Description |
339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
Series |
Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 18 |
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Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 18
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Contents |
Machine derived contents note: PART I: Introduction to Climate Models -- 1. Elementary Models of the Climate System -- 2. General Circulation of the Atmosphere and Oceans -- PART II: Quaternary Climates -- 3. Reconstructing Climate of the Last 20,000 Years -- 4. Modeling the Climate of the Last 20,000 Years -- 5. Historical Climate Fluctuations -- 6. Temporal Trends in Pleistocene Climates -- 7. Time Series Analysis of Paleoclimate Records -- PART III: Pre-Quaternary Climates -- 8. Mid-Cretaceous -- 9. Environmental Consequences of an Asteroid Impact -- 10. The Last 100 Million Years -- 11. Paleozoic and Mesozoic Climates -- 12. Precambrian -- PART IV: Summary and Synthesis -- 13. Summary and Synthesis of Past Climates -- 14. Paleoclimate Perspectives on a Greenhouse Warming |
Analysis |
Palaeoclimatology |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-322) and index |
Subject |
Paleoclimatology.
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Author |
North, Gerald R.
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LC no. |
89026604 |
ISBN |
0195039637 alkaline paper |
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