The Indo-Pacific Warm Pool (IPWP) is the primary supplier of heat and moisture to the global atmosphere, and exerts a significant impact on tropical and worldwide climate variability. This special issue expands our understanding of the paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic evolution of the IPWP since Neogene times with implications for understanding future change. It contains fifteen research articles addressing two primary themes: (1) Ocean-atmosphere coupled processes via the ocean water-column, sea surface, atmospheric evaporation/precipitation; and (2) Sediment source-to-sink and biogeochemical carbon-cycles, and their interactions with oceanographic, hydrological, tectonic and other factors. These contributions improve our understanding of thermocline temperature, salinity, oxygenation, hydrography, carbon cycle, biological productivity, and sedimentary response in the IPWP across Neogene and Quaternary time scales, as well as aiding in the forecast of future climate responses in the context of current global warming. The special issue will capture the attention of geologists, climatologists, and anybody else interested in global climate change.

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特刊社论序言：印度太平洋暖池的新近纪-第四纪变化，包括海洋、水文和碳循环及其对未来变化的影响

印度太平洋暖池（IPWP）是全球大气热量和湿气的主要供应者，对热带和全球气候变化产生重大影响。本期特刊拓展了我们对新近纪以来 IPWP 的古海洋和古气候演化的理解，对理解未来的变化具有重要意义。它包含十五篇研究文章，涉及两个主要主题：（1）通过海洋水柱、海面、大气蒸发/降水的海洋-大气耦合过程； (2)沉积物源-汇和生物地球化学碳循环及其与海洋、水文、构造等因素的相互作用。这些贡献提高了我们对IPWP在新近纪和第四纪时间尺度上的温跃层温度、盐度、氧合、水文学、碳循环、生物生产力和沉积响应的理解，并有助于在当前的背景下预测未来的气候响应。全球暖化。该特刊将吸引地质学家、气候学家和其他对全球气候变化感兴趣的人的关注。