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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradley, Raymond S., 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleoclimatology--Quaternary.

Paleoclimatology.

Geology, Stratigraphic--Quaternary.

Geology, Stratigraphic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 675 pages ) illustrations, maps (some color) ;

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

2013.

Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary, Third Edition—winner of a 2015 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from The Text and Academic Authors Association—provides a thorough overview of the methods of paleoclimatic reconstruction and of the historical changes in climate during the past three million years. This thoroughly updated and revised edition systematically examines each type of proxy and elucidates the major attributes and the limitations of each. Paleoclimatology, Third Edition provides necessary context for those interested in understanding climate changes at present and how current trends in climate compare with changes that have occurred in the past. The text is richly illustrated and includes an extensive bibliography for further research. - Winner of a 2015 Texty Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association - A comprehensive overview of the methods of paleoclimate reconstruction, and the record of past changes in climate during the last ~3 million years - Addresses all the techniques used in paleoclimatic reconstruction from climate proxies - With full-color throughout, and thoroughly revised chapters on dating methods, climate forcing, ice cores, marine sediments, pollen analysis, dendroclimatology, and historical records - Includes new chapters on speleothems, loess, and lake sediments - More than 1,000 new references and 190 new figures - Essential reading for those interested in how present trends in climate compare with changes that have occurred in the past

Contents:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-665) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-12-386995-1

OCLC:

870655292