Paleoclimate, Global Change and the Future

Paleoclimate, Global Change and the Future edited by Keith D. Alverson, Raymond S. Bradley, Thomas F. Pedersen.

This book provides a synthesis of the past decade of research into global changes that occurred in the earth system in the past. Focus is achieved by concentrating on those changes in the Earth's past environment that best inform our evaluation of current and future global changes and their con...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Alverson, Keith D. (Editor), Bradley, Raymond S. (Editor), Pedersen, Thomas F. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
Edition:1st ed. 2003.
Series:Global Change - The IGBP Series,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Atmospheric sciences.
Geoecology.
Environmental geology.
Nature conservation.
Geobiology.
Paleontology .
Air pollution.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • The Societal Relevance of Paleoenvironmental Research
  • The Late Quaternary History of Atmospheric Trace Gases and Aerosols: Interactions Between Climate and Biogeochemical Cycles
  • The History of Climate Dynamics in the Late Quaternary
  • The Late Quaternary History of Biogeochemical Cycling of Carbon
  • Terrestrial Biosphere Dynamics in the Climate System: Past and Future
  • The Climate of the Last Millennium
  • The Role of Human Activities in Past Environmental Change
  • Challenges of a Changing Earth: Past Perspectives, Future Concerns
  • Appendix A — The Past Global Changes (PAGES) Program
  • Appendix B — The PAGES Data System
  • References
  • Acknowledgments.

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