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Paleoclimates: Understanding Climate Change Past and Present
Thomas M. Cronin
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Description for Paleoclimates: Understanding Climate Change Past and Present
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 26 halftones, 59 color illus., 62 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: RBP; RBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 287 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1750. Understanding Climate Change Past and Present. 448 pages, 26 halftones, 59 color illus., 62 line drawings, 22 tables. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: RBP; RBX. Dimension: 221 x 287 x 29. Weight: 1786.
The field of paleoclimatology relies on physical, chemical, and biological proxies of past climate changes that have been preserved in natural archives such as glacial ice, tree rings, sediments, corals, and speleothems. Paleoclimate archives obtained through field investigations, ocean sediment coring expeditions, ice sheet coring programs, and other projects allow scientists to reconstruct climate change over much of earth's history. When combined with computer model simulations, paleoclimatic reconstructions are used to test hypotheses about the causes of climatic change, such as greenhouse gases, solar variability, earth's orbital variations, and hydrological, oceanic, and tectonic processes. This book is a comprehensive, state-of-the ... Read more
The field of paleoclimatology relies on physical, chemical, and biological proxies of past climate changes that have been preserved in natural archives such as glacial ice, tree rings, sediments, corals, and speleothems. Paleoclimate archives obtained through field investigations, ocean sediment coring expeditions, ice sheet coring programs, and other projects allow scientists to reconstruct climate change over much of earth's history. When combined with computer model simulations, paleoclimatic reconstructions are used to test hypotheses about the causes of climatic change, such as greenhouse gases, solar variability, earth's orbital variations, and hydrological, oceanic, and tectonic processes. This book is a comprehensive, state-of-the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
1731 g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231144940
SKU
V9780231144940
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About Thomas M. Cronin
Thomas M. Cronin is an adjunct professor in the Science, Technology, and International Affairs Program at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, where he teaches a course on oceans, climate, and world policy. Since earning his Ph.D. in geology at Harvard University, Cronin has been a leading researcher in the field of paleoclimate and sea-level change. He has published ... Read more
Reviews for Paleoclimates: Understanding Climate Change Past and Present
Sheds light on modern trends on modern trends in the Earth's climate. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society A promising overview of the science of paleoclimatology... recommended. Choice Everyone curious about the climate system, its history and current state of understanding... would be well-advised to acquire a copy of this erudite and elegantly written book.
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