Paleoclimatology : reconstructing climates of the quaternary / Raymond S. Bradley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradley, Raymond S., 1948-

Contributor:

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Series:

International geophysics series ; 0074-6142 v. 64.

International geophysics series, 0074-6142 ; v. 64

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleoclimatology--Quaternary.

Paleoclimatology.

Geology, Stratigraphic--Quaternary.

Geology, Stratigraphic.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 613 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, CA : Academic Press, 1999.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Raymond S. Bradley provides his readers with a comprehensive and up-to-date review of all of the important methods used in paleoclimatic reconstruction, dating and paleoclimate modeling. Two comprehensive chapters on dating methods provide the foundation for all paleoclimatic studies and are followed by up-to-date coverage of ice core research, continental geological and biological records, pollen analysis, radiocarbon dating, tree rings and historical records. New methods using alkenones in marine sediments and coral studies are also described. Paleoclimatology, Second Edition, is an essential textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying climatology, paleoclimatology and paleooceanography worldwide, as well as a valuable reference for lecturers and researchers, appealing to archaeologists and scientists interested in environmental change. * Contains two up-to-date chapters on dating methods * Consists of the latest coverage of ice core research, marine sediment and coral studies, continental geological and biological records, pollen analysis, tree rings, and historical records * Describes the newest methods using alkenones in marine sediments and long continental pollen records * Addresses all important methods used in paleoclimatic reconstruction * Includes an extensive chapter on the use of models in paleoclimatology * Extensive and up-to-date bibliography * Illustrated with numerous comprehensive figure captions.

Contents:

Paleoclimatic reconstruction

Climate and climatic variation

Dating methods 1

Dating methods 2

Ice cores

Marine sediments and corals

Non-marine geological evidence

Non-marine biological evidence

Pollen analysis

Dendroclimatology

Documentary data

Paleoclimate models.

Notes:

Originally published: Quaternary paleoclimatology. 1st ed. Boston : Allen & Unwin, 1985.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-594) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Other Format:

Print version: Bradley, Raymond S., 1948- Paleoclimatology.

ISBN:

0080538347

9780080538341

9780123869135

0123869137

9780123869951

0123869951

OCLC:

162129021

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Restricted for use by site license.