Dr Sindia Sosdian
Reader
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
- marine biogeochemistry
- trace metal geochemistry
- paleoclimatology
- paleoenvironments
- corals
- foraminifera
- mollusks
Publication
2024
- Westerhold, T. et al. 2024. Timing is everything. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 39(12), article number: e2024PA004932. (10.1029/2024pa004932)
- Sosdian, S. M. et al. 2024. Coral geochemical response to uplift in the aftermath of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. Scientific Reports 14, article number: 8686. (10.1038/s41598-024-57833-1)
- Sosdian, S. M. et al. 2024. Coral geochemical response to uplift in the aftermath of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. Scientific Reports 14, article number: 8686. (10.1038/s41598-024-57833-1)
- Mills, K. et al. 2024. Microstructure and crystallographic texture data in modern giant clam shells (Tridacna squamosa and Hippopus hippopus). Data in Brief 52, article number: 109947. (10.1016/j.dib.2023.109947)
2023
- Rosedy, A., Ives, I., Waheed, Z., Hussein, M. A. S., Sosdian, S., Johnson, K. and Santodomingo, N. 2023. Turbid reefs experience lower coral bleaching effects in NE Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia). Regional Studies in Marine Science 68, article number: 103268. (10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103268)
- Hönisch, B. et al. 2023. Toward a Cenozoic history of atmospheric CO2. Science 382(6675), article number: eadi5177. (10.1126/science.adi5177)
- Mills, K., John, E. H., Muir, D. D., Santodomingo, N., Johnson, K. G., Hussein, M. A. S. and Sosdian, S. 2023. Growth responses of mixotrophic giant clams on nearshore turbid coral reefs. Coral Reefs 42, pp. 593-608. (10.1007/s00338-023-02366-8)
2021
- Bradshaw, C. D., Langebroek, P. M., Lear, C. H., Lunt, D. J., Coxall, H. K., Sosdian, S. M. and de Boer, A. M. 2021. Hydrological impact of Middle Miocene Antarctic ice-free areas coupled to deep ocean temperatures. Nature Geoscience 14, pp. 429-436. (10.1038/s41561-021-00745-w)
- Nairn, M. G., Lear, C. H., Sosdian, S. M., Bailey, T. R. and Beavington-Penney, S. 2021. Tropical sea surface temperatures following the middle Miocene climate transition from laser-ablation ICP-MS analysis of glassy foraminifera. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 36(3), article number: e2020PA004165. (10.1029/2020PA004165)
2020
- Sosdian, S. M. and Lear, C. H. 2020. Initiation of the western Pacific warm pool at the middle Miocene climate transition?. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 35(12), article number: e2020PA003920. (10.1029/2020PA003920)
- Detlef, H. et al. 2020. Late quaternary sea-ice and sedimentary redox conditions in the eastern Bering Sea – implications for ventilation of the mid-depth North Pacific and an Atlantic-Pacific seesaw mechanism. Quaternary Science Reviews 248, article number: 106549. (10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106549)
- Sosdian, S. M., Babila, T. L., Greenop, R., Foster, G. L. and Lear, C. H. 2020. Ocean carbon storage across the middle Miocene: A new interpretation for the Monterey Event. Nature Communications 11, article number: 134. (10.1038/s41467-019-13792-0)
- Detlef, H., Sosdian, S. M., Kender, S., Lear, C. H. and Hall, I. R. 2020. Multi-elemental composition of authigenic carbonates in benthic foraminifera from the eastern Bering Sea continental margin (International Ocean Discovery Program Site U1343). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 268, pp. 1-21. (10.1016/j.gca.2019.09.025)
2019
- Greenop, R., Sosdian, S. M., Henehan, M. J., Wilson, P. A., Lear, C. H. and Foster, G. L. 2019. Orbital forcing, ice-volume and CO2 across the Oligocene-Miocene Transition. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 34(3), pp. 316-328. (10.1029/2018PA003420)
2018
- Sosdian, S. M., Greenop, R., Hain, M. H., Foster, G. L., Pearson, P. N. and Lear, C. H. 2018. Constraining the evolution of Neogene ocean carbonate chemistry using the boron isotope pH proxy. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 498, pp. 362-376. (10.1016/j.epsl.2018.06.017)
- Sosdian, S. M., Rosenthal, Y. and Toggweiler, J. R. 2018. Deep Atlantic carbonate ion and CaCO3 compensation during the Ice Ages. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 33(6), pp. 546-562. (10.1029/2017PA003312)
- Detlef, H. et al. 2018. Sea ice dynamics across the Mid-Pleistocene transition in the Bering Sea. Nature Communications 9, article number: 941. (10.1038/s41467-018-02845-5)
2017
- Greenop, R. et al. 2017. A record of Neogene seawater δ11B reconstructed from paired δ11B analyses on benthic and planktic foraminifera. Climate of the Past 13, pp. 149-170. (10.5194/cp-13-149-2017)
2016
- Lear, C. H., Billups, K., Rickaby, R. E. M., Diester-Haass, L., Mawbey, E. M. and Sosdian, S. M. 2016. Breathing more deeply: Deep ocean carbon storage during the mid-Pleistocene climate transition. Geology 44(12), pp. 1035-1038. (10.1130/G38636.1)
- Ford, H. L., Sosdian, S. M., Rosenthal, Y. and Raymo, M. E. 2016. Gradual and abrupt changes during the Mid-Pleistocene Transition. Quaternary Science Reviews 149, pp. 222-233. (10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.07.005)
2015
- Gagan, M. K. et al. 2015. Coral 13C/12C records of vertical seafloor displacement during megathrust earthquakes west of Sumatra. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 432, pp. 461-471. (10.1016/j.epsl.2015.10.002)
- Lear, C. H. et al. 2015. Neogene ice volume and ocean temperatures: Insights from infaunal foraminiferal Mg/Ca paleothermometry. Paleoceanography 30(11), pp. 1437 -1454. (10.1002/2015PA002833)
2013
- McClymont, E. L., Sosdian, S., Rosell-Melé, A. and Rosenthal, Y. 2013. Pleistocene sea-surface temperature evolution: early cooling, delayed glacial intensification, and implications for the mid-Pleistocene climate transition. Earth-Science Reviews 123, pp. 173-193. (10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.04.006)
2012
- Sosdian, S., Lear, C. H., Tao, K., Grossman, E., O'Dea, A. and Rosenthal, Y. 2012. Cenozoic seawater Sr/Ca evolution. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 13(10), article number: Q10014. (10.1029/2012GC004240)
- Elmore, A. C., Sosdian, S., Rosenthal, Y. and Wright, J. D. 2012. A global evaluation of temperature and carbonate ion control on Mg/Ca ratios of ostracoda genus Krithe. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 13(9) (10.1029/2012GC004073)
- Miller, K. G. et al. 2012. High tide of the warm Pliocene: implications of global sea level for Antarctic deglaciation. Geology 40(5), pp. 407-410. (10.1130/G32869.1)
2010
- Lawrence, K. T., Sosdian, S., White, H. E. and Rosenthal, Y. 2010. North Atlantic climate evolution through the Plio-Pleistocene climate transitions. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 300(3-4), pp. 329-342. (10.1016/j.epsl.2010.10.013)
- Sosdian, S. and Rosenthal, Y. 2010. Response to comment on "Deep-Sea Temperature and Ice Volume Changes Across the Pliocene-Pleistocene Climate Transitions". Science 328(5985), pp. 1480. (10.1126/science.1186768)
2009
- Sosdian, S. and Rosenthal, Y. 2009. Deep-sea temperature and ice volume changes across the Pliocene-Pleistocene climate transitions. Science 325(5938), pp. 306-310. (10.1126/science.1169938)
2008
- Greaves, M. et al. 2008. Interlaboratory comparison study of calibration standards for foraminiferal Mg/Ca thermometry. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 9(8) (10.1029/2008GC001974)
- Gentry, D. K., Sosdian, S., Grossman, E. L., Rosenthal, Y., Hicks, D. and Lear, C. H. 2008. Stable isotope and Sr/Ca profiles from the marine gastropod Conus ermineus: testing a multiproxy approach for inferring paleotemperature and paleosalinity. Palaios 23(4), pp. 195-209. (10.2110/palo.2006.p06-112r)
2006
- Andreasen, D. H., Sosdian, S., Perron-Cashman, S., Lear, C. H., deGaridel-Thoron, T., Field, P. and Rosenthal, Y. 2006. Fidelity of radially viewed ICP-OES and magnetic-sector ICP-MS measurement of Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios in marine biogenic carbonates: Are they trustworthy together?. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 7(10), article number: Q10P18. (10.1029/2005GC001124)
- Sosdian, S., Gentry, D. K., Lear, C. H., Grossman, E. L., Hicks, D. and Rosenthal, Y. 2006. Strontium to calcium ratios in the marine gastropod Conus ermineus: Growth rate effects and temperature calibration. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 7(11), article number: Q11023. (10.1029/2005GC001233)
Articles
- Westerhold, T. et al. 2024. Timing is everything. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 39(12), article number: e2024PA004932. (10.1029/2024pa004932)
- Sosdian, S. M. et al. 2024. Coral geochemical response to uplift in the aftermath of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. Scientific Reports 14, article number: 8686. (10.1038/s41598-024-57833-1)
- Sosdian, S. M. et al. 2024. Coral geochemical response to uplift in the aftermath of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. Scientific Reports 14, article number: 8686. (10.1038/s41598-024-57833-1)
- Mills, K. et al. 2024. Microstructure and crystallographic texture data in modern giant clam shells (Tridacna squamosa and Hippopus hippopus). Data in Brief 52, article number: 109947. (10.1016/j.dib.2023.109947)
- Rosedy, A., Ives, I., Waheed, Z., Hussein, M. A. S., Sosdian, S., Johnson, K. and Santodomingo, N. 2023. Turbid reefs experience lower coral bleaching effects in NE Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia). Regional Studies in Marine Science 68, article number: 103268. (10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103268)
- Hönisch, B. et al. 2023. Toward a Cenozoic history of atmospheric CO2. Science 382(6675), article number: eadi5177. (10.1126/science.adi5177)
- Mills, K., John, E. H., Muir, D. D., Santodomingo, N., Johnson, K. G., Hussein, M. A. S. and Sosdian, S. 2023. Growth responses of mixotrophic giant clams on nearshore turbid coral reefs. Coral Reefs 42, pp. 593-608. (10.1007/s00338-023-02366-8)
- Bradshaw, C. D., Langebroek, P. M., Lear, C. H., Lunt, D. J., Coxall, H. K., Sosdian, S. M. and de Boer, A. M. 2021. Hydrological impact of Middle Miocene Antarctic ice-free areas coupled to deep ocean temperatures. Nature Geoscience 14, pp. 429-436. (10.1038/s41561-021-00745-w)
- Nairn, M. G., Lear, C. H., Sosdian, S. M., Bailey, T. R. and Beavington-Penney, S. 2021. Tropical sea surface temperatures following the middle Miocene climate transition from laser-ablation ICP-MS analysis of glassy foraminifera. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 36(3), article number: e2020PA004165. (10.1029/2020PA004165)
- Sosdian, S. M. and Lear, C. H. 2020. Initiation of the western Pacific warm pool at the middle Miocene climate transition?. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 35(12), article number: e2020PA003920. (10.1029/2020PA003920)
- Detlef, H. et al. 2020. Late quaternary sea-ice and sedimentary redox conditions in the eastern Bering Sea – implications for ventilation of the mid-depth North Pacific and an Atlantic-Pacific seesaw mechanism. Quaternary Science Reviews 248, article number: 106549. (10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106549)
- Sosdian, S. M., Babila, T. L., Greenop, R., Foster, G. L. and Lear, C. H. 2020. Ocean carbon storage across the middle Miocene: A new interpretation for the Monterey Event. Nature Communications 11, article number: 134. (10.1038/s41467-019-13792-0)
- Detlef, H., Sosdian, S. M., Kender, S., Lear, C. H. and Hall, I. R. 2020. Multi-elemental composition of authigenic carbonates in benthic foraminifera from the eastern Bering Sea continental margin (International Ocean Discovery Program Site U1343). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 268, pp. 1-21. (10.1016/j.gca.2019.09.025)
- Greenop, R., Sosdian, S. M., Henehan, M. J., Wilson, P. A., Lear, C. H. and Foster, G. L. 2019. Orbital forcing, ice-volume and CO2 across the Oligocene-Miocene Transition. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 34(3), pp. 316-328. (10.1029/2018PA003420)
- Sosdian, S. M., Greenop, R., Hain, M. H., Foster, G. L., Pearson, P. N. and Lear, C. H. 2018. Constraining the evolution of Neogene ocean carbonate chemistry using the boron isotope pH proxy. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 498, pp. 362-376. (10.1016/j.epsl.2018.06.017)
- Sosdian, S. M., Rosenthal, Y. and Toggweiler, J. R. 2018. Deep Atlantic carbonate ion and CaCO3 compensation during the Ice Ages. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 33(6), pp. 546-562. (10.1029/2017PA003312)
- Detlef, H. et al. 2018. Sea ice dynamics across the Mid-Pleistocene transition in the Bering Sea. Nature Communications 9, article number: 941. (10.1038/s41467-018-02845-5)
- Greenop, R. et al. 2017. A record of Neogene seawater δ11B reconstructed from paired δ11B analyses on benthic and planktic foraminifera. Climate of the Past 13, pp. 149-170. (10.5194/cp-13-149-2017)
- Lear, C. H., Billups, K., Rickaby, R. E. M., Diester-Haass, L., Mawbey, E. M. and Sosdian, S. M. 2016. Breathing more deeply: Deep ocean carbon storage during the mid-Pleistocene climate transition. Geology 44(12), pp. 1035-1038. (10.1130/G38636.1)
- Ford, H. L., Sosdian, S. M., Rosenthal, Y. and Raymo, M. E. 2016. Gradual and abrupt changes during the Mid-Pleistocene Transition. Quaternary Science Reviews 149, pp. 222-233. (10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.07.005)
- Gagan, M. K. et al. 2015. Coral 13C/12C records of vertical seafloor displacement during megathrust earthquakes west of Sumatra. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 432, pp. 461-471. (10.1016/j.epsl.2015.10.002)
- Lear, C. H. et al. 2015. Neogene ice volume and ocean temperatures: Insights from infaunal foraminiferal Mg/Ca paleothermometry. Paleoceanography 30(11), pp. 1437 -1454. (10.1002/2015PA002833)
- McClymont, E. L., Sosdian, S., Rosell-Melé, A. and Rosenthal, Y. 2013. Pleistocene sea-surface temperature evolution: early cooling, delayed glacial intensification, and implications for the mid-Pleistocene climate transition. Earth-Science Reviews 123, pp. 173-193. (10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.04.006)
- Sosdian, S., Lear, C. H., Tao, K., Grossman, E., O'Dea, A. and Rosenthal, Y. 2012. Cenozoic seawater Sr/Ca evolution. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 13(10), article number: Q10014. (10.1029/2012GC004240)
- Elmore, A. C., Sosdian, S., Rosenthal, Y. and Wright, J. D. 2012. A global evaluation of temperature and carbonate ion control on Mg/Ca ratios of ostracoda genus Krithe. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 13(9) (10.1029/2012GC004073)
- Miller, K. G. et al. 2012. High tide of the warm Pliocene: implications of global sea level for Antarctic deglaciation. Geology 40(5), pp. 407-410. (10.1130/G32869.1)
- Lawrence, K. T., Sosdian, S., White, H. E. and Rosenthal, Y. 2010. North Atlantic climate evolution through the Plio-Pleistocene climate transitions. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 300(3-4), pp. 329-342. (10.1016/j.epsl.2010.10.013)
- Sosdian, S. and Rosenthal, Y. 2010. Response to comment on "Deep-Sea Temperature and Ice Volume Changes Across the Pliocene-Pleistocene Climate Transitions". Science 328(5985), pp. 1480. (10.1126/science.1186768)
- Sosdian, S. and Rosenthal, Y. 2009. Deep-sea temperature and ice volume changes across the Pliocene-Pleistocene climate transitions. Science 325(5938), pp. 306-310. (10.1126/science.1169938)
- Greaves, M. et al. 2008. Interlaboratory comparison study of calibration standards for foraminiferal Mg/Ca thermometry. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 9(8) (10.1029/2008GC001974)
- Gentry, D. K., Sosdian, S., Grossman, E. L., Rosenthal, Y., Hicks, D. and Lear, C. H. 2008. Stable isotope and Sr/Ca profiles from the marine gastropod Conus ermineus: testing a multiproxy approach for inferring paleotemperature and paleosalinity. Palaios 23(4), pp. 195-209. (10.2110/palo.2006.p06-112r)
- Andreasen, D. H., Sosdian, S., Perron-Cashman, S., Lear, C. H., deGaridel-Thoron, T., Field, P. and Rosenthal, Y. 2006. Fidelity of radially viewed ICP-OES and magnetic-sector ICP-MS measurement of Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios in marine biogenic carbonates: Are they trustworthy together?. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 7(10), article number: Q10P18. (10.1029/2005GC001124)
- Sosdian, S., Gentry, D. K., Lear, C. H., Grossman, E. L., Hicks, D. and Rosenthal, Y. 2006. Strontium to calcium ratios in the marine gastropod Conus ermineus: Growth rate effects and temperature calibration. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 7(11), article number: Q11023. (10.1029/2005GC001233)
Research
My research focuses on the application of novel and traditional geochemical techniques in marine carbonates to understand three broadly defined themes (1) the stability of coral reef environments in the presence of external forcings (e.g. tectonics, climate, land use), (2) the biogeochemical drivers of climate and (3) understanding past major climate transitions.
Specifically, I employ a range of geochemical proxies to trace key aspects of climate, carbon cycle and the environment in the past. Using these proxies, I look to explore the drivers of health in coral reef systems and examine their adaptability in face of modern-day environmental stresses. Also, I focus on understanding mechanisms driving major climate transitions across the last 65 million years in Earth's history.
Teaching
I am a Lecturer in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and I teach within the Geography Degree Schemes. I teach a Year 3 module titled "Coral Reef Systems" and contribute to 'Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions' in Year 2 and 'Exploring Planet Earth' in Year 1.
I act as the School Safety Officer and further EDI activities.
Biography
- NRN-LCEE Returning Fellow, Cardiff University (2016)
- Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University (2014-Present)
- NERC Postdoctoral Research-School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University (2011-2014)
- Fulbright Distinguished Scholar-School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University (2010-2011)
- Postdoctoral Researcher-Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University (2009-2010)
- Sir Keith Murdoch Fellow-Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University (2008-2009)
- PhD-Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2008)
- BSc Chemistry- Monmouth University (2002)
Honours and awards
- Sir Keith Murdoch Fellowship, US Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Fellowship
Professional memberships
- American Geosciences Union
Academic positions
- NERC Postdoctoral Researcher, Cardiff University (2011-2014)
- Fulbright Fellow, Cardiff University (2010-2011)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Australian National University (2009-2010)
- Sir Keith Murdoch Fellow, Australian National University (2008-2009)
Committees and reviewing
- Student Voice Liaison
Supervisions
Current supervision
Ana Samperiz Vizcaino
Research student
Sophie Slater-lewis
Research student