Overview

"At many times in the geological past the climate of the Earth appears to have been significantly different from that at the present time. Some of the consequences of the Quaternary ""icehouse"" are beginning to be better understood. However, during the Mesozoic era our planet appears to have been generally more equable (a""greenhouse earth""). Crucial evidence for the existence of major continental ice-caps and associated tundra zones is lacking. The purpose of this book is to faciliate the integration of available geological information - the incomplete evidence relating to Mesozoic palaeoclimates - with insights that may be derived from climate modelling of a meteorological character (e.g. GCM's). By such an integration of meteorological and geological approaches future patterns of possible climate change, and the localized consequences of such changes, may be better predicted. The book shows what can begin to be achieved when information, techniques and insights from a wide range of fields are considered together. The juxaposition of climate modelling, geological collations and interrelational interpretations should make this book of particular use to researchers and postgraduate students working and teaching in the broad areas of environmental studies and climate change, as well as others in the more conventional areas of the Earth and atmospheric sciences. This book should be of interest to postgraduates and researchers in earth science, geography and environmental sciences; particularly in palaeoclimatology and climate modelling."

Full Product Details

Author:   J.R.L. Allen ,  B.J. Hoskins ,  P.J. Valdes ,  B.W. Sellwood
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1994 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9780412563300

ISBN 10:   0412563304
Pages:   140
Publication Date:   30 April 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

1 The climate system in the recent geological past.- 2 The use of climate response surfaces to reconstruct palaeoclimate from Quaternary pollen and plant macrofossil data.- 3 Sedimentary facies as indicators of Mesozoic palaeoclimate.- 4 Palaeowind: geological criteria for direction and strength.- 5 Fossils and fossil climate: the case for equable continental interiors in the Eocene.- 6 Water vapour, CO2 and insolation over the last glacial-interglacial cycles.- 7 A brief discussion of the history, strengths and limitations of conceptual climate models for pre-Quaternary time.- 8 Modelling of palaeoclimates: examples from the recent past.- 9 Cretaceous phytogeography and climate signals.- 10 Jurassic climates as inferred from the sedimentary and fossil record.- 11 Early Mesozoic phytogeography and climate.- 12 Model simulations of Cretaceous climates: the role of geography and carbon dioxide.- 13 Atmospheric general circulation models of the Jurassic.- 14 Simulation of Late Permian climate and biomes with an atmosphere-ocean model: comparisons with observations.- 15 The role of palaeoclimate studies: modelling.- 16 The role of palaeoclimate studies: geological indicators.

Reviews

The book shows what can begin to be achieved when information, techniques and insights from a wide range of fields are considered together. - Pascal-Geode

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions