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Climate of the Past Template

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Climate of the Past is a peer-reviewed journal published by Copernicus Publications, covering Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Climate variability and models, Tree-ring climate responses. Over its lifetime it has published 2,185 papers, which have received 97,778 citations.

PublisherCopernicus Publications
Reference styleAuthor–year (Copernicus)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B., and Lee, C.: A representative article title, Climate of the Past, 12, 45–58, 2023.

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Publishes research inGeology and Paleoclimatology Research Climate variability and models Tree-ring climate responses Cryospheric studies and observations Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
ISSN1814-9324
Citation impact (2-yr)3.1
h-index131
i10-index1,641
Article processing charge$1,725
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.climate-of-the-past.net
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Papers published in Climate of the Past per year

141
2014
112
2015
132
2016
104
2017
116
2018
111
2019
135
2020
130
2021
131
2022
122
2023
133
2024
135
2025

Citation impact of Climate of the Past by publication year

9.1K
2014
4.7K
2015
7.8K
2016
5K
2017
4.7K
2018
4.4K
2019
5.3K
2020
4K
2021
2.5K
2022
1.6K
2023
737
2024
184
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Climate of the Past

Results of PMIP2 coupled simulations of the Mid-Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum – Part 1: experiments and large-scale features

Pascale Braconnot, Bette L. Otto‐Bliesner, Sandy P. Harrison et al. · 4 Jun 2007

Abstract. A set of coupled ocean-atmosphere simulations using state of the art climate models is now available for the Last Glacial Maximum and the Mid-Holocene through the second phase of the Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project (PMIP2). This study presents the large-scale features of the simulated climates and compares the new model results to those of…

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A 60 000 year Greenland stratigraphic ice core chronology

Anders Svensson, K. K. Andersen, Matthias Bigler et al. · 31 Mar 2008

Abstract. The Greenland Ice Core Chronology 2005 (GICC05) is a time scale based on annual layer counting of high-resolution records from Greenland ice cores. Whereas the Holocene part of the time scale is based on various records from the DYE-3, the GRIP, and the NorthGRIP ice cores, the glacial part is solely based on NorthGRIP…

1,170 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A Late Pleistocene sea level stack

Rachel Spratt, L. E. Lisiecki · 26 Apr 2016

Abstract. Late Pleistocene sea level has been reconstructed from ocean sediment core data using a wide variety of proxies and models. However, the accuracy of individual reconstructions is limited by measurement error, local variations in salinity and temperature, and assumptions particular to each technique. Here we present a sea level stack (average) which increases the…

A major reorganization of Asian climate by the early Miocene

Zhengtang Guo, Bainian Sun, Zhongshi Zhang et al. · 18 Aug 2008

Abstract. The global climate system experienced a series of drastic changes during the Cenozoic. In Asia, these include the climate transformation from a zonal pattern to a monsoon-dominated pattern, the disappearance of typical subtropical aridity, and the onset of inland deserts. Despite major advances in the last two decades in characterizing and understanding these climate…

The Antarctic ice core chronology (AICC2012): an optimized multi-parameter and multi-site dating approach for the last 120 thousand years

Daniel Vereş, Lucie Bazin, Amaëlle Landais et al. · 1 Aug 2013

Abstract. The deep polar ice cores provide reference records commonly employed in global correlation of past climate events. However, temporal divergences reaching up to several thousand years (ka) exist between ice cores over the last climatic cycle. In this context, we are hereby introducing the Antarctic Ice Core Chronology 2012 (AICC2012), a new and coherent…

Climate of the Past template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Climate of the Past format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Climate of the Past template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Copernicus Publications format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Climate of the Past use?
Climate of the Past uses Author–year (Copernicus) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B., and Lee, C.: A representative article title, Climate of the Past, 12, 45–58, 2023.
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No. DocuGuru generates the copernicus LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Copernicus Publications-ready Climate of the Past document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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What is Climate of the Past?
Copernicus Publications journal. It is a earth and environmental sciences journal, published by Copernicus Publications.
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