Interpreting Pre-Quaternary Climate from the Geologic Record - Couverture rigide

Parrish, Judith Totman

 
9780231102063: Interpreting Pre-Quaternary Climate from the Geologic Record
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ISBN 10 : 0231102062 ISBN 13 : 9780231102063
Editeur : Columbia University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Within the geological science of paleoclimatology, the earth's pre-Quaternary period--more than two million years ago--has been studied systematically only since the 1960's, when geologists started to take seriously the concept that the continents have changed position on the earth's surface. In the decades since, the study of pre-Quaternary paleoclimatology has expanded greatly. A wide variety of methods have been developed to study pre-Quaternary climates, but until now, no single text has sought to synthesize those methods.

Judith Totman Parrish's text offers a much-needed entry point into the literature. While a number of previous books have dealt with climate models and paleoclimate, this is the first to offer a sustained exploration of the methods that are the foundation of any interpretation of earth processes. Focusing primarily on the description and analysis of paleoclimatic indicators-signals of a particular climate--this valuable reference work offers detailed explanations of biotic and lithologic indicators in the marine and terrestrial realms and includes case histories of paleoclimatic studies.

The most up-to-date and comprehensive volume on the subject, Interpreting Pre-Quaternary Climatefrom the Geologic Record will be an important resource for students and scientists alike. Parrish's focus on the established, underexploited, and controversial methods bring to light a spectrum of potential new avenues of research in this field.

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À propos de l?auteur

Judith Totman Parrish is a professor of geosciences at the University of Arizona.

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Éditeur
Columbia University Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0231102062
ISBN 13 
9780231102063
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
348
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0231102070 ISBN 13 :  9780231102070
Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2001
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