Earth's Climate and Orbital Eccentricity: The Marine Isotope Stage 11 Question Contributor(s): Droxler, André W. (Editor), Poore, Richard Z. (Editor), Burckle, Lloyd H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0875909965 ISBN-13: 9780875909967 Publisher: American Geophysical Union OUR PRICE: $81.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2003 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Weather - Science | Physics - Geophysics - Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology |
Dewey: 551.609 |
LCCN: 2003048114 |
Series: Geophysical Monograph |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 8.8" W x 10.8" (1.65 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 137. In the past 2.5 My, Earth climate has oscillated from cold (glacial) to warm (interglacial) intervals. We currently live in a warm interval, the Holocene, during which the climate has remained relatively constant for about 10 ky. Because the Holocene is nearly as long now as the previous interglacial, scientists have projected the possibly imminent onset of another ice age, excluding human intervention. Whether or not this will occur is a question of some significance, and has sparked debate. Finding an analogue to our current status in other recent interglacials offers substantive aid in clarifying the question just mentioned, and others, concerning global climate change over varying geologic time periods. |