Ice Ages and Interglacials Measurements, Interpretation, and Models /
Existing books on ice ages are mostly short, popular, and non-technical. Many deal with the effects of the last ice age on flora and fauna. The small book by the Imbries is mostly historical and reflects their undying belief in the astronomical theory. The only book that attempts to deal with the br...
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Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2012.
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Έκδοση: | 2nd ed. 2012. |
Σειρά: | Springer Praxis Books
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Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Preface
- 1. Life and climate in an ice age
- 2. Variability of the Earth's climate
- 3. Ice core methodology
- 4. Ice core data
- 5. Ocean sediment data
- 6. Other data sources
- 7. Summary of climate variations
- 8. Overview of the various models for ice ages
- 9. Variability of the Earth's orbit: astronomical theory
- 10. Comparison of astronomical theory with data
- 11. Future prospects
- 12. Abbreviations
- 13. References.