Author: C.U. HAMMERPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Preface (to a special issue on Greenland Summit ice cores)
Author: C.U. HAMMEREncyclopedia of the Arctic
Author: Mark NuttallPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136786805
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2306
Book Description
With detailed essays on the Arctic's environment, wildlife, climate, history, exploration, resources, economics, politics, indigenous cultures and languages, conservation initiatives and more, this Encyclopedia is the only major work and comprehensive reference on this vast, complex, changing, and increasingly important part of the globe. Including 305 maps. This Encyclopedia is not only an interdisciplinary work of reference for all those involved in teaching or researching Arctic issues, but a fascinating and comprehensive resource for residents of the Arctic, and all those concerned with global environmental issues, sustainability, science, and human interactions with the environment.
Polar Environments and Global Change
Author: Roger G. BarryPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108502431
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
The polar regions are the 'canary in the coal mine' of climate change: they are likely to be hit the hardest and fastest. This comprehensive textbook provides an accessible introduction to the scientific study of polar environments against a backdrop of climate change and the wider global environment. The book assembles diverse information on polar environmental characteristics in terrestrial and oceanic domains, and describes the ongoing changes in climate, the oceans, and components of the cryosphere. Recent significant changes in the polar region caused by global warming are explored: shrinking Arctic sea ice, thawing permafrost, accelerating loss of mass from glaciers and ice sheets, and rising ocean temperatures. These rapidly changing conditions are discussed in the context of the paleoclimatic history of the polar regions from the Eocene to the Anthropocene. Future projections for these regions during the twenty-first century are discussed. The text is illustrated with many color figures and tables, and includes further reading lists, review questions for each chapter, and a glossary.
Greenland Summit Ice Cores
Author: Greenland Ice Sheet Project TwoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drill cores
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Report for ...
Author: British Antarctic SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Greenland Summit Ice Cores: Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2(GISP2), Greenland Ice Chore Programm (GRIP): Papers Developed from Research on the Two Deep Ice Cores Drilled in Central Greenland During the Years 1989-1993 by the U.S. Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 (GISP2) and the European Greenland Ice Core Program (GRIP)
Author: Claus HammerGlobal Atmospheric-Biospheric Chemistry
Author: Ronald G. PrinnPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461525241
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
This volume contains the invited papers and a transcript of the final panel discussion in the First Scientific Conference of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (lGAC) Project, held in Eilat, Israel from April 18-22, 1993. The conference was hosted by the Israeli Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) and was the 37th in the prestigious OHOLO Conference series in Israel. The conference was devoted to the subject of "Global Atmospheric-Biospheric Chemistry" and was a landmark event in this area. It provided the first comprehensive report of progress under IGAC toward improving our understanding of the chemical and biological processes that determine the changing composition of the earth's atmosphere. This work is an essential component of the comprehensive International Geosphere Biosphere Program (lGBP) devoted to measuring and understanding global changes in the past and present, and predicting the future evolution of our planet. I want to devote this brief foreword to thanking several people who worked especially hard to make the conference a success and who helped to produce this volume as a record of the event. Paul Crutzen, Amram Golombek, Pamela Matson and Henning Rodhe did sterling service on the conference organizing committee. Special thanks go to Amram Golombek and Dr. Cohen, the Director of IIBR, who hosted the event in Israel. Anne Slinn did an excellent job in producing the Abstract book and helping with administrative matters. Alex Pszenny helped capably to critically review the Abstracts.
Greenland Summit Ice Cores: Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2
Author: An Introduction to Global Environmental Issues
Author: Lewis A. OwenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134769202
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
An Introduction to Global Environmental Issues presents a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to the key environmental issues presently threatening our global environment. Offering an authoritative introduction to the key topics, a source of latest environmental information, and an innovative stimulus for debate, this is an essential book for all those studying or concerned with global environmental issues. Major global environmental issues are brought into focus. Explanations of the evolution of the earth's natural systems (hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere, ecosphere) provide an essential understanding of the scientific concepts, processes and historical background to environmental issues. Contemporary socio-economic, cultural and political considerations are explored and important conceptual approaches such as Gaian hypotheses and Chaos Theory are introduced. Human impact and management of the natural environment, and concerns for maintaining biodiversity are emphasised throughout. Specific features include: * Case studies drawn from across the world * Superb illustrations: 4-colour plate sections; a wealth of informative diagrams * Glossary of key terms, with key concepts highlighted throughout the text * Annotated guides to further reading * Chapter summaries and key points A Lecturers' Manual is available to accompany the text This 2nd Edition has been extensively revised and expanded to include many new illustrations, up-to-date data (including the latest IPCC data) and the most recent events including Khobe earthquake, French nuclear testing, the Berlin conference and the Antarctic Treaty. Sections on ecosystems, techniques, pollution, tectonics, risk and hazard mitigation, world populations, and issues of human impact and environmental management, have been particularly expanded in this new edition.
Greenland Summit Ice Cores CD-ROM.
Author: Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Presents information about the Greenland Summit Ice Cores CD-ROM, which is available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and the World Data Center-A (WDC-A) for Paleoclimatology. Explains that the CD-ROM contains information about the Greenland Ice Core Project, which attempted to create a paleoclimate record for the Northern Hemisphere. Posts contact information via mailing addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail for the NSIDC and the WDC-A for Paleoclimatology, both headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.