Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years - Couverture souple

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Board On Atmospheric Sciences And Climate; Committee On Surface Temperature Reconstructions For The Last 2,000 Years

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0309102251 ISBN 13 : 9780309102254

Editeur : National Academies Press, 2006

Synopsis

In response to a request from Congress, Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years assesses the state of scientific efforts to reconstruct surface temperature records for Earth during approximately the last 2,000 years and the implications of these efforts for our understanding of global climate change. Because widespread, reliable temperature records are available only for the last 150 years, scientists estimate temperatures in the more distant past by analyzing "proxy evidence," which includes tree rings, corals, ocean and lake sediments, cave deposits, ice cores, boreholes, and glaciers. Starting in the late 1990s, scientists began using sophisticated methods to combine proxy evidence from many different locations in an effort to estimate surface temperature changes during the last few hundred to few thousand years. This book is an important resource in helping to understand the intricacies of global climate change.

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Committee on Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years, National Research Council

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309102251
• ISBN 13: 9780309102254
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
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• Personne responsable: non disponible