Principles of paleoclimatology /

Principles of paleoclimatology /

Greenhouse gases, global warming, rising sea levels -- understanding the earth's climatic changes is one of today's most pressing international concerns. How fast has the climate changed? Where and why is it changing? What is the impact of climate change on our ecosystems, coastal regions,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cronin, Thomas M
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 1999
New York : [1999], ©1999
New York : c1999
New York : ©1999
New York : [1999]
Series:Perspectives in paleobiology and earth history series
Perspectives in paleobiology and earth history series
Subjects:
Paleoclimatology
Table of Contents:
  • Contemporary issues in climate change : the role of paleoclimatology
  • Principles of paleoclimatology
  • Vital effects : biological aspects of paleoclimatology
  • Orbital climate change
  • Millennial-scale climate change
  • Holocene centennial and decadal climatic variability
  • Interannual climate change in the tropics : ENSO
  • Sea-level change
  • Paleo-atmospheres : the ice-core record of climate change
  • Contemporary issues in climate change: the role of paleoclimatology
  • Principles of paleoclimatology
  • Vital effects: biological aspects of paleoclimatology
  • Orbital climate change
  • Millennial scale climate change
  • Holocene centennial and decadal climatic variability
  • Interannual climate change in the tropics: ENSO
  • Sea-level change
  • Paleo-atmospheres: the ice-core record of climate change
  • 1 Contemporary Issues in Climate Change: The Role of Paleoclimatology
  • 2. Principles of Paleoclimatology
  • 3. Vital Effects: Biological Aspects of Paleoclimatology
  • 4. Orbital Climate Change
  • 5. Millennial-Scale Climate Change
  • 6. Holocene Centennial and Decadal Climatic Variability
  • 7. Interannual Climate Change in the Tropics: ENSO
  • 8. Sea-Level Change
  • 9. Paleo-atmospheres: The Ice-Core Record of Climate Change.
  • 1 Contemporary Issues in Climate Change: The Role of Paleoclimatology 1
  • Models and Observations 1
  • Paleoclimatology: The Time Dimension 4
  • Early Thoughts and Contemporary Sources 7
  • 2. Principles of Paleoclimatology 14
  • Introduction: A Multidisciplinary Approach in Paleoclimatology 14
  • Defining the Principles of Paleoclimatology 17
  • Causes of Climate Change: The Climate System 20
  • "Time Is of the Essence" 38
  • Strategies to Study Climate History 52
  • The Development of an Annual-Resolution Deglacial Chronology 57
  • Proxies of Climate 61
  • The Evolution of Glacial-Age Climatology 73
  • 3. Vital Effects: Biological Aspects of Paleoclimatology 79
  • Biological Principles in Paleoclimatology 79
  • A Conceptual Framework of Biology and Climate Change 94
  • Scale in Paleoclimatology 98
  • Real Biological Entities or Heuristic Constructs? 100
  • Biological Concepts in Paleoclimatology 103
  • 4. Orbital Climate Change 130
  • The Jia-Yi Monument 130
  • Early Development of Orbital Theory 135
  • Support for Orbital Theory from Geochronology 138
  • The Deep-Sea Record of Orbital Climate Change 139
  • Fundamental Tenets of Modern Orbital Theory 141
  • Geologic and Biotic Evidence for Orbital Climate Change 149
  • Challenges to Orbital Theory 185
  • Modeling Orbital Climate Change 189
  • 5. Millennial-Scale Climate Change 194
  • Dryas octopetala 194
  • Early Evidence for Rapid Climate Change 197
  • Ice and Millennial-Scale Climate Change 199
  • The Younger Dryas and Other Rapid Climate Events During Deglaciation 202
  • Heinrich Events and Dansgaard-Oeschger Cycles: Millennial-Scale Climate Change During
  • Glacial Periods 221
  • The Eemian: Climatic Variability During the Last Interglacial Period 239
  • 6. Holocene Centennial and Decadal Climatic Variability 253
  • Polar Bears and Potatoes: Human History and Holocene Climate 253
  • Classical Holocene Climate Chronology 259
  • Early and Middle Holocene Climatic History 265
  • Late Holocene Climate History 267
  • Forcing Mechanisms of Centennial and Decadal Holocene Climate 292
  • 7. Interannual Climate Change in the Tropics: ENSO 304
  • La Corriente del Nino 304
  • Interannual Paleoclimatology 308
  • Aspects of the Modern El Nino--Southern Oscillation 310
  • Paleoclimate Records of Tropical Seasonal and Interannual Climate 320
  • Goddard Institute of Space Studies General Circulation Model of Isotopic Response to Interannual Climate 354
  • 8. Sea-Level Change 357
  • By Land or by Sea? 357
  • Early Concepts of Sea-Level Change 362
  • Geological, Geochemical, Geophysical, and Biological Evidence for Sea-Level Change 364
  • Processes Affecting Sea-Level Change 367
  • Cenozoic Sea Level: Tectono-eustasy Versus Glacio-eustasy 381
  • Quaternary Sea-Level History 386
  • Historical Sea-Level Change 404
  • 9. Paleo-atmospheres: The Ice-Core Record of Climate Change 409
  • Atmospheric Change: Human and Natural Factors 409
  • The Ice-Core Record of Paleo-atmospheres and Climate Change 412
  • "One Thousand Centuries": The Camp Century Climate Record 414
  • Climate Proxies from Ice Cores 419
  • The Dating and Correlation of Ice Cores 432
  • Glacial-Interglacial Climate, Carbon Dioxide, and Methane 441
  • Millennial-Scale Atmospheric Variability and Climatic Change 453
  • The "Flickering Switch" of Climate 463
  • Mechanisms of Climate Change 464.

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