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Paleoclimatology
Paleoclimatology
Author: Bradley
Edition/Copyright: 2ND 99
ISBN: 0-08-053834-7
Publisher: Elsevier Science Course Content Delivery
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Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary deals with how climatic variation in the past is studied and what we know about past changes in climate. The period of interest is the Quaternary (the last ~2 million years). Understanding how climates have varied in the past, and what may have caused such variations, is important as we struggle with human-induced climate changes, which will be superimposed on underlying natural climate variations. Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary is the second edition of Quaternary Paleoclimatology: Methods of Paleoclimatic Reconstruction, first published by Allen & Unwin in 1985.

The first edition of Paleoclimatology has been the definitive text in its field for over a decade. Since its publication, the field of paleoclimatology has exploded, creating a need for an up-to-date treatment of the most recent research. The timely second edition of Paleoclimatology fills this need, building on the success of the first edition. It has been completely updated and revised in order to provide the reader with the latest research on the most current topics in paleoclimatology.

Over half of the material in this book is new. The book provides 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. These 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. These chapters include new sections on loess, lake sediments and long continental pollen records. New methods using alkenones in marine sediments and coral studies are also described. A final chapter on the use of models in paleoclimatology is included.

This second edition of this work will become an essential textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying climatology, paleoclimatology and paleooceanography worldwide. It will also form a valuable reference for lecturers and researchers in these topics, as well as 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
 

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