Greenland and Antarctic on a common time scale. This will be precise enough to allow cause-and-effects to be established. Over the Ocean, the North Atlantic, the area of the Indian monsoon, the Sub Antarctic and the Ocean Deep Water masses will be covered. We will generate temperature, nutrient and chemical proxy records. In ice cares we will deal with records of both the ice and the contained atmospheric gases. The time resolution in both, the marine and ice cores will be better than 200 years and will cover about 350 thousand years. We use modelling to optimise our temporal correlations, develop a common time scale and evaluate the implications of our results for climatic change. All data sets will be archived electronically. Findings will facilitate use of high-resolution palaeoclimatic records for understanding the climate system. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE EU contribution No data Address Pembroke Street CB2 3SA CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution No data Address Avenue de la Terrasse, BFtiment 12 91198 GIF SUR YVETTE See on map Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution No data Address Rue Molière 54, Université de Grenoble 1 38402 SAINT-MARTIN-D'HERES See on map Total cost No data COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE France EU contribution No data Address CNRS,Orme des Merisiers, batiment 709 91191 GIF SUR YVETTE See on map Total cost No data CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution No data Address Jordi Girona 18-26 08034 BARCELONA See on map Total cost No data INSTITUT FRANCAIS POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LA TECHNOLOGIE POLAIRES France EU contribution No data Address Technopôle Brest-Iroise 29280 PLOUZANE See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF BERNE Switzerland EU contribution No data Address 5,Sidlerstrasse 5 3012 BERN See on map Total cost No data