Warm Climates in Earth History [Hardcover]

Brian T. Huber (Editor), Kenneth G. Macleod (Editor), Scott L. Wing (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 28, 1999 | ISBN-10: 052164142X | ISBN-13: 978-0521641425 | Edition: 1

The study of greenhouse climates in the earth's past leads to a greater understanding of the factors that influence today's climate. In this fully integrated volume, leading experts in paleoclimatology present cutting edge paleontological, geological, and theoretical research to assess intervals of global warmth. Coverage examines warm climate intervals during the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic from the same perspectives: oceanic and terrestrial, theoretical and observational. This approach illuminates the differences and, more importantly, the commonalities of warm climate intervals. The book also provides a comprehensive overview of the advantages and limitations of different types of climate models that are currently used, and it discusses major factors that have caused global climatic change across geologic time scales. Central problems that remain unresolved are clearly identified. The book will be of great interest to researchers in paleoclimatology, and it will also be useful as a supplementary text in advanced undergraduate or graduate level courses in paleoclimatology and earth science.

Editorial Reviews

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"This very readable, carefully edited volume is an important contribution to a better understanding of past events that have great consequences for anticipating future environmental change." Quarterly Review of Biology

"the assembled papers will be of interest to a broad spectrum of Earth scientists and present many useful insights into the "state of the art" of paleoclimate studies using data and numerical models." Palaios Aug 2001

Book Description

The geologic record contains evidence of greenhouse climates in the earth's past, and by studying these past conditions, we can gain greater understanding of the forcing mechanisms and feedbacks that influence today's climate. Leading experts in paleoclimatology combine in one integrated volume new and state-of-the-art paleontological, geological, and theoretical studies to assess intervals of global warmth. The book will be of great interest to researchers in paleoclimatology, and it will also be useful as a supplementary text on advanced undergraduate or graduate level courses in paleoclimatology and earth science.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (December 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052164142X
• ISBN-13: 978-0521641425
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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