GLOBAL CLIMATES SINCE THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM
Written by H.E. Wright, J.E. Kutzbach, et al
Published by University Of Minnesota Press
in 1993
ISBN: 0816621454
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GLOBAL CLIMATES SINCE THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM
Written by H.E. Wright, J.E. Kutzbach, et al.
Stock no. 1710881
1st.
1993.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition.
This book summarizes the geologic, paleoecologic, and oceanographic evidence for environmental and climatic changes during the past 18,000 years. An indispensable resource for all professionals and students interested in Quaternary environmental and climatic history. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams and maps. viii and 569 pages including index. ISBN: 0816621454. Light rubbing to corners and top & tail of spine. Text block slightly grubby. Small set of initials in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.
Front cover
Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Conceptual basis for Understanding Late-Quaternary Climates
- 3. Model Description, External Forcing, and Surface Boundary Conditions
- 4. Simulated Climatic Changes: Results of the COHMAP Climate-Model Experiments
- 5. The North and Equatorial Atlantic at 9000 and 6000 yr B.P.
- 6. Holocene Temperature Patterns in the South Atlantic, Southern, and Pacific Oceans
- 7. Holocene Vegetation and Climates of Europe
- 8. Vegetational and Climatic History of the Western Former Soviet Union
- 9. Vegetational, Lake-Level, and Climatic History fo the Near East and Southwest Asia
- 10. The Late-Quaternary Vegetation and Climate of China
- 11. Climates of Australia and New Guinea since 18,000 yr B.P.
- 12. Paleovegetation Studies of New Zealand's Climate Since the Last Glacial Maximum
- 13. Holocene Vegetation, Lake Levels, and Climate of Africa
- 14. Climatic History of Central and South America since 18,000 yr B.P.: Comparison of Pollen Records and Model Simulations
- 15. Holocene Vegetation and Climate Histories of Alaska
- 16. Vegetation, Lake Levels, and Climate in Western Canada during the Holocene
- 17. Vegetation, Lake Levels, and Climate in Eastern North America for the Past 18,000 Years
- 18. Climatic Changes in the Western United States since 18,000 yr B.P.
- 19. Climatic Changes during the Past 18,000 Years: Regional Syntheses, Mechanisms, and Causes
- 20. Epilogue