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Paleoclimatology : reconstructing climates of the quaternary /
Raymond S. Bradley provides his readers with 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 and are followe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
San Diego, CA :
Academic Press,
1999.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | International geophysics series ;
v. 68. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Raymond S. Bradley provides his readers with 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 and 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. New methods using alkenones in marine sediments and coral studies are also described. Paleoclimatology, Second Edition, is an essential textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying climatology, paleoclimatology and paleooceanography worldwide, as well as a valuable reference for lecturers and researchers, 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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| Notas: | Originally published: Quaternary paleoclimatology. 1st ed. Boston : Allen & Unwin, 1985. Issued as International geophysics series, v. 64; corrected to v. 68 per publisher errata sheet. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 613 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-594) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0080538347 9780080538341 9780123869951 0123869951 9786611032685 6611032681 |
| ISSN: | 0074-6142 ; |