The Ice Chronicles : The Quest to Understand Global Climate Change /

An exciting account of revolutionary new discoveries for understanding the earth's climate, and their implications for future scientific research and global environmental policy. -- from publisher description.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mayewski, Paul A.
Other Authors: White, Frank, 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hanover : University Press of New England, 2002.
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Glaciers.
Climatic changes.
climate change.
glaciers (bodies of water)
Climat > Changements.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Setting the stage for our modern understanding of climate change
  • 2. The making of an ice core "time machine"
  • 3. The discovery of rapid climate change events (RCCEs) and the realization that climate has multiple controls
  • 4. Climate change and the rise and fall of civilizations
  • 5. The last thousand years of climate change
  • 6. Climate change : the real impact
  • 7. Confronting the choices : scientists, politicians, and public policy
  • 8. Learning to live in a changing world.

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