Antarctic climate evolution. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Fabio Florindo, Martin Siegert.
• Other Names: Florindo, Fabio; Siegert, Martin J
• Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The International Polar Years: A history of developments in Antarctic Climate Evolution. 3.History of Geological Investigations in Antarctica. 4; Circulation and water masses of the Southern Ocean: a review. 5. Cenozoic climate history from seismic-reflection and drilling studies on the Antarctic continental margin. 6. Numerical modelling of the Antarctic ice sheet. 7. The geological record of Antarctica in the late Neoproterozoic-Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Southern Hemisphere. 8. From Greenhouse to Icehouse -The Eocene/Oligocene in Antarctica. 9. Oligocene-Miocene boundary. 10. Middle Miocene to Pliocene History of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. 11. Pleistocene glacial cycles and interval of extreme warmth and cold. 12. Last glacial maximum, deglaciation and the holocene. 13. Trends and Future Perspectives.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam London : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 593 pages), illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
• Subjects: 551.69989; Climatic changes -- Antarctica; Cambios climáticos -- Antártica; NATURE -- Weather; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology; Climatic changes; Climatology; Antarctica -- Climate; Antártica -- Clima; Antarctica; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080931616; 0080931618
• Related ISBNs: 9780444528476; 0444528474
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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