IceSheetsandLateQuaternaryEnvironmentalChange
- 作者
- 出版社 Wiley
- 出版时间 2001年4月
- ISBN 9780471985709
- 定价 1022.50
内容简介
IceSheetsandLateQuaternaryEnvironmentalChangeprovidesadetailedaccountofthetemporalandspatialdistributionoficesheetsduringthelasticeage,andhowtheseicemassesinteractedwiththeenvironment.Thisisthefirstbookin20yearstodetailthesizesoficesheetsduringthelastglaciationandthefirsttodiscusstheirroleinpastclimatechange.Arrangedintwoparts,thefirstpartprovidesthetoolsrequiredforevaluatingpasticesheetswhilethesecondpartusesthesetoolstoestablishthesize,extentanddynamicsoflateQuaternaryicesheets.AssumingnopriorknowledgeofQuaternaryScience,thediscussionprogressesfromthebasicprinciplesofhowandwhyicesagesoccur,totheinterpretationofproxyrecordsofpastclimateandoceanchange.Instructiveaccountsofhowthegeologicalrecordcanbeusedasevidenceofformericesheetbehaviourandadiscussionontheroleofnumericalmodelsinunderstandinginteractionbetweenicesheets,oceansandtheatmosphereareincludedinthisbook.Detailsofformericesheetsarepresentedbygeographicalregionalongwithanumberofcriticalnewtheoriesontheirsizeandbehaviour.Thisbookwouldappealto2nd/3rdyearstudentsofQuaternaryScience,mostUniversityGeography,EarthScienceorGeologydepartments,aswellasresearchersandacademicsinQuaternaryScience.
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