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Dynamical paleoclimatology : generalized theory of global climate change /

The book discusses the ideas and creates a framework for building toward a theory of paleoclimate. Using the rich and mounting array of observational evidence of climatic changes from geology, geochemistry, and paleontology, Saltzman offers a dynamical approach to the theory of paleoclimate evolutio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Saltzman, Barry, 1931-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, �2002.
Series:International geophysics series ; v. 80.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Dynamical Paleoclimatology: Generalized Theory of Global Climate Change; Copyright Page; Contents; Prologue; Acknowledgments; List of Symbols; Part I: Foundations; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION: The Basic Challenge; CHAPTER 2. TECHNIQUES FOR CLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION; CHAPTER 3. A SURVEY OF GLOBAL PALEOCLIMATIC VARIATIONS; CHAPTER 4. GENERAL THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS; CHAPTER 5. SPECIAL THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PALEOCLIMATE: Structuring a Dynamical Approach; CHAPTER 6. BASIC CONCEPTS OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS : Prototypical Climatic Applications.