Overview
Overview
I am a paleoclimatologist who uses geochemical information from speleothems (cave formations) to reconstruct past climate and environmental changes.
Research Overview
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My research uses stalagmites from Indonesian caves to understand how the climate changed as the earth underwent dramatic transitions - from ice ages, when sea level was at least 120 meters lower than it is today, to warm periods, when ice sheets rapidly melted and global temperatures increased with rising CO2. In addition to deciphering clues of past climate, I use stalagmite geochemistry to piece together evidence of land use and natural disasters in this critical region of early human history.
Geographic Focus
Affiliation
Available for Collaborative Projects
Member Of
- Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences
Has Collaborator
- Gagan, Michael Prof.
- McGregor, Helen Associate Professor
Publications
Selected Publications
Presentations
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Invited Talk
- Kimbrough, A., Gagan, M., Dunbar, G., Krause, C., DiNezio, P., Hantoro, W., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Shen, C., Sun, H., Rifai, H. (2017). The glacial-interglacial summer monsoon recorded in southwest Sulawesi speleothems: Evidence for sea level thresholds driving tropical monsoon strength, Speaker, AMOS/MSNZ Conference (Canberra, ACT, 7-10 February) 2017
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Dunbar, G. B., Krause, C., DiNezio, P. N., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Shen, C.-C., Sun, H., Rifai, H. The glacial-interglacial summer monsoon recorded in southwest Sulawesi speleothems: Evidence for sea level thresholds driving tropical monsoon strength, Speaker, AGU Fall Meeting (San Francisco, USA, 12-16 December) 2016
- Gagan, M. K., Scroxton, N. G., Kimbrough, A. K., Krause, C. E., Hantoro, W. S., Ayliffe, L. K., Dunbar, G. B., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Hellstrom, J. C., Shen, C.-C., Scott-Gagan, H., Suwargadi, B. W., Rifai, H. Toward a 530,000-year hydroclimate history for the southern half of the Australasian monsoon, Co-contributor, AGU Fall Meeting (San Francisco, USA, 14-18 December) 2015
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Dunbar, G. B., Krause, C. K., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Shen, C.-C., Hellstrom, J. C., Rifai, H. The glacial-interglacial monsoon recorded by speleothems from Sulawesi, Indonesia, Speaker, 19th INQUA Congress (Nagoya, Japan, 26 July – 2 August) 2015
- Griffiths, M. L., Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Drysdale, R. N., Cole, J. E., Johnson, K. R., Zhao, J.-x., Cook, B., Hellstrom, J. C., Hantoro, W. S. Tropical Pacific modulation of global climate variability over the past millennium, Co-contributor, 7th International Conference on Climate Change: The Karst Record (KR7) (Melbourne, VIC, 29 September – 3 October) 2014
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Dunbar, G. B., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Shen, C.-C., Hellstrom, J. C., Edwards, R. L., Rifai, H. The glacial-interglacial monsoon in Sulawesi, Speaker, 7th International Conference on Climate Change: The Karst Record (KR7) (Melbourne, VIC, 29 September – 3 October) 2014
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Dunbar, G. B., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Hellstrom, J. C., Edwards, R. L., Rifai, H. (2013) Speleothem reconstructions of the Australian-Indonesian Summer Monsoon over Glacial Termination III. Speleothem reconstructions of the Australian-Indonesian Summer Monsoon over Glacial Termination III, Speaker, INQUA Early Career Researcher Inter-Congress Meeting (Wollongong, NSW 2-6 December ) 2013
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Presentation
- Griffiths, M. L., Drysdale, R., Kimbrough, A. K., Hua, Q., Johnson, K. R., Gagan, M. K., Cole, J. E., Cook, B. I., Zhao, J.-x., Hellstrom, J. C., Hantoro, W. S. ). Indo-Pacific hydroclimate over the past millennium and links with global climate variability, Co-contributor, AGU Fall Meeting (San Francisco, USA, 12-16 December) 2016
- Truebe, S. A., Cole, J. E., Ault, T. R., Kimbrough, A. K., Henderson, G. M., Barnett, H., Hlohowskyj, S. R. (2012). Heterogeneity of speleothem records of North American monsoon rainfall: cave or climate?, Co-contributor, AGU Fall Meeting (San Francisco, USA, 3-7 December 2015) 2015
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Hellstrom, J. C., Edwards, R. L., Dunbar, G. B., Rifai, H. (2013). Changes in the Australian-Indonesian summer monsoon system throughout glacial terminations III and II, Speaker, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) Conference (Melbourne, VIC, 11-13 February 2013) 2013
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Hellstrom, J. C., Edwards, R. L., Dunbar, G. B., Rifai, H. Reconstructing changes in the Australian-Indonesian summer monsoon throughout glacial terminations III and II (265 to 75 ky BP), Speaker, 12th International NCCR Climate Summer School (Grindelwald, Switzerland, 1-6 September) 2013
Funding
Other Research Activities
- ARC DP180103762: Exploring past climates, volcanic disasters and earthquakes in Australasia Associate Research Fellow 2020 - 2022
Background
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in Paleoclimatology, Australian National University (Organization), Research School of Earth Sciences, The glacial-interglacial monsoon recorded by stalagmites from southwest Sulawesi, Indonesia 2012 - 2017
- The University of Arizona, Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, Research Assistant 2011
- The University of Arizona, Institute of the Environment, Research Assistant 2008 - 2011
- B.S. in Earth Systems Science, The University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences, Magna Cum Laude, Minor in Geography 2006 - 2011
- Australian National University (Organization), Research School of Earth Sciences, Technical Officer 2017
Credentials
Keywords
- Speleothems, Paleoclimate, Quaternary, Monsoon, Geochemistry
Identity
Orcid Id
- http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4458-2204 (confirmed)
Overview
Research Areas
Research Overview
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My research uses stalagmites from Indonesian caves to understand how the climate changed as the earth underwent dramatic transitions - from ice ages, when sea level was at least 120 meters lower than it is today, to warm periods, when ice sheets rapidly melted and global temperatures increased with rising CO2. In addition to deciphering clues of past climate, I use stalagmite geochemistry to piece together evidence of land use and natural disasters in this critical region of early human history.
Geographic Focus
Affiliation
Member Of
- Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences
Has Collaborator
- Gagan, Michael Prof.
- McGregor, Helen Associate Professor
Publications
Selected Publications
Presentations
-
Invited Talk
- Kimbrough, A., Gagan, M., Dunbar, G., Krause, C., DiNezio, P., Hantoro, W., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Shen, C., Sun, H., Rifai, H. (2017). The glacial-interglacial summer monsoon recorded in southwest Sulawesi speleothems: Evidence for sea level thresholds driving tropical monsoon strength, Speaker, AMOS/MSNZ Conference (Canberra, ACT, 7-10 February) 2017
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Dunbar, G. B., Krause, C., DiNezio, P. N., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Shen, C.-C., Sun, H., Rifai, H. The glacial-interglacial summer monsoon recorded in southwest Sulawesi speleothems: Evidence for sea level thresholds driving tropical monsoon strength, Speaker, AGU Fall Meeting (San Francisco, USA, 12-16 December) 2016
- Gagan, M. K., Scroxton, N. G., Kimbrough, A. K., Krause, C. E., Hantoro, W. S., Ayliffe, L. K., Dunbar, G. B., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Hellstrom, J. C., Shen, C.-C., Scott-Gagan, H., Suwargadi, B. W., Rifai, H. Toward a 530,000-year hydroclimate history for the southern half of the Australasian monsoon, Co-contributor, AGU Fall Meeting (San Francisco, USA, 14-18 December) 2015
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Dunbar, G. B., Krause, C. K., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Shen, C.-C., Hellstrom, J. C., Rifai, H. The glacial-interglacial monsoon recorded by speleothems from Sulawesi, Indonesia, Speaker, 19th INQUA Congress (Nagoya, Japan, 26 July – 2 August) 2015
- Griffiths, M. L., Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Drysdale, R. N., Cole, J. E., Johnson, K. R., Zhao, J.-x., Cook, B., Hellstrom, J. C., Hantoro, W. S. Tropical Pacific modulation of global climate variability over the past millennium, Co-contributor, 7th International Conference on Climate Change: The Karst Record (KR7) (Melbourne, VIC, 29 September – 3 October) 2014
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Dunbar, G. B., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Shen, C.-C., Hellstrom, J. C., Edwards, R. L., Rifai, H. The glacial-interglacial monsoon in Sulawesi, Speaker, 7th International Conference on Climate Change: The Karst Record (KR7) (Melbourne, VIC, 29 September – 3 October) 2014
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Dunbar, G. B., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Hellstrom, J. C., Edwards, R. L., Rifai, H. (2013) Speleothem reconstructions of the Australian-Indonesian Summer Monsoon over Glacial Termination III. Speleothem reconstructions of the Australian-Indonesian Summer Monsoon over Glacial Termination III, Speaker, INQUA Early Career Researcher Inter-Congress Meeting (Wollongong, NSW 2-6 December ) 2013
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Presentation
- Griffiths, M. L., Drysdale, R., Kimbrough, A. K., Hua, Q., Johnson, K. R., Gagan, M. K., Cole, J. E., Cook, B. I., Zhao, J.-x., Hellstrom, J. C., Hantoro, W. S. ). Indo-Pacific hydroclimate over the past millennium and links with global climate variability, Co-contributor, AGU Fall Meeting (San Francisco, USA, 12-16 December) 2016
- Truebe, S. A., Cole, J. E., Ault, T. R., Kimbrough, A. K., Henderson, G. M., Barnett, H., Hlohowskyj, S. R. (2012). Heterogeneity of speleothem records of North American monsoon rainfall: cave or climate?, Co-contributor, AGU Fall Meeting (San Francisco, USA, 3-7 December 2015) 2015
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Hellstrom, J. C., Edwards, R. L., Dunbar, G. B., Rifai, H. (2013). Changes in the Australian-Indonesian summer monsoon system throughout glacial terminations III and II, Speaker, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) Conference (Melbourne, VIC, 11-13 February 2013) 2013
- Kimbrough, A. K., Gagan, M. K., Hantoro, W. S., Cheng, H., Hellstrom, J. C., Edwards, R. L., Dunbar, G. B., Rifai, H. Reconstructing changes in the Australian-Indonesian summer monsoon throughout glacial terminations III and II (265 to 75 ky BP), Speaker, 12th International NCCR Climate Summer School (Grindelwald, Switzerland, 1-6 September) 2013
Funding
Other Research Activities
- ARC DP180103762: Exploring past climates, volcanic disasters and earthquakes in Australasia Associate Research Fellow 2020 - 2022
Background
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in Paleoclimatology, Australian National University (Organization), Research School of Earth Sciences, The glacial-interglacial monsoon recorded by stalagmites from southwest Sulawesi, Indonesia 2012 - 2017
- The University of Arizona, Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, Research Assistant 2011
- The University of Arizona, Institute of the Environment, Research Assistant 2008 - 2011
- B.S. in Earth Systems Science, The University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences, Magna Cum Laude, Minor in Geography 2006 - 2011
- Australian National University (Organization), Research School of Earth Sciences, Technical Officer 2017
Credentials
Keywords
- Speleothems, Paleoclimate, Quaternary, Monsoon, Geochemistry
Identity
Orcid Id
- http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4458-2204 (confirmed)
