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Speleothem science : from process to past environments /

"Speleothems (mineral deposits that formed in caves) are currently giving us some of the most exciting insights into environments and climates during the Pleistocene ice ages and the subsequent Holocene rise of civilizations. The book applies system science to Quaternary environments in a new a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fairchild, Ian J. (Ian John)
Otros Autores: Baker, Andy, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, U.K. ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012.
Colección:Blackwell quaternary geoscience series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Speleothems (mineral deposits that formed in caves) are currently giving us some of the most exciting insights into environments and climates during the Pleistocene ice ages and the subsequent Holocene rise of civilizations. The book applies system science to Quaternary environments in a new and rigorous way and gives holistic explanations the relations between the properties of speleothems and the climatic and cave setting in which they are found. It is designed as the ideal companion to someone embarking on speleothem research and, since the underlying science is very broad, it will also be invaluable to a wide variety of others. Students and professional scientists interested in carbonate rocks, karst hydrogeology, climatology, aqueous geochemistry, carbonate geochemistry and the calibration of climatic proxies will find up-to-date reviews of these topics here. The book will also be valuable to Quaternary scientists who, up to now, have lacked a thorough overview of these important archives."--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781444361094
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