4TH AUS2K workshop report Australasian palaeoclimate of the last 2000 years: Inter-comparison of climate field reconstruction methodologies, modeling, and data synthesis approaches

The aim of the 4th Aus2k workshop (27-29 October 2015, held in Auckland) was to review progress made by the PAGES Aus2k working group, and to identify research from the Australasian research community that will contribute to Phase 2 of the PAGES 2k Network. Nineteen palaeoclimatologists from New Zealand and Australia attended the workshop at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in Auckland. There was an increased representation of lake sediment and speleothem specialists at the meeting, adding to the recent consolidation of non-annually resolved data from Australasia. From the outset, the highly multidisciplinary group generated very insightful and collegial discussions, setting the tone for a highly productive workshop.