Paleo Environment Division, through the East Asian mainland environment drilling and the earth environment numerical simulation, focuses on the studying the Asian monsoon - the arid environment coupled differentiation process, evolution and development trend of history and its relationship with global environmental change, understanding the laws and mechanisms of the Earth's climate and environmental changes in a long time-scale, and provides an important scientific basis for the environmental forecast and national ecological environmental treatment and rehabilitation.
The Paleo Environment Division is composed of four laboratories.
Director: Pro. SHI Zhengguo