Ice ages and interglacials : measurements, interpretation, and models /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rapp, Donald, 1934-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg ; New York : Chichester, UK : Springer-Verlag ; In association with Praxis Publishing, [2012]
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Springer-Praxis books in environmental sciences.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Life and climate in an ice age
  • Variability of the Earth's climate
  • Ice core methodology
  • Ice core data
  • Ocean sediment data
  • Other data sources
  • Summary of climate variations
  • Overview of the various models for ice ages in the recent past (3 MYBP to present)
  • Variability of the Earth's orbit: the astronomical theory
  • The astronomical theory and data compared
  • Future prospects.