Paleoclimatology : reconstructing climates of the Quaternary
Raymond S. Bradley
03-2203619
TABLE DES  MATIÈRES

Preface.
Acknowledgments.

Paleoclimatic Reconstruction.
Introduction.
Sources Of Paleoclimatic Information.
Levels Of Paleoclimatic Analysis.
Modeling In Paleoclimatic Research.
Climate And Climatic Variation.
The Nature Of Climate And Climatic Variation.
The Climate System.
Feedback Mechanisms.
Energy Balance Of The Earth And Its Atmosphere.
Timescales Of Climatic Variation.
Variations Of The Earth's Orbital Parameters.

Dating Methods I.
Introduction And Overview.
Radio-Isotopic Methods.
Dating Methods II.
Paleomagnetism.
Dating Methods Involving Chemical Changes.
Biological Dating Methods.

Ice Cores.
Introduction.
Stable Isotope Analysis.
Dating Ice Cores.
The Paleoclimatic Record From Ice Cores.

Marine Sediments And Corals.
Introduction.
Paleoclimatic Information >From Biological Material In Ocean Cores.
Oxygen Isotope Studies Of Calcareous Marine Fauna.
Relative Abundance Studies.
Paleotemperature Records From Alkenones.
Dissolution Of Deep-Sea Carbonates.
Paleoclimatic Information >From Inorganic Material In Ocean Cores.
Coral Records Of Past Climate.
Thermohaline Circulation Of The Oceans.
Ocean Circulation Changes And Climate Over The Last Glacial-Interglacial Cycle.

Non-Marine Geological Evidence.
Introduction.
Loess.
Periglacial Features.
Snowlines And Glaciation Thresholds.
Mountain Glacier Fluctuations.
Lake-Level Fluctuations.
Lake Sediments.
Speleothems.

Non-Marine Biological Evidence.
Introduction.
Former Vegetation Distribution >From Plant Macrofossils.
Insects.

Pollen Analysis.
Introduction.
The Basis Of Pollen Analysis.
How Rapidly Does Vegetation Respond To Changes In Climate?
Pollen Analysis Of A Site: The Pollen Diagram.
Mapping Vegetation Change: Isopolls And Isochrones.
Quantitative Paleoclimatic Reconstructions Based On Pollen Analysis.
Paleoclimatic Reconstruction From Long Quaternary Pollen Records.

Dendroclimatology.
Introduction.
Fundamentals Of Dendroclimatology.
Dendroclimatic Reconstructions.
Isotope Dendroclimatology.
Historical Data. Introduction.
Historical Records And Their Interpretation.
Historical Weather Observations.
Historical Records Of Weather-Dependent Natural Phenomena.
Phenological And Biological Records.
Models In Paleoclimatic

Reconstruction.
Introduction.
Types Of Models.
Sensitivity Experiments Using General Circulation Models.
GCM Simulations: 18ka B.P. To The Present.
Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Model Experiments Of The Thermohaline Circulation. GCM Paleoclimate Simulations And The Paleo Record.
Further Considerations On Radiocarbon Dating.
Calculation Of Radiocarbon Age And Standardization Procedure.
Fractionation Effects.
World Wide Web-Based Resources In Paleoclimatology

References.
Index.

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