The Paleointegration Project in GEON

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The Paleointegration Project in GEON Implications
for Paleobiogeography and Paleoclimate Data/Model
Comparisons
Allister Rees - Department of Geosciences,
University of Arizona John Alroy - Paleobiology
Database, NCEAS, University of California Chris
Scotese - Paleomap Project, University of Texas
at Arlington Ashraf Memon - San Diego
Supercomputer Center, University of
California David Rowley - Department of
Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago Judy
Parrish - Department of Geological Sciences,
University of Idaho Dave Weishampel - Cell
Biology Anatomy, The Johns Hopkins University
Emil Platon - Energy and Geoscience Institute,
University of Utah Maureen O'Leary - Department
of Anatomical Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook Mark
Chandler - Center for Climate Systems Research,
Columbia University Wolfgang Kiessling -
Humboldt-University of Berlin
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How? Why?
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How?
3-tier architecture Front - user interface
(computer terminal, user-friendly search terms
and tools) Back - databases (schema, ontology
coding - age, geography, content) Middleware -
translates user-selected parameters for database
searches - keeps track of user selections
(workflow), so a modified search doesnt mean
starting over - routes user requests to
different software components (e.g. data query,
spatial data conversion), bringing results
from multiple databases and tools together on one
screen
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THE PALEOINTEGRATION PROJECT IN
GEON http//www.geongrid.org/
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JURASSIC HOTHOUSE WORLD
Why?
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JURASSIC ANTARCTICA
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LATE JURASSIC PLANT DIVERSITY
Paleobiology Database (PBDB) Paleomap Project
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LATE JURASSIC COALS AND EVAPORITES
Paleogeographic Atlas Project (PGAP) Oil Source
Rocks Dataset (OSR) Paleomap Project
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LATE JURASSIC DINOSAURS
Dinosauria Dataset (DINO) Paleomap Project
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Late Jurassic Climates, Vegetation, and Dinosaur
Distributions
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Early Jurassic Climates, Vegetation, and Dinosaur
Distributions
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PALEOINTEGRATION PROJECT - PHASE 1
Rapid and seamless data retrieval, enabling
users to focus on geoscience questions -
Paleoclimate interpretations - Biotic responses
to global change - Paleobiogeography
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PALEOINTEGRATION PROJECT - PHASE 2
Advancing geologic data and tools integration
to match climate model developments - Climate
model evaluations - Hothouse World retrodictions
and predictions