My PhD study focuses on the response of global vegetation to orbital forcing, CO2, and ice sheets in previous interglacial periods, particularly MIS11 and MIS-13. The work is mostly based on climate model simulations. The impact of difference forcings and key mechanisms are investigated. Proxy records are also included in the study to compare with the modeling results.

Agricultural terrace systems are the volumetrically largest, most common, and oldest artificial landforms. They have been implemented globally to allow cultivation of steep terrain and are among the most extensive anthropogenic landscapes, second only to urban areas.

 Volcanic arcs in the humid tropics may contribute disproportionately to global CO2 consumption through silicate weathering. Accurately modelling the impact of volcanic-arc landscapes on the earth’s long-term carbon cycle requires understanding how climate and physical erosion control weathering fluxes and CO2 consumption from arc landscapes.