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Quaternary climates, environments, and magnetism / / edited by Barbara A. Maher and Roy Thompson [[electronic resource]]
| Quaternary climates, environments, and magnetism / / edited by Barbara A. Maher and Roy Thompson [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 390 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 538/.727 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleomagnetism - Quaternary
Paleoclimatology - Quaternary Paleoecology - Quaternary |
| ISBN |
1-107-11516-7
1-280-41742-0 9786610417421 0-511-17509-4 1-139-14582-7 0-511-06607-4 0-511-05976-0 0-511-32872-9 0-511-53563-5 0-511-06820-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The North Atlantic as a Quaternary magnetic archive / J.S. Stoner and J.T. Andrews -- Palaeomonsoons I : the magnetic record of palaeoclimate in the terrestrial loess and palaeosol sequences / B.A. Maher and R. Thompson -- Palaeomonsoons II : magnetic records of aeolian dust in Quaternary sediments of the Indian Ocean / B.A. Maher and M.W. Hounslow -- Bacterial magnetite and the Quaternary record / P. Hesse and J.F. Stolz -- Incidence and significance of magnetic iron sulphides in Quaternary sediments and soils / I. Snowball and M. Torii -- Holocene environmental change from magnetic proxies in lake sediments / J.A. Dearing -- Magnetic monitoring of air- land- and water-pollution / E. Petrovský and B.B. Ellwood -- Environmental factors affecting geomagnetic field palaeo-intensity estimates from sediments / S.P. Lund and M. Schwartz -- Magnetic cyclostratigraphy : high-resolution dating in and beyond the Quaternary and analysis of periodic changes in diagenesis and sedimentary magnetism / C.G. Langereis and M.J. Dekkers. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Quaternary Climates, Environments & Magnetism |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816125403321 |
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999 | ||
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Quaternary environmental change in the tropics / / edited by Sarah E. Metcalfe and David J. Nash
| Quaternary environmental change in the tropics / / edited by Sarah E. Metcalfe and David J. Nash |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (450 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.6913 |
| Collana | Blackwell Quaternary Geoscience Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleoclimatology - Tropics
Paleoclimatology - Quaternary |
| ISBN |
9786613905666
1-283-59321-1 1-118-33631-3 1-118-33616-X 1-118-33617-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Quaternary Environmental Change in the Tropics; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; I: Global contexts; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; 1.1 Why the tropics matter; 1.1.1 Defining the tropics; 1.1.2 Importance of the tropics; 1.2 Development of ideas; 1.2.1 Early ideas about tropical environmental change; 1.2.2 The twentieth century revolution; 1.2.3 Advances in modelling; 1.3 Establishment of the tropical climate system; 1.4 Drivers of tropical environmental change; 1.5 The tropics as drivers of change; 1.5.1 The tropics and greenhouse gas concentrations
1.5.2 Impacts of low latitude volcanic eruptions1.5.3 Dust emissions from the tropics and subtropics; 1.6 Extra-tropical forcing; 1.7 Organisation of the volume; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 2: Contemporary climate and circulation of the tropics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Diurnal and local processes; 2.3 Planetary context; 2.4 Regional circulation systems; 2.4.1 Jet streams; 2.4.2 Subtropical highs and trade winds; 2.4.3 Equatorial trough zone; 2.4.4 Monsoons; 2.4.5 Equatorial zonal circulations; 2.5 Climatic variability; 2.5.1 Southern Oscillation and El Nino; 2.5.2 Indian Monsoon 2.5.3 Northeast Brazil2.5.4 Sahel; 2.5.5 Timescales of variability; 2.6 Concluding remarks; References; II: Regional environmental change; CHAPTER 3: Tropical oceans; 3.1 Tropical oceans in the global climate system; 3.1.1 Modern climatology; 3.1.2 El Nino-Southern Oscillation and its relatives; 3.1.3 Solar and volcanic radiative forcing of tropical oceans; 3.1.4 Tropical oceans and monsoons; 3.1.5 The tropical oceans as part of the global conveyor belt; 3.2 Reconstructing past ocean conditions; 3.2.1 Proxies for SST and SSS; 3.2.2 Reconstructing continental climate using marine archives 3.3 Tropical oceans throughout the Quaternary3.3.1 Glacial-interglacial cycles; 3.3.2 Early Quaternary (the '41-kyr world'); 3.3.3 Mid-Pleistocene Transition; 3.3.4 Late Quaternary (the '100-kyr world'); 3.4 The past 20 000 years; 3.4.1 The Last Glacial Maximum; 3.4.2 Glacial termination: an active role for the tropics?; 3.4.3 History of the equatorial Pacific and the state of ENSO; 3.4.4 The Holocene; 3.5 Outlook; References; CHAPTER 4: Africa; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Potential climate forcing factors; 4.3 Mediterranean North Africa 4.3.1 Contemporary climate and sources of palaeoenvironmental information4.3.2 Longer records; 4.3.3 The Last Glacial Maximum; 4.3.4 The last glacial-interglacial transition; 4.3.5 The Holocene; 4.4 The Sahara and the Sahel; 4.4.1 Contemporary climate and sources of palaeoenvironmental information; 4.4.2 Longer records; 4.4.3 The Last Glacial Maximum; 4.4.4 The last glacial-interglacial transition; 4.4.5 The Holocene; 4.5 Equatorial Africa; 4.5.1 Contemporary climate and sources of palaeoenvironmental information; 4.5.2 Longer records; 4.5.3 The Last Glacial Maximum 4.5.4 The last glacial-interglacial transition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141411403321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2012 | ||
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Quaternary environmental change in the tropics / / edited by Sarah E. Metcalfe and David J. Nash
| Quaternary environmental change in the tropics / / edited by Sarah E. Metcalfe and David J. Nash |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (450 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.6913 |
| Collana | Blackwell Quaternary Geoscience Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleoclimatology - Tropics
Paleoclimatology - Quaternary |
| ISBN |
9786613905666
1-283-59321-1 1-118-33631-3 1-118-33616-X 1-118-33617-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Quaternary Environmental Change in the Tropics; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; I: Global contexts; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; 1.1 Why the tropics matter; 1.1.1 Defining the tropics; 1.1.2 Importance of the tropics; 1.2 Development of ideas; 1.2.1 Early ideas about tropical environmental change; 1.2.2 The twentieth century revolution; 1.2.3 Advances in modelling; 1.3 Establishment of the tropical climate system; 1.4 Drivers of tropical environmental change; 1.5 The tropics as drivers of change; 1.5.1 The tropics and greenhouse gas concentrations
1.5.2 Impacts of low latitude volcanic eruptions1.5.3 Dust emissions from the tropics and subtropics; 1.6 Extra-tropical forcing; 1.7 Organisation of the volume; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 2: Contemporary climate and circulation of the tropics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Diurnal and local processes; 2.3 Planetary context; 2.4 Regional circulation systems; 2.4.1 Jet streams; 2.4.2 Subtropical highs and trade winds; 2.4.3 Equatorial trough zone; 2.4.4 Monsoons; 2.4.5 Equatorial zonal circulations; 2.5 Climatic variability; 2.5.1 Southern Oscillation and El Nino; 2.5.2 Indian Monsoon 2.5.3 Northeast Brazil2.5.4 Sahel; 2.5.5 Timescales of variability; 2.6 Concluding remarks; References; II: Regional environmental change; CHAPTER 3: Tropical oceans; 3.1 Tropical oceans in the global climate system; 3.1.1 Modern climatology; 3.1.2 El Nino-Southern Oscillation and its relatives; 3.1.3 Solar and volcanic radiative forcing of tropical oceans; 3.1.4 Tropical oceans and monsoons; 3.1.5 The tropical oceans as part of the global conveyor belt; 3.2 Reconstructing past ocean conditions; 3.2.1 Proxies for SST and SSS; 3.2.2 Reconstructing continental climate using marine archives 3.3 Tropical oceans throughout the Quaternary3.3.1 Glacial-interglacial cycles; 3.3.2 Early Quaternary (the '41-kyr world'); 3.3.3 Mid-Pleistocene Transition; 3.3.4 Late Quaternary (the '100-kyr world'); 3.4 The past 20 000 years; 3.4.1 The Last Glacial Maximum; 3.4.2 Glacial termination: an active role for the tropics?; 3.4.3 History of the equatorial Pacific and the state of ENSO; 3.4.4 The Holocene; 3.5 Outlook; References; CHAPTER 4: Africa; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Potential climate forcing factors; 4.3 Mediterranean North Africa 4.3.1 Contemporary climate and sources of palaeoenvironmental information4.3.2 Longer records; 4.3.3 The Last Glacial Maximum; 4.3.4 The last glacial-interglacial transition; 4.3.5 The Holocene; 4.4 The Sahara and the Sahel; 4.4.1 Contemporary climate and sources of palaeoenvironmental information; 4.4.2 Longer records; 4.4.3 The Last Glacial Maximum; 4.4.4 The last glacial-interglacial transition; 4.4.5 The Holocene; 4.5 Equatorial Africa; 4.5.1 Contemporary climate and sources of palaeoenvironmental information; 4.5.2 Longer records; 4.5.3 The Last Glacial Maximum 4.5.4 The last glacial-interglacial transition |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827689103321 |
| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2012 | ||
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Quaternary glaciations [[electronic resource] ] : extent and chronology : a closer look / / edited by Jürgen Ehlers, Philip L. Gibbard, Philip D. Hughes
| Quaternary glaciations [[electronic resource] ] : extent and chronology : a closer look / / edited by Jürgen Ehlers, Philip L. Gibbard, Philip D. Hughes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1127 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EhlersJürgen <1948->
GibbardPhilip L <1949-> (Philip Leonard) HughesPhilip D |
| Collana | Developments in Quaternary science |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary
Paleoclimatology - Quaternary Glacial landforms |
| ISBN |
1-283-16437-X
9786613164377 0-444-53537-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: A Closer Look; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. The Digital Maps; 1.3. The Geology; 1.4. Summary; References; Chapter 2: Quaternary Glaciations in Austria; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The Course of the Quaternary; 2.3. The Four Alpine Glaciations; 2.4. Tectonic Activity; 2.5. Development of Glaciers; 2.6. Overdeepened Valleys; 2.7. Last Interglacial-Glacial Cycle; 2.8. Chronology; 2.9. Phase of Ice Decay; 2.10. The Bühl Phase; 2.11. The Steinach Phase; 2.12. The Gschnitz Phase
2.13. Chronology2.14. The Daun Phase; 2.15. The Egesen Phase; References; Chapter 3: The Pleistocene Glaciations in Belarus; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Varyazh Glaciation; 3.3. Narev Glaciation; 3.4. Berezina Glaciation; 3.5. Pripyat ́ Glaciation; 3.6. Poozerian Glaciation; 3.7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Pleistocene Glaciations of Czechia; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Continental Glaciation; 4.3. Elsterian Glaciations; 4.4. Saalian Glaciation; 4.5. Mountain Glaciations; 4.6. Pre-Weichselian Glaciation; 4.7. Weichselian Glaciation; 4.8. Conclusions; References Chapter 5: Pleistocene Glaciations in Denmark: A Closer Look at Chronology, Ice Dynamics and Landforms5.1. Introduction; 5.2. The Pleistocene of Denmark; 5.3. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations; 5.4. The Saalian Glaciation; 5.5. Late Pleistocene Glaciations; 5.6. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: The Glacial History of the British Isles during the Early and Middle Pleistocene: Implications for the long-term...; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Early and Middle Pleistocene Glacial History of the British Isles; 6.3. Discussion; 6.4. Conclusions; References Chapter 7: Pleistocene Glaciation Limits in Great Britain7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Evidence for glaciations; 7.3. The British Pleistocene succession; 7.4. The `traditional model ́ of East Anglian glacial stratigraphy; References; Chapter 8: Pleistocene Glaciations in Estonia; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Early Pleistocene; 8.3. Middle Pleistocene; 8.4. Late Pleistocene; 8.5. Conclusions; References; Chapter 9: The Glaciation of Finland; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations; 9.3. Late Pleistocene Glaciations (ca. 110-11.7ka); References Chapter 10: Quaternary Glaciations in the French Alps and Jura10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations, the External Moraine Complex; 10.3. Late Pleistocene Glaciations, the Internal Moraine Complex; 10.4. Conclusions; References; Chapter 11: Recent Advances in Research on Quaternary Glaciations in the Pyrenees; 11.1. Introduction; 11.2. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations; 11.3. The Last Pleistocene Glacial Cycle (Würmian Stage); 11.4. Conclusions; References; Chapter 12: Late Pleistocene (Würmian) Glaciations of the Caucasus; 12.1. Introduction; 12.2. Methods of Investigation 12.3. Results |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789698203321 |
| Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quaternary glaciations [[electronic resource] ] : extent and chronology : a closer look / / edited by Jürgen Ehlers, Philip L. Gibbard, Philip D. Hughes
| Quaternary glaciations [[electronic resource] ] : extent and chronology : a closer look / / edited by Jürgen Ehlers, Philip L. Gibbard, Philip D. Hughes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1127 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EhlersJürgen <1948->
GibbardPhilip L <1949-> (Philip Leonard) HughesPhilip D |
| Collana | Developments in Quaternary science |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary
Paleoclimatology - Quaternary Glacial landforms |
| ISBN |
1-283-16437-X
9786613164377 0-444-53537-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: A Closer Look; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. The Digital Maps; 1.3. The Geology; 1.4. Summary; References; Chapter 2: Quaternary Glaciations in Austria; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The Course of the Quaternary; 2.3. The Four Alpine Glaciations; 2.4. Tectonic Activity; 2.5. Development of Glaciers; 2.6. Overdeepened Valleys; 2.7. Last Interglacial-Glacial Cycle; 2.8. Chronology; 2.9. Phase of Ice Decay; 2.10. The Bühl Phase; 2.11. The Steinach Phase; 2.12. The Gschnitz Phase
2.13. Chronology2.14. The Daun Phase; 2.15. The Egesen Phase; References; Chapter 3: The Pleistocene Glaciations in Belarus; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Varyazh Glaciation; 3.3. Narev Glaciation; 3.4. Berezina Glaciation; 3.5. Pripyat ́ Glaciation; 3.6. Poozerian Glaciation; 3.7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Pleistocene Glaciations of Czechia; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Continental Glaciation; 4.3. Elsterian Glaciations; 4.4. Saalian Glaciation; 4.5. Mountain Glaciations; 4.6. Pre-Weichselian Glaciation; 4.7. Weichselian Glaciation; 4.8. Conclusions; References Chapter 5: Pleistocene Glaciations in Denmark: A Closer Look at Chronology, Ice Dynamics and Landforms5.1. Introduction; 5.2. The Pleistocene of Denmark; 5.3. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations; 5.4. The Saalian Glaciation; 5.5. Late Pleistocene Glaciations; 5.6. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: The Glacial History of the British Isles during the Early and Middle Pleistocene: Implications for the long-term...; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Early and Middle Pleistocene Glacial History of the British Isles; 6.3. Discussion; 6.4. Conclusions; References Chapter 7: Pleistocene Glaciation Limits in Great Britain7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Evidence for glaciations; 7.3. The British Pleistocene succession; 7.4. The `traditional model ́ of East Anglian glacial stratigraphy; References; Chapter 8: Pleistocene Glaciations in Estonia; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Early Pleistocene; 8.3. Middle Pleistocene; 8.4. Late Pleistocene; 8.5. Conclusions; References; Chapter 9: The Glaciation of Finland; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations; 9.3. Late Pleistocene Glaciations (ca. 110-11.7ka); References Chapter 10: Quaternary Glaciations in the French Alps and Jura10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations, the External Moraine Complex; 10.3. Late Pleistocene Glaciations, the Internal Moraine Complex; 10.4. Conclusions; References; Chapter 11: Recent Advances in Research on Quaternary Glaciations in the Pyrenees; 11.1. Introduction; 11.2. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations; 11.3. The Last Pleistocene Glacial Cycle (Würmian Stage); 11.4. Conclusions; References; Chapter 12: Late Pleistocene (Würmian) Glaciations of the Caucasus; 12.1. Introduction; 12.2. Methods of Investigation 12.3. Results |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814578903321 |
| Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2011 | ||
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Quaternary research in Britain and Ireland : a history based on the activities of the subdepartment of Quaternary Research, University of Cambridge, 1948-1994 / / Richard West
| Quaternary research in Britain and Ireland : a history based on the activities of the subdepartment of Quaternary Research, University of Cambridge, 1948-1994 / / Richard West |
| Autore | West Richard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden : , : Sidestone Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.7/9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleobotany - Quaternary
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary Paleontology - Quaternary Paleoclimatology - Quaternary Archaeological geology - Great Britain - History Geology - Great Britain - History Geology - Ireland - History Archaeology - England - Fens, The |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-8890-258-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface ; The contribution of Clement Reid (1853-1916) to the foundation of Quaternary research; From the early 1900's to 1929; Scandinavia and Britain: two regions, two histories; Developments in Scandinavia; Developments in Britain; Pollen analysis in Britain; The early 1930's; Progress on the Continent; The post-Congress period; Research Committees of the early 1930's; The Fenland Research Committee; Progress in Cambridge; The beginnings; Fenland investigations; Extension of Fenland research; Basic principles ; The expansion of research in Britain; Developments in research to the 1950's
The Devensian late-glacial Man's influence on vegetation history; Interglacials; Establishment of the Sub-department of Quaternary Research; A proposal in 1938; Re-iteration of the proposal in 1943; The General Board's proposal; References; The Subdepartment of Quaternary Research; Introduction; Organisation and people; Organisation; Laboratories; Academic staff; Assistant Staff; Post-Graduate students; Teaching, reference collections, databases, research; Teaching; Colloquia; Reference collections; Databases; Research Research: vegetational history, including palaeoecology and palaeolimnology Vegetational history: Devensian late-glacial and Flandrian; Research: vegetational history of pre-Flandrian temperate stages and cold stages ; Pre-Flandrian temperate stages; Cold stages; Research: geology ; Coring and sediment recognition; Quaternary stratigraphy; Contributions to geology, glacial and fluviatile; Glacial limits; Regional studies; Periglacial phenomena; Changes of relative land/sea level ; Overseas research; Research: faunas and archaeology; Faunas ; Archaeology ; Research: radiocarbon dating Publication of dates Laboratory history; Research activities; Research: mass spectrometry, palaeotemperatures and deep sea sediments ; Establishment of the laboratory; Development ; Subsequent research areas ; Research; TL and ESR dating, palaeomagnetism, dendrochronology and dendroclimatology; Thermoluminescence; ESR dating ; Palaeomagnetism ; Dendrochronology, dendroclimatology; Dissolution, achievements, reflections; Dissolution ; Achievements ; Reflections ; References; A wider view ; Introduction; Aspects of the geology; Stratigraphy: the search for a system; Sediments and structures Periglacial phenomena Palaeopedology; Geology and archaeology; Dating; Aspects of the biology; Developing interest; Palaeoecology and ecology; Pollen analysis; Treatment of data; Macroscopic plant remains; Faunas; Interpretations; Analogues; Processes; The Quaternary community; Quaternary associations, especially the Quaternary Research Association; Quaternary research centres; Research support; Journals; Envoi; References; Appendix A; Graduate students, Sub-department of Quaternary Research; M.Phil. in Quaternary Research; Other graduate students noted in Annual Reports; Appendix B List of researchers |
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| Leiden : , : Sidestone Press, , [2014] | ||
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Quaternary research in Britain and Ireland : a history based on the activities of the subdepartment of Quaternary Research, University of Cambridge, 1948-1994 / / Richard West
| Quaternary research in Britain and Ireland : a history based on the activities of the subdepartment of Quaternary Research, University of Cambridge, 1948-1994 / / Richard West |
| Autore | West Richard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden : , : Sidestone Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.7/9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleobotany - Quaternary
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary Paleontology - Quaternary Paleoclimatology - Quaternary Archaeological geology - Great Britain - History Geology - Great Britain - History Geology - Ireland - History Archaeology - England - Fens, The |
| ISBN | 90-8890-258-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface ; The contribution of Clement Reid (1853-1916) to the foundation of Quaternary research; From the early 1900's to 1929; Scandinavia and Britain: two regions, two histories; Developments in Scandinavia; Developments in Britain; Pollen analysis in Britain; The early 1930's; Progress on the Continent; The post-Congress period; Research Committees of the early 1930's; The Fenland Research Committee; Progress in Cambridge; The beginnings; Fenland investigations; Extension of Fenland research; Basic principles ; The expansion of research in Britain; Developments in research to the 1950's
The Devensian late-glacial Man's influence on vegetation history; Interglacials; Establishment of the Sub-department of Quaternary Research; A proposal in 1938; Re-iteration of the proposal in 1943; The General Board's proposal; References; The Subdepartment of Quaternary Research; Introduction; Organisation and people; Organisation; Laboratories; Academic staff; Assistant Staff; Post-Graduate students; Teaching, reference collections, databases, research; Teaching; Colloquia; Reference collections; Databases; Research Research: vegetational history, including palaeoecology and palaeolimnology Vegetational history: Devensian late-glacial and Flandrian; Research: vegetational history of pre-Flandrian temperate stages and cold stages ; Pre-Flandrian temperate stages; Cold stages; Research: geology ; Coring and sediment recognition; Quaternary stratigraphy; Contributions to geology, glacial and fluviatile; Glacial limits; Regional studies; Periglacial phenomena; Changes of relative land/sea level ; Overseas research; Research: faunas and archaeology; Faunas ; Archaeology ; Research: radiocarbon dating Publication of dates Laboratory history; Research activities; Research: mass spectrometry, palaeotemperatures and deep sea sediments ; Establishment of the laboratory; Development ; Subsequent research areas ; Research; TL and ESR dating, palaeomagnetism, dendrochronology and dendroclimatology; Thermoluminescence; ESR dating ; Palaeomagnetism ; Dendrochronology, dendroclimatology; Dissolution, achievements, reflections; Dissolution ; Achievements ; Reflections ; References; A wider view ; Introduction; Aspects of the geology; Stratigraphy: the search for a system; Sediments and structures Periglacial phenomena Palaeopedology; Geology and archaeology; Dating; Aspects of the biology; Developing interest; Palaeoecology and ecology; Pollen analysis; Treatment of data; Macroscopic plant remains; Faunas; Interpretations; Analogues; Processes; The Quaternary community; Quaternary associations, especially the Quaternary Research Association; Quaternary research centres; Research support; Journals; Envoi; References; Appendix A; Graduate students, Sub-department of Quaternary Research; M.Phil. in Quaternary Research; Other graduate students noted in Annual Reports; Appendix B List of researchers |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788004703321 |
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West Richard
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| Leiden : , : Sidestone Press, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quaternary research in Britain and Ireland : a history based on the activities of the subdepartment of Quaternary Research, University of Cambridge, 1948-1994 / / Richard West
| Quaternary research in Britain and Ireland : a history based on the activities of the subdepartment of Quaternary Research, University of Cambridge, 1948-1994 / / Richard West |
| Autore | West Richard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden : , : Sidestone Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.7/9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleobotany - Quaternary
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary Paleontology - Quaternary Paleoclimatology - Quaternary Archaeological geology - Great Britain - History Geology - Great Britain - History Geology - Ireland - History Archaeology - England - Fens, The |
| ISBN | 90-8890-258-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface ; The contribution of Clement Reid (1853-1916) to the foundation of Quaternary research; From the early 1900's to 1929; Scandinavia and Britain: two regions, two histories; Developments in Scandinavia; Developments in Britain; Pollen analysis in Britain; The early 1930's; Progress on the Continent; The post-Congress period; Research Committees of the early 1930's; The Fenland Research Committee; Progress in Cambridge; The beginnings; Fenland investigations; Extension of Fenland research; Basic principles ; The expansion of research in Britain; Developments in research to the 1950's
The Devensian late-glacial Man's influence on vegetation history; Interglacials; Establishment of the Sub-department of Quaternary Research; A proposal in 1938; Re-iteration of the proposal in 1943; The General Board's proposal; References; The Subdepartment of Quaternary Research; Introduction; Organisation and people; Organisation; Laboratories; Academic staff; Assistant Staff; Post-Graduate students; Teaching, reference collections, databases, research; Teaching; Colloquia; Reference collections; Databases; Research Research: vegetational history, including palaeoecology and palaeolimnology Vegetational history: Devensian late-glacial and Flandrian; Research: vegetational history of pre-Flandrian temperate stages and cold stages ; Pre-Flandrian temperate stages; Cold stages; Research: geology ; Coring and sediment recognition; Quaternary stratigraphy; Contributions to geology, glacial and fluviatile; Glacial limits; Regional studies; Periglacial phenomena; Changes of relative land/sea level ; Overseas research; Research: faunas and archaeology; Faunas ; Archaeology ; Research: radiocarbon dating Publication of dates Laboratory history; Research activities; Research: mass spectrometry, palaeotemperatures and deep sea sediments ; Establishment of the laboratory; Development ; Subsequent research areas ; Research; TL and ESR dating, palaeomagnetism, dendrochronology and dendroclimatology; Thermoluminescence; ESR dating ; Palaeomagnetism ; Dendrochronology, dendroclimatology; Dissolution, achievements, reflections; Dissolution ; Achievements ; Reflections ; References; A wider view ; Introduction; Aspects of the geology; Stratigraphy: the search for a system; Sediments and structures Periglacial phenomena Palaeopedology; Geology and archaeology; Dating; Aspects of the biology; Developing interest; Palaeoecology and ecology; Pollen analysis; Treatment of data; Macroscopic plant remains; Faunas; Interpretations; Analogues; Processes; The Quaternary community; Quaternary associations, especially the Quaternary Research Association; Quaternary research centres; Research support; Journals; Envoi; References; Appendix A; Graduate students, Sub-department of Quaternary Research; M.Phil. in Quaternary Research; Other graduate students noted in Annual Reports; Appendix B List of researchers |
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| Leiden : , : Sidestone Press, , [2014] | ||
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Quaternary science advances
| Quaternary science advances |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Amsterdam], : Elsevier, 2019- |
| Descrizione fisica | Online resource |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary
Paleoecology - Quaternary Paleoclimatology - Quaternary Geology, Stratigraphic Paleoclimatology Paleoecology Quaternary Geologic Period |
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Periodicals
Zeitschrift |
| ISSN | 2666-0334 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996360044203316 |
| [Amsterdam], : Elsevier, 2019- | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Quaternary science advances
| Quaternary science advances |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Amsterdam], : Elsevier, 2019- |
| Descrizione fisica | Online resource |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary
Paleoecology - Quaternary Paleoclimatology - Quaternary Geology, Stratigraphic Paleoclimatology Paleoecology Quaternary Geologic Period |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals
Zeitschrift |
| ISSN | 2666-0334 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910384443703321 |
| [Amsterdam], : Elsevier, 2019- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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