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Palaeoclimates and their Modelling
Allen, J. R. L.; Hoskins, B.J.; Valdes, P.J.; Sellwood, B. W.; Spicer, R.
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Paperback. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RBX; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 425.
The climate of the Earth has undergone many changes and for those times when geologic data are widespread and abundant the Mesozoic appears to have been one of the warmest intervals. This was a time during which the single continent Pangea disintegrated into continental units similar to those of today, a time when there were no significant polar ice caps and sea level was generally much higher than at the present time, and a time when dinosaurs apparently dominated terrestrial faunas and the flowering plants evolved. Understanding this alien world, ancestral to ours, is intrinsically interesting, intellectually challenging, and offers ... Read more
The climate of the Earth has undergone many changes and for those times when geologic data are widespread and abundant the Mesozoic appears to have been one of the warmest intervals. This was a time during which the single continent Pangea disintegrated into continental units similar to those of today, a time when there were no significant polar ice caps and sea level was generally much higher than at the present time, and a time when dinosaurs apparently dominated terrestrial faunas and the flowering plants evolved. Understanding this alien world, ancestral to ours, is intrinsically interesting, intellectually challenging, and offers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401045469
SKU
V9789401045469
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Reviews for Palaeoclimates and their Modelling
The book shows what can begin to be achieved when information, techniques and insights from a wide range of fields are considered together. - Pascal-Geode