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After the Australopithecines : stratigraphy, ecology, and culture change in the Middle Pleistocene / / editors, Karl W. Butzer, Glynn LL. Isaac ; assisted by Elizabeth Butzer, Barbara Isaac
| After the Australopithecines : stratigraphy, ecology, and culture change in the Middle Pleistocene / / editors, Karl W. Butzer, Glynn LL. Isaac ; assisted by Elizabeth Butzer, Barbara Isaac |
| Edizione | [Reprint 2011] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | The Hague : , : Mouton, , [1975] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (947 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 551.7/92 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ButzerKarl W
IsaacGlynn Llywelyn <1937-1985.> |
| Collana | World Anthropology |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene
Paleontology - Pleistocene |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 3-11-087883-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- The Stratigraphic Record of Deep-Sea Cores and Its Implications for the Assessment of Glacials, Interglacials, Stadials, and Interstadials in the Mid-Pleistocene / SHACKLETON, N. J. -- Pleistocene Littoral-Sedimentary Cycles of the Mediterranean Basin: A Mallorquin View / BUTZER, KARL W. -- The Contribution of the Volcanic Massif Central of France to European Quaternary Chronology / BOUT, PIERRE -- Loess Stratigraphy of Central Europe / KUKLA, GEORGE J. -- The Mid-Pleistocene of the Rhine Basin / BRUNNACKER, KARL -- Middle Pleistocene Sedimentary Sequences in East Anglia (United Kingdom) / GLADFELTER, BRUCE G. -- The Correlation and Duration of Middle Pleistocene Interglacial Periods in Northwest Europe / TURNER, CHARLES -- The Macro- faunas of Continental Europe During the Middle Pleistocene: Stratigraphic Sequence and Problems of Intercorrelation / KAHLKE, H. D. -- Mid-Pleistocene Microfaunas of Continental Europe and Adjoining Areas / JÁNOSSY, DÉNES -- The Mammalian Faunas and Hominid Fossils of the Middle Pleistocene of the Maghreb / JAEGER, JEAN-JACQUES -- Pleistocene Faunal Evolution in Africa and Eurasia / MAGLIO, VINCENT J. -- Cultural Patterns in the Olduvai Sequence / LEAKEY, M. D. -- Stratigraphy and Cultural Patterns in East Africa During the Middle Ranges of Pleistocene Time / ISAAC, GLYNN LL. -- Demography, Subsistence, and Culture During the Acheulian in Southern Africa / DEACON, H. J. -- Archeological Occurrences in the Middle Pleistocene of Israel / BAR-YOSEF, OFER -- A Comparison of the Late Acheulian Industries of Africa and the Middle East / CLARK, J. DESMOND -- Acheulean Sites and Stratigraphy in Iberia and the Maghreb / FREEMAN, L. G. -- Cultural Evolution in France in its Paleoecological Setting During the Middle Pleistocene / LUMLEY, HENRY DE -- Middle Pleistocene Hominids / PILBEAM, D. R. -- Geological and Ecological Perspectives on the Middle Pleistocene / BUTZER, KARL W. -- Sorting out the Muddle in the Middle: An Anthropologist's Post-Conference Appraisal / ISAAC, GLYNN LL. -- Correlation Charts Compiled at the Symposium APPENDIX 1 -- Delimitation of the Geologic Time Term "Middle Pleistocene" APPENDIX 2 -- Biographical Notes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464150303321 |
| The Hague : , : Mouton, , [1975] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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After the Australopithecines : stratigraphy, ecology, and culture change in the Middle Pleistocene / / editors, Karl W. Butzer, Glynn LL. Isaac ; assisted by Elizabeth Butzer, Barbara Isaac
| After the Australopithecines : stratigraphy, ecology, and culture change in the Middle Pleistocene / / editors, Karl W. Butzer, Glynn LL. Isaac ; assisted by Elizabeth Butzer, Barbara Isaac |
| Edizione | [Reprint 2011] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | The Hague : , : Mouton, , [1975] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (947 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 551.7/92 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ButzerKarl W
IsaacGlynn Llywelyn <1937-1985.> |
| Collana | World Anthropology |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene
Paleontology - Pleistocene |
| ISBN | 3-11-087883-6 |
| Classificazione | RB 10153 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- The Stratigraphic Record of Deep-Sea Cores and Its Implications for the Assessment of Glacials, Interglacials, Stadials, and Interstadials in the Mid-Pleistocene / SHACKLETON, N. J. -- Pleistocene Littoral-Sedimentary Cycles of the Mediterranean Basin: A Mallorquin View / BUTZER, KARL W. -- The Contribution of the Volcanic Massif Central of France to European Quaternary Chronology / BOUT, PIERRE -- Loess Stratigraphy of Central Europe / KUKLA, GEORGE J. -- The Mid-Pleistocene of the Rhine Basin / BRUNNACKER, KARL -- Middle Pleistocene Sedimentary Sequences in East Anglia (United Kingdom) / GLADFELTER, BRUCE G. -- The Correlation and Duration of Middle Pleistocene Interglacial Periods in Northwest Europe / TURNER, CHARLES -- The Macro- faunas of Continental Europe During the Middle Pleistocene: Stratigraphic Sequence and Problems of Intercorrelation / KAHLKE, H. D. -- Mid-Pleistocene Microfaunas of Continental Europe and Adjoining Areas / JÁNOSSY, DÉNES -- The Mammalian Faunas and Hominid Fossils of the Middle Pleistocene of the Maghreb / JAEGER, JEAN-JACQUES -- Pleistocene Faunal Evolution in Africa and Eurasia / MAGLIO, VINCENT J. -- Cultural Patterns in the Olduvai Sequence / LEAKEY, M. D. -- Stratigraphy and Cultural Patterns in East Africa During the Middle Ranges of Pleistocene Time / ISAAC, GLYNN LL. -- Demography, Subsistence, and Culture During the Acheulian in Southern Africa / DEACON, H. J. -- Archeological Occurrences in the Middle Pleistocene of Israel / BAR-YOSEF, OFER -- A Comparison of the Late Acheulian Industries of Africa and the Middle East / CLARK, J. DESMOND -- Acheulean Sites and Stratigraphy in Iberia and the Maghreb / FREEMAN, L. G. -- Cultural Evolution in France in its Paleoecological Setting During the Middle Pleistocene / LUMLEY, HENRY DE -- Middle Pleistocene Hominids / PILBEAM, D. R. -- Geological and Ecological Perspectives on the Middle Pleistocene / BUTZER, KARL W. -- Sorting out the Muddle in the Middle: An Anthropologist's Post-Conference Appraisal / ISAAC, GLYNN LL. -- Correlation Charts Compiled at the Symposium APPENDIX 1 -- Delimitation of the Geologic Time Term "Middle Pleistocene" APPENDIX 2 -- Biographical Notes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789101303321 |
| The Hague : , : Mouton, , [1975] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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After the Australopithecines : stratigraphy, ecology, and culture change in the Middle Pleistocene / / editors, Karl W. Butzer, Glynn LL. Isaac ; assisted by Elizabeth Butzer, Barbara Isaac
| After the Australopithecines : stratigraphy, ecology, and culture change in the Middle Pleistocene / / editors, Karl W. Butzer, Glynn LL. Isaac ; assisted by Elizabeth Butzer, Barbara Isaac |
| Edizione | [Reprint 2011] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | The Hague : , : Mouton, , [1975] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (947 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 551.7/92 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ButzerKarl W
IsaacGlynn Llywelyn <1937-1985.> |
| Collana | World Anthropology |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene
Paleontology - Pleistocene |
| ISBN | 3-11-087883-6 |
| Classificazione | RB 10153 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- The Stratigraphic Record of Deep-Sea Cores and Its Implications for the Assessment of Glacials, Interglacials, Stadials, and Interstadials in the Mid-Pleistocene / SHACKLETON, N. J. -- Pleistocene Littoral-Sedimentary Cycles of the Mediterranean Basin: A Mallorquin View / BUTZER, KARL W. -- The Contribution of the Volcanic Massif Central of France to European Quaternary Chronology / BOUT, PIERRE -- Loess Stratigraphy of Central Europe / KUKLA, GEORGE J. -- The Mid-Pleistocene of the Rhine Basin / BRUNNACKER, KARL -- Middle Pleistocene Sedimentary Sequences in East Anglia (United Kingdom) / GLADFELTER, BRUCE G. -- The Correlation and Duration of Middle Pleistocene Interglacial Periods in Northwest Europe / TURNER, CHARLES -- The Macro- faunas of Continental Europe During the Middle Pleistocene: Stratigraphic Sequence and Problems of Intercorrelation / KAHLKE, H. D. -- Mid-Pleistocene Microfaunas of Continental Europe and Adjoining Areas / JÁNOSSY, DÉNES -- The Mammalian Faunas and Hominid Fossils of the Middle Pleistocene of the Maghreb / JAEGER, JEAN-JACQUES -- Pleistocene Faunal Evolution in Africa and Eurasia / MAGLIO, VINCENT J. -- Cultural Patterns in the Olduvai Sequence / LEAKEY, M. D. -- Stratigraphy and Cultural Patterns in East Africa During the Middle Ranges of Pleistocene Time / ISAAC, GLYNN LL. -- Demography, Subsistence, and Culture During the Acheulian in Southern Africa / DEACON, H. J. -- Archeological Occurrences in the Middle Pleistocene of Israel / BAR-YOSEF, OFER -- A Comparison of the Late Acheulian Industries of Africa and the Middle East / CLARK, J. DESMOND -- Acheulean Sites and Stratigraphy in Iberia and the Maghreb / FREEMAN, L. G. -- Cultural Evolution in France in its Paleoecological Setting During the Middle Pleistocene / LUMLEY, HENRY DE -- Middle Pleistocene Hominids / PILBEAM, D. R. -- Geological and Ecological Perspectives on the Middle Pleistocene / BUTZER, KARL W. -- Sorting out the Muddle in the Middle: An Anthropologist's Post-Conference Appraisal / ISAAC, GLYNN LL. -- Correlation Charts Compiled at the Symposium APPENDIX 1 -- Delimitation of the Geologic Time Term "Middle Pleistocene" APPENDIX 2 -- Biographical Notes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815875903321 |
| The Hague : , : Mouton, , [1975] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Discovering the ice ages [[electronic resource] ] : international reception and consequences for a historical understanding of climate / / by Tobias Krüger ; translated by Ann M. Hentschel
| Discovering the ice ages [[electronic resource] ] : international reception and consequences for a historical understanding of climate / / by Tobias Krüger ; translated by Ann M. Hentschel |
| Autore | Krüger Tobias <1976-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, : Brill, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (554 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.7/92 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HentschelAnn |
| Collana | History of science and medicine library |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene
Glacial epoch Geology - History Climatology - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-04-24170-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- How Erratic Blocks Caught the Eye of Science -- Glacier Advances and Icy Theories : 1810-1830 -- Glacier and Ice-Age Theories in the First Half of the 1830's -- The Grand Synthesis -- International Reception of Glacial Theory -- The Search for Causes of the Ice Ages -- Conclusions. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452633503321 |
Krüger Tobias <1976->
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| Leiden, : Brill, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Discovering the ice ages [[electronic resource] ] : international reception and consequences for a historical understanding of climate / / by Tobias Krüger ; translated by Ann M. Hentschel
| Discovering the ice ages [[electronic resource] ] : international reception and consequences for a historical understanding of climate / / by Tobias Krüger ; translated by Ann M. Hentschel |
| Autore | Krüger Tobias <1976-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, : Brill, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (554 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.7/92 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HentschelAnn |
| Collana | History of science and medicine library |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene
Glacial epoch Geology - History Climatology - History |
| ISBN | 90-04-24170-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- How Erratic Blocks Caught the Eye of Science -- Glacier Advances and Icy Theories : 1810-1830 -- Glacier and Ice-Age Theories in the First Half of the 1830's -- The Grand Synthesis -- International Reception of Glacial Theory -- The Search for Causes of the Ice Ages -- Conclusions. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779749703321 |
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Krüger Tobias <1976->
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| Leiden, : Brill, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Discovering the ice ages [[electronic resource] ] : international reception and consequences for a historical understanding of climate / / by Tobias Krüger ; translated by Ann M. Hentschel
| Discovering the ice ages [[electronic resource] ] : international reception and consequences for a historical understanding of climate / / by Tobias Krüger ; translated by Ann M. Hentschel |
| Autore | Krüger Tobias <1976-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, : Brill, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (554 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.7/92 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HentschelAnn |
| Collana | History of science and medicine library |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene
Glacial epoch Geology - History Climatology - History |
| ISBN | 90-04-24170-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- How Erratic Blocks Caught the Eye of Science -- Glacier Advances and Icy Theories : 1810-1830 -- Glacier and Ice-Age Theories in the First Half of the 1830's -- The Grand Synthesis -- International Reception of Glacial Theory -- The Search for Causes of the Ice Ages -- Conclusions. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824591703321 |
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| Leiden, : Brill, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Ice Age
| The Ice Age |
| Autore | Ehlers Jürgen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (412 pages) |
| Disciplina | 551.7/92 |
| ISBN |
9783662645901
9783662645895 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910588589503321 |
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| Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, , 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Ice Age
| The Ice Age |
| Autore | Ehlers Jürgen |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (786 pages) |
| Disciplina | 551.7/92 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HughesPhilip
GibbardPhilip L EhlersJürgen |
| Soggetto topico | Ice sheets |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118507773
9781118507810 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Companion Website -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 In the Beginning was the Great Flood -- 1.2 The Ice Ages of the Earth -- 1.3 Causes of an Ice Age -- Chapter 2 The Course of the Ice Age -- 2.1 When did the Quaternary Period Begin? -- 2.2 What's in Stratigraphy? -- 2.3 Traces in the Deep Sea -- 2.4 Systematics of the Ice Age -- 2.5 Günz, Mindel, Riss and Würm: Do They Still Apply? -- 2.6 Northern Germany and Adjacent Areas -- 2.7 The British Pleistocene Succession -- 2.8 Quaternary History of North America -- 2.9 The Course of the Ice Ages: A Global View -- Chapter 3 Ice and Water -- 3.1 The Origin of Glaciers -- 3.2 Recent Glaciers: Small and Large -- 3.3 Dynamics of Ice Sheets -- 3.4 Meltwater -- Chapter 4 Till and Moraines: The Traces of Glaciers -- 4.1 Till -- 4.2 Moraines -- Chapter 5 Meltwater: From Moulins to the Urstromtal -- 5.1 Fjords, Channels and Eskers -- 5.2 Outwash Plains and Gravel Terraces -- 5.3 Ice-dammed Lakes -- 5.4 Kames: Deposits at the Ice Margin -- 5.5 Urstromtäler -- Chapter 6 Maps: Where Are We? -- 6.1 Digital Maps -- 6.2 Satellite Images: Basic Data for Ice-Age Research -- 6.3 Projections and Ellipsoids -- Chapter 7 Extent of the Glaciers -- 7.1 Exploring the Arctic by Airship -- 7.2 Glaciers in the Barents Sea -- 7.3 Isostasy and Eustasy -- 7.4 Ice in Siberia? -- 7.5 Asia: The Mystery of Tibet -- 7.6 South America: Volcanoes and Glaciers -- 7.7 Mediterranean Glaciations -- 7.8 Were Africa, Australia and Oceania Glaciated? -- 7.9 Antarctica: Eternal Ice? -- Chapter 8 Ice in the Ground: The Periglacial Areas -- 8.1 Definition and Distribution -- 8.2 Extent of Frozen Ground during the Pleistocene -- 8.3 Frost Weathering -- 8.4 Cryoplanation -- 8.5 Rock Glaciers: Glaciers (Almost) Without Ice -- 8.6 Involutions.
8.7 Solifluction -- 8.8 Periglacial Soil Stripes -- 8.9 Frost Cracks and Ice Wedges -- 8.10 Pingos, Palsas and other Frost Phenomena -- Chapter 9 Hippos in the Thames: The Warm Stages -- 9.1 Tar Pits of Evidence -- 9.2 Development of Fauna -- 9.3 Development of Vegetation -- 9.4 Weathering and Soil Formation -- 9.5 Water in the Desert: The Shifting of Climate Zones -- 9.6 Changes in the Rainforest -- Chapter 10 The Course of Deglaciation -- 10.1 Contribution to Landforms -- 10.2 Ice Decay -- 10.3 The Origin of Kettle Holes -- 10.4 Pressure Release -- 10.5 A Sudden Transition? -- 10.6 The Little Ice Age -- Chapter 11 Wind, Sand and Stones: Aeolian Processes -- 11.1 Dunes -- 11.2 Aeolian Sand -- 11.3 Loess -- Chapter 12 What Happened to the Rivers? -- 12.1 River Processes and Landforms -- 12.2 Dry Valleys -- 12.3 The Rhine: Influences of Alpine and Nordic Ice -- 12.4 The Elbe: Once Flowed to the Baltic Sea -- 12.5 The Thames: Influence of British Ice -- Chapter 13 North and Baltic Seas during the Ice Age -- 13.1 Development of the North Sea -- 13.2 Development of the Baltic Sea -- Chapter 14 Climate Models and Reconstructions -- 14.1 Ice Cores -- 14.2 The Marine Circulation -- 14.3 Modelling the Last Ice Sheets -- 14.4 Modelling Glaciers and Climate -- Chapter 15 Human Interference -- 15.1 Out of Africa: Humans Spread Out -- 15.2 Neanderthals and Homo sapiens -- 15.3 The Middle Stone Age -- 15.4 The Neolithic Period: The Beginning of Agriculture -- 15.5 Bronze and Iron -- 15.6 The Romans -- 15.7 Middle Ages -- 15.8 Recent Land Grab -- 15.9 Drying Lakes, Melting Glaciers and other Problems -- 15.10 The Anthropocene: Defining the Human Age? -- References -- Index -- EULA. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795812403321 |
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Ehlers Jürgen
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| New York : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Ice Age
| The Ice Age |
| Autore | Ehlers Jürgen |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (786 pages) |
| Disciplina | 551.7/92 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HughesPhilip
GibbardPhilip L EhlersJürgen |
| Soggetto topico | Ice sheets |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118507773
9781118507810 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Companion Website -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 In the Beginning was the Great Flood -- 1.2 The Ice Ages of the Earth -- 1.3 Causes of an Ice Age -- Chapter 2 The Course of the Ice Age -- 2.1 When did the Quaternary Period Begin? -- 2.2 What's in Stratigraphy? -- 2.3 Traces in the Deep Sea -- 2.4 Systematics of the Ice Age -- 2.5 Günz, Mindel, Riss and Würm: Do They Still Apply? -- 2.6 Northern Germany and Adjacent Areas -- 2.7 The British Pleistocene Succession -- 2.8 Quaternary History of North America -- 2.9 The Course of the Ice Ages: A Global View -- Chapter 3 Ice and Water -- 3.1 The Origin of Glaciers -- 3.2 Recent Glaciers: Small and Large -- 3.3 Dynamics of Ice Sheets -- 3.4 Meltwater -- Chapter 4 Till and Moraines: The Traces of Glaciers -- 4.1 Till -- 4.2 Moraines -- Chapter 5 Meltwater: From Moulins to the Urstromtal -- 5.1 Fjords, Channels and Eskers -- 5.2 Outwash Plains and Gravel Terraces -- 5.3 Ice-dammed Lakes -- 5.4 Kames: Deposits at the Ice Margin -- 5.5 Urstromtäler -- Chapter 6 Maps: Where Are We? -- 6.1 Digital Maps -- 6.2 Satellite Images: Basic Data for Ice-Age Research -- 6.3 Projections and Ellipsoids -- Chapter 7 Extent of the Glaciers -- 7.1 Exploring the Arctic by Airship -- 7.2 Glaciers in the Barents Sea -- 7.3 Isostasy and Eustasy -- 7.4 Ice in Siberia? -- 7.5 Asia: The Mystery of Tibet -- 7.6 South America: Volcanoes and Glaciers -- 7.7 Mediterranean Glaciations -- 7.8 Were Africa, Australia and Oceania Glaciated? -- 7.9 Antarctica: Eternal Ice? -- Chapter 8 Ice in the Ground: The Periglacial Areas -- 8.1 Definition and Distribution -- 8.2 Extent of Frozen Ground during the Pleistocene -- 8.3 Frost Weathering -- 8.4 Cryoplanation -- 8.5 Rock Glaciers: Glaciers (Almost) Without Ice -- 8.6 Involutions.
8.7 Solifluction -- 8.8 Periglacial Soil Stripes -- 8.9 Frost Cracks and Ice Wedges -- 8.10 Pingos, Palsas and other Frost Phenomena -- Chapter 9 Hippos in the Thames: The Warm Stages -- 9.1 Tar Pits of Evidence -- 9.2 Development of Fauna -- 9.3 Development of Vegetation -- 9.4 Weathering and Soil Formation -- 9.5 Water in the Desert: The Shifting of Climate Zones -- 9.6 Changes in the Rainforest -- Chapter 10 The Course of Deglaciation -- 10.1 Contribution to Landforms -- 10.2 Ice Decay -- 10.3 The Origin of Kettle Holes -- 10.4 Pressure Release -- 10.5 A Sudden Transition? -- 10.6 The Little Ice Age -- Chapter 11 Wind, Sand and Stones: Aeolian Processes -- 11.1 Dunes -- 11.2 Aeolian Sand -- 11.3 Loess -- Chapter 12 What Happened to the Rivers? -- 12.1 River Processes and Landforms -- 12.2 Dry Valleys -- 12.3 The Rhine: Influences of Alpine and Nordic Ice -- 12.4 The Elbe: Once Flowed to the Baltic Sea -- 12.5 The Thames: Influence of British Ice -- Chapter 13 North and Baltic Seas during the Ice Age -- 13.1 Development of the North Sea -- 13.2 Development of the Baltic Sea -- Chapter 14 Climate Models and Reconstructions -- 14.1 Ice Cores -- 14.2 The Marine Circulation -- 14.3 Modelling the Last Ice Sheets -- 14.4 Modelling Glaciers and Climate -- Chapter 15 Human Interference -- 15.1 Out of Africa: Humans Spread Out -- 15.2 Neanderthals and Homo sapiens -- 15.3 The Middle Stone Age -- 15.4 The Neolithic Period: The Beginning of Agriculture -- 15.5 Bronze and Iron -- 15.6 The Romans -- 15.7 Middle Ages -- 15.8 Recent Land Grab -- 15.9 Drying Lakes, Melting Glaciers and other Problems -- 15.10 The Anthropocene: Defining the Human Age? -- References -- Index -- EULA. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822071203321 |
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Ehlers Jürgen
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| New York : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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