Palaeoclimatology : from snowball earth to the anthropocene /
Information about the climate of the past is referred to as palaeoclimate data (American spelling drops the second 'a'). It relies on the use of proxies of climate variables to estimate the past behavior of Earth's ocean-atmosphere-ice system. While proxy measures have their drawbacks...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, New Jersey :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2020.
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| Summary: | Information about the climate of the past is referred to as palaeoclimate data (American spelling drops the second 'a'). It relies on the use of proxies of climate variables to estimate the past behavior of Earth's ocean-atmosphere-ice system. While proxy measures have their drawbacks, the fact that they mutually support one another provides a measure of confidence in palaeoclimatology. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 543 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1119591384 9781119591382 |