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Earths evolving climate : a geological perspective / / Colin Summerhayes
| Earths evolving climate : a geological perspective / / Colin Summerhayes |
| Autore | Summerhayes C. P. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (413 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.609/01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Atmospheric carbon dioxide
Climatic changes - Research Geological carbon sequestration Paleoclimatology Ice cores |
| ISBN |
1-118-89737-4
1-118-89738-2 1-118-89736-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Author Biography; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; References; Chapter 2 The Great Cooling; 2.1 The Founding Fathers; 2.2 Charles Lyell, 'Father of Palaeoclimatology'; 2.3 Agassiz Discovers the Ice Age; 2.4 Lyell Defends Icebergs; References; Chapter 3 Ice Age Cycles; 3.1 The Astronomical Theory of Climate Change; 3.2 James Croll Develops the Theory; 3.3 Lyell Responds; 3.4 Croll Defends his Position; 3.5 Even More Ancient Ice Ages; 3.6 Not Everyone Agrees; References; Chapter 4 Trace Gases Warm the Planet
4.1 De Saussure's Hot Box4.2 William Herschel's Accidental Discovery; 4.3 Discovering Carbon Dioxide; 4.4 Fourier, the 'Newton of Heat', Discovers the 'Greenhouse Effect'; 4.5 Tyndall Shows How the 'Greenhouse Effect' Works; 4.6 Arrhenius Calculates How CO2 Affects Air Temperature; 4.7 Chamberlin's Theory of Gases and Ice Ages; References; Chapter 5 Moving Continents and Dating Rocks; 5.1 The Continents Drift; 5.2 The Seafloor Spreads; 5.3 The Dating Game; 5.4 Base Maps for Palaeoclimatology; 5.5 The Evolution of the Modern World; References; Chapter 6 Mapping Past Climates 6.1 Climate Indicators6.2 Palaeoclimatologists Get to Work; 6.3 Palaeomagneticians Enter the Field; 6.4 Oxygen Isotopes to the Rescue; 6.5 Cycles and Astronomy; 6.6 Pangaean Palaeoclimates (Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic); 6.7 Post-Break-Up Palaeoclimates (Jurassic, Cretaceous); 6.8 Numerical Models Make their Appearance; 6.9 From Wegener to Barron; References; Chapter 7 Into the Icehouse; 7.1 Climate Clues from the Deep Ocean; 7.2 Palaeoceanography; 7.3 The World's Freezer; 7.4 The Drill Bit Turns; 7.5 Global Cooling; 7.6 Arctic Glaciation; References Chapter 8 The Greenhouse Gas Theory Matures8.1 CO2 in the Atmosphere and Ocean (1930-1955); 8.2 CO2 in the Atmosphere and Ocean (1955-1979); 8.3 CO2 in the Atmosphere and Ocean (1979-1983); 8.4 Biogeochemistry: The Merging of Physics and Biology; 8.5 The Carbon Cycle; 8.6 Oceanic Carbon; 8.7 Measuring CO2 in the Oceans; 8.8 A Growing International Emphasis; 8.9 Reflection on Developments; References; Chapter 9 Measuring and Modelling CO2 Back through Time; 9.1 CO2: The Palaeoclimate Perspective; 9.2 Fossil CO2; 9.3 Measuring CO2 Back through Time; 9.4 Modelling CO2 and Climate 9.5 The Critics GatherReferences; Chapter 10 The Pulse of the Earth; 10.1 Climate Cycles and Tectonic Forces; 10.2 Ocean Chemistry; 10.3 Black Shales; 10.4 Sea Level; 10.5 Biogeochemical Cycles, Gaia and Cybertectonic Earth; 10.6 Meteorite Impacts; 10.7 Massive Volcanic Eruptions; References; Chapter 11 Numerical Climate Models and Case Histories; 11.1 CO2 and General Circulation Models; 11.2 CO2 and Climate in the Early Cenozoic; 11.3 The First Great Ice Sheet; 11.4 Hyperthermal Events; 11.5 Case History: The Palaeocene-Eocene Boundary; 11.6 CO2 and Climate in the Late Cenozoic 11.7 Case History: The Pliocene |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910131542103321 |
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Earths evolving climate : a geological perspective / / Colin Summerhayes
| Earths evolving climate : a geological perspective / / Colin Summerhayes |
| Autore | Summerhayes C. P. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (413 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.609/01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Atmospheric carbon dioxide
Climatic changes - Research Geological carbon sequestration Paleoclimatology Ice cores |
| ISBN |
1-118-89737-4
1-118-89738-2 1-118-89736-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Author Biography; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; References; Chapter 2 The Great Cooling; 2.1 The Founding Fathers; 2.2 Charles Lyell, 'Father of Palaeoclimatology'; 2.3 Agassiz Discovers the Ice Age; 2.4 Lyell Defends Icebergs; References; Chapter 3 Ice Age Cycles; 3.1 The Astronomical Theory of Climate Change; 3.2 James Croll Develops the Theory; 3.3 Lyell Responds; 3.4 Croll Defends his Position; 3.5 Even More Ancient Ice Ages; 3.6 Not Everyone Agrees; References; Chapter 4 Trace Gases Warm the Planet
4.1 De Saussure's Hot Box4.2 William Herschel's Accidental Discovery; 4.3 Discovering Carbon Dioxide; 4.4 Fourier, the 'Newton of Heat', Discovers the 'Greenhouse Effect'; 4.5 Tyndall Shows How the 'Greenhouse Effect' Works; 4.6 Arrhenius Calculates How CO2 Affects Air Temperature; 4.7 Chamberlin's Theory of Gases and Ice Ages; References; Chapter 5 Moving Continents and Dating Rocks; 5.1 The Continents Drift; 5.2 The Seafloor Spreads; 5.3 The Dating Game; 5.4 Base Maps for Palaeoclimatology; 5.5 The Evolution of the Modern World; References; Chapter 6 Mapping Past Climates 6.1 Climate Indicators6.2 Palaeoclimatologists Get to Work; 6.3 Palaeomagneticians Enter the Field; 6.4 Oxygen Isotopes to the Rescue; 6.5 Cycles and Astronomy; 6.6 Pangaean Palaeoclimates (Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic); 6.7 Post-Break-Up Palaeoclimates (Jurassic, Cretaceous); 6.8 Numerical Models Make their Appearance; 6.9 From Wegener to Barron; References; Chapter 7 Into the Icehouse; 7.1 Climate Clues from the Deep Ocean; 7.2 Palaeoceanography; 7.3 The World's Freezer; 7.4 The Drill Bit Turns; 7.5 Global Cooling; 7.6 Arctic Glaciation; References Chapter 8 The Greenhouse Gas Theory Matures8.1 CO2 in the Atmosphere and Ocean (1930-1955); 8.2 CO2 in the Atmosphere and Ocean (1955-1979); 8.3 CO2 in the Atmosphere and Ocean (1979-1983); 8.4 Biogeochemistry: The Merging of Physics and Biology; 8.5 The Carbon Cycle; 8.6 Oceanic Carbon; 8.7 Measuring CO2 in the Oceans; 8.8 A Growing International Emphasis; 8.9 Reflection on Developments; References; Chapter 9 Measuring and Modelling CO2 Back through Time; 9.1 CO2: The Palaeoclimate Perspective; 9.2 Fossil CO2; 9.3 Measuring CO2 Back through Time; 9.4 Modelling CO2 and Climate 9.5 The Critics GatherReferences; Chapter 10 The Pulse of the Earth; 10.1 Climate Cycles and Tectonic Forces; 10.2 Ocean Chemistry; 10.3 Black Shales; 10.4 Sea Level; 10.5 Biogeochemical Cycles, Gaia and Cybertectonic Earth; 10.6 Meteorite Impacts; 10.7 Massive Volcanic Eruptions; References; Chapter 11 Numerical Climate Models and Case Histories; 11.1 CO2 and General Circulation Models; 11.2 CO2 and Climate in the Early Cenozoic; 11.3 The First Great Ice Sheet; 11.4 Hyperthermal Events; 11.5 Case History: The Palaeocene-Eocene Boundary; 11.6 CO2 and Climate in the Late Cenozoic 11.7 Case History: The Pliocene |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814519503321 |
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Summerhayes C. P.
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Paleoclimatology : reconstructing climates of the quaternary / / by Raymond S. Bradley
| Paleoclimatology : reconstructing climates of the quaternary / / by Raymond S. Bradley |
| Autore | Bradley Raymond S. <1948-> |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 675 pages ) : illustrations, maps (some color) ; |
| Disciplina | 551.609/01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleoclimatology - Quaternary
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-12-386995-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
; Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Sources of Paleoclimatic Information -- Levels of Paleoclimatic Analysis -- Modeling in Paleoclimatic Research -- The Nature of Climate and Climatic Variation -- The Climate System -- Feedback Mechanisms -- Energy Balance of the Earth and Its Atmosphere -- Timescales of Climatic Variation -- Variations of the Earth's Orbital Parameters -- Solar Forcing -- Volcanic Forcing -- Introduction and Overview -- Radioisotopic Methods -- Radiocarbon Dating -- Potassium-Argon Dating (40K/40Ar) -- Uranium-Series Dating -- Luminescence Dating: Principles and Applications -- Surface Exposure Dating -- Fission-Track Dating -- Paleomagnetism -- The Earth's Magnetic Field -- Magnetization of Rocks and Sediments -- The Paleomagnetic Timescale -- Geomagnetic Excursions -- Relative Paleointensity Variations -- Secular Variations of the Earth's Magnetic Field -- Dating Methods Involving Chemical Changes
Amino Acid Dating -- Obsidian Hydration Dating -- Tephrochronology -- Biological Dating Methods -- Lichenometry -- Dendrochronology -- Introduction -- Stable Isotope Analysis -- Stable Isotopes in Water: Measurement and Standardization -- Oxygen-18 Concentration in Atmospheric Precipitation -- Factors Affecting the Stable Isotope Record in Ice Cores -- Deuterium Excess -- Dating Ice Cores -- Radioisotopic Methods -- Seasonal Variations and Episodic Events -- Theoretical Models -- Chronostratigraphic Correlations -- Paleoclimatic Reconstruction from Ice Cores -- Ice-Core Records from Greenland -- Ice-Core Records from Antarctica -- Past Atmospheric Composition from Polar Ice Cores -- Greenhouse Gas Records in Ice Cores -- Ice-Core Records from Low Latitudes -- Introduction -- Paleoclimatic Information from Biological Material in Ocean Cores -- Oxygen Isotope Studies of Calcareous Marine Fauna -- Isotopic Composition of the Oceans -- Oxygen Isotope Stratigraphy -- Orbital Tuning -- Orbital Forcing: Evidence from the Marine Record Speleothems as Indicators of Sea-Level Variations -- Sedimentology and Inorganic Geochemistry -- Varves -- Pollen, Macrofossils, and Phytoliths -- Ostracods -- Diatoms -- Stable Isotopes -- Organic Biomarkers -- Introduction -- Periglacial Features -- Snowlines and Glaciation Thresholds -- The Climatic and Paleoclimatic Interpretation of Snowlines and ELAs -- The Age of Former Snowlines -- Mountain Glacier Fluctuations -- Evidence of Glacier Fluctuations -- The Record of Glacier Front Positions -- Lake-level Fluctuations -- Hydrologic Balance Models -- Hydrologic-Energy Balance Models -- Regional Patterns of Lake-Level Fluctuations -- Introduction -- Insects -- Paleoclimatic Reconstructions Based on Fossil Coleoptera -- Paleoclimatic Reconstruction Based on Aquatic Insects -- Former Vegetation Distribution from Plant Macrofossils -- Arctic Tree Line Fluctuations -- Alpine Tree Line Fluctuations -- Lower Tree Line Fluctuations and Rodent Middens -- Peat -- Introduction -- The Basis of Pollen Analysis Pollen Grain Characteristics -- Pollen Productivity and Dispersal: The Pollen Rain -- Sources of Fossil Pollen -- Preparation of the Samples -- Pollen Analysis of a Site: The Pollen Diagram -- Zonation of the Pollen Diagram -- Pollen Rain as a Representation of Vegetation Composition and Climate -- Maps of Modern Pollen Data -- Mapping Vegetation Change: Isopolls and Isochrones -- How Rapidly Does Vegetation Respond to Changes in Climate? -- Quantitative Paleoclimatic Reconstructions Based on Pollen Analysis -- Paleoclimatic Reconstruction from Long Quaternary Pollen Records -- Europe -- Sabana de Bogota, Colombia -- Central American Lowlands -- Amazonia -- Equatorial and Sub-Saharan Africa -- Northeastern Siberia -- Introduction -- Fundamentals of Dendroclimatology -- Sample Selection -- Cross Dating -- Standardization of Ring-Width Data -- Divergence -- Calibration of Tree-Ring Data -- Verification of Climatic Reconstructions -- Dendroclimatic Reconstructions -- Reconstructions of Temperatures over the Northern Hemisphere |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464864803321 |
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Bradley Raymond S. <1948->
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| Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Paleoclimatology : reconstructing climates of the quaternary / / by Raymond S. Bradley
| Paleoclimatology : reconstructing climates of the quaternary / / by Raymond S. Bradley |
| Autore | Bradley Raymond S. <1948-> |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 675 pages ) : illustrations, maps (some color) ; |
| Disciplina | 551.609/01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleoclimatology - Quaternary
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary |
| ISBN | 0-12-386995-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
; Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Sources of Paleoclimatic Information -- Levels of Paleoclimatic Analysis -- Modeling in Paleoclimatic Research -- The Nature of Climate and Climatic Variation -- The Climate System -- Feedback Mechanisms -- Energy Balance of the Earth and Its Atmosphere -- Timescales of Climatic Variation -- Variations of the Earth's Orbital Parameters -- Solar Forcing -- Volcanic Forcing -- Introduction and Overview -- Radioisotopic Methods -- Radiocarbon Dating -- Potassium-Argon Dating (40K/40Ar) -- Uranium-Series Dating -- Luminescence Dating: Principles and Applications -- Surface Exposure Dating -- Fission-Track Dating -- Paleomagnetism -- The Earth's Magnetic Field -- Magnetization of Rocks and Sediments -- The Paleomagnetic Timescale -- Geomagnetic Excursions -- Relative Paleointensity Variations -- Secular Variations of the Earth's Magnetic Field -- Dating Methods Involving Chemical Changes
Amino Acid Dating -- Obsidian Hydration Dating -- Tephrochronology -- Biological Dating Methods -- Lichenometry -- Dendrochronology -- Introduction -- Stable Isotope Analysis -- Stable Isotopes in Water: Measurement and Standardization -- Oxygen-18 Concentration in Atmospheric Precipitation -- Factors Affecting the Stable Isotope Record in Ice Cores -- Deuterium Excess -- Dating Ice Cores -- Radioisotopic Methods -- Seasonal Variations and Episodic Events -- Theoretical Models -- Chronostratigraphic Correlations -- Paleoclimatic Reconstruction from Ice Cores -- Ice-Core Records from Greenland -- Ice-Core Records from Antarctica -- Past Atmospheric Composition from Polar Ice Cores -- Greenhouse Gas Records in Ice Cores -- Ice-Core Records from Low Latitudes -- Introduction -- Paleoclimatic Information from Biological Material in Ocean Cores -- Oxygen Isotope Studies of Calcareous Marine Fauna -- Isotopic Composition of the Oceans -- Oxygen Isotope Stratigraphy -- Orbital Tuning -- Orbital Forcing: Evidence from the Marine Record Speleothems as Indicators of Sea-Level Variations -- Sedimentology and Inorganic Geochemistry -- Varves -- Pollen, Macrofossils, and Phytoliths -- Ostracods -- Diatoms -- Stable Isotopes -- Organic Biomarkers -- Introduction -- Periglacial Features -- Snowlines and Glaciation Thresholds -- The Climatic and Paleoclimatic Interpretation of Snowlines and ELAs -- The Age of Former Snowlines -- Mountain Glacier Fluctuations -- Evidence of Glacier Fluctuations -- The Record of Glacier Front Positions -- Lake-level Fluctuations -- Hydrologic Balance Models -- Hydrologic-Energy Balance Models -- Regional Patterns of Lake-Level Fluctuations -- Introduction -- Insects -- Paleoclimatic Reconstructions Based on Fossil Coleoptera -- Paleoclimatic Reconstruction Based on Aquatic Insects -- Former Vegetation Distribution from Plant Macrofossils -- Arctic Tree Line Fluctuations -- Alpine Tree Line Fluctuations -- Lower Tree Line Fluctuations and Rodent Middens -- Peat -- Introduction -- The Basis of Pollen Analysis Pollen Grain Characteristics -- Pollen Productivity and Dispersal: The Pollen Rain -- Sources of Fossil Pollen -- Preparation of the Samples -- Pollen Analysis of a Site: The Pollen Diagram -- Zonation of the Pollen Diagram -- Pollen Rain as a Representation of Vegetation Composition and Climate -- Maps of Modern Pollen Data -- Mapping Vegetation Change: Isopolls and Isochrones -- How Rapidly Does Vegetation Respond to Changes in Climate? -- Quantitative Paleoclimatic Reconstructions Based on Pollen Analysis -- Paleoclimatic Reconstruction from Long Quaternary Pollen Records -- Europe -- Sabana de Bogota, Colombia -- Central American Lowlands -- Amazonia -- Equatorial and Sub-Saharan Africa -- Northeastern Siberia -- Introduction -- Fundamentals of Dendroclimatology -- Sample Selection -- Cross Dating -- Standardization of Ring-Width Data -- Divergence -- Calibration of Tree-Ring Data -- Verification of Climatic Reconstructions -- Dendroclimatic Reconstructions -- Reconstructions of Temperatures over the Northern Hemisphere |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789040103321 |
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Bradley Raymond S. <1948->
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| Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Paleoclimatology : reconstructing climates of the quaternary / / by Raymond S. Bradley
| Paleoclimatology : reconstructing climates of the quaternary / / by Raymond S. Bradley |
| Autore | Bradley Raymond S. <1948-> |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 675 pages ) : illustrations, maps (some color) ; |
| Disciplina | 551.609/01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleoclimatology - Quaternary
Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary |
| ISBN | 0-12-386995-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
; Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Sources of Paleoclimatic Information -- Levels of Paleoclimatic Analysis -- Modeling in Paleoclimatic Research -- The Nature of Climate and Climatic Variation -- The Climate System -- Feedback Mechanisms -- Energy Balance of the Earth and Its Atmosphere -- Timescales of Climatic Variation -- Variations of the Earth's Orbital Parameters -- Solar Forcing -- Volcanic Forcing -- Introduction and Overview -- Radioisotopic Methods -- Radiocarbon Dating -- Potassium-Argon Dating (40K/40Ar) -- Uranium-Series Dating -- Luminescence Dating: Principles and Applications -- Surface Exposure Dating -- Fission-Track Dating -- Paleomagnetism -- The Earth's Magnetic Field -- Magnetization of Rocks and Sediments -- The Paleomagnetic Timescale -- Geomagnetic Excursions -- Relative Paleointensity Variations -- Secular Variations of the Earth's Magnetic Field -- Dating Methods Involving Chemical Changes
Amino Acid Dating -- Obsidian Hydration Dating -- Tephrochronology -- Biological Dating Methods -- Lichenometry -- Dendrochronology -- Introduction -- Stable Isotope Analysis -- Stable Isotopes in Water: Measurement and Standardization -- Oxygen-18 Concentration in Atmospheric Precipitation -- Factors Affecting the Stable Isotope Record in Ice Cores -- Deuterium Excess -- Dating Ice Cores -- Radioisotopic Methods -- Seasonal Variations and Episodic Events -- Theoretical Models -- Chronostratigraphic Correlations -- Paleoclimatic Reconstruction from Ice Cores -- Ice-Core Records from Greenland -- Ice-Core Records from Antarctica -- Past Atmospheric Composition from Polar Ice Cores -- Greenhouse Gas Records in Ice Cores -- Ice-Core Records from Low Latitudes -- Introduction -- Paleoclimatic Information from Biological Material in Ocean Cores -- Oxygen Isotope Studies of Calcareous Marine Fauna -- Isotopic Composition of the Oceans -- Oxygen Isotope Stratigraphy -- Orbital Tuning -- Orbital Forcing: Evidence from the Marine Record Speleothems as Indicators of Sea-Level Variations -- Sedimentology and Inorganic Geochemistry -- Varves -- Pollen, Macrofossils, and Phytoliths -- Ostracods -- Diatoms -- Stable Isotopes -- Organic Biomarkers -- Introduction -- Periglacial Features -- Snowlines and Glaciation Thresholds -- The Climatic and Paleoclimatic Interpretation of Snowlines and ELAs -- The Age of Former Snowlines -- Mountain Glacier Fluctuations -- Evidence of Glacier Fluctuations -- The Record of Glacier Front Positions -- Lake-level Fluctuations -- Hydrologic Balance Models -- Hydrologic-Energy Balance Models -- Regional Patterns of Lake-Level Fluctuations -- Introduction -- Insects -- Paleoclimatic Reconstructions Based on Fossil Coleoptera -- Paleoclimatic Reconstruction Based on Aquatic Insects -- Former Vegetation Distribution from Plant Macrofossils -- Arctic Tree Line Fluctuations -- Alpine Tree Line Fluctuations -- Lower Tree Line Fluctuations and Rodent Middens -- Peat -- Introduction -- The Basis of Pollen Analysis Pollen Grain Characteristics -- Pollen Productivity and Dispersal: The Pollen Rain -- Sources of Fossil Pollen -- Preparation of the Samples -- Pollen Analysis of a Site: The Pollen Diagram -- Zonation of the Pollen Diagram -- Pollen Rain as a Representation of Vegetation Composition and Climate -- Maps of Modern Pollen Data -- Mapping Vegetation Change: Isopolls and Isochrones -- How Rapidly Does Vegetation Respond to Changes in Climate? -- Quantitative Paleoclimatic Reconstructions Based on Pollen Analysis -- Paleoclimatic Reconstruction from Long Quaternary Pollen Records -- Europe -- Sabana de Bogota, Colombia -- Central American Lowlands -- Amazonia -- Equatorial and Sub-Saharan Africa -- Northeastern Siberia -- Introduction -- Fundamentals of Dendroclimatology -- Sample Selection -- Cross Dating -- Standardization of Ring-Width Data -- Divergence -- Calibration of Tree-Ring Data -- Verification of Climatic Reconstructions -- Dendroclimatic Reconstructions -- Reconstructions of Temperatures over the Northern Hemisphere |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823457403321 |
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Bradley Raymond S. <1948->
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| Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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