Past Antarctica: Paleoclimatology and Climate Change

Past Antarctica: Paleoclimatology and Climate Change presents research on the past and present of Antarctica in reference to its current condition, including considerations for effects due to climate change. Experts in the field explore key topics, including environmental changes, human colonization and present environmental trends. Addressing a wide range of fields, including the biosphere, geology and biochemistry, the book offers geographers, climatologists and other Earth scientists a vital resource that is beneficial to an understanding of Antarctica, its history and conservation efforts. Synthesizes research on the past and present of Antarctica, bringing together top Earth scientists who work in this disciplinePresents the most complete reconstruction of the paleoclimate and environment of Antarctica, tying in long-term climatic changes to the current environmentOffers perspectives from different branches of the Earth Sciences using a spatial-temporal lens INDICE: 1. Reconstructing Past Climate Variability 1. Long-Term Climate Evolution Based on Ice Core Records 2. Inferring the Past Atmospheric Composition from Ice Cores 3. Past Climates in the Antarctic Ocean 4. Holocene Environmental Changes Deduced from Lake Sediments 5. Connections with Middle and Low Latitudes 2. Geological and Geomorphological Dynamics 6. Why Antarctica is the Coldest and Most Isolated Continent: A Geological Perspective 7. Deglacial Antarctic Ice Sheet and Climate Dynamics 8. Tracing Deglaciation Since the Last Glacial Maximum 9. Past Geomorphic Processes: The role of Periglacial Processes in Ice-Free Environments 10. The role of volcanism in the making of Antarctica 11. Glacio-isostatic Uplift and Relative Sea Level Changes 3. Biological Processes and Human Colonization 12. Soils of Antarctica: A Key to Past Environments 13. Refuge of Antarctic Biodiversity 14. Past Changes on Fauna and Flora Distribution 15. Exploring and Exploiting Antarctica: The First Human Interactions 4. Recent Climate and Environmental Trends 16. Recent Climate Trends 17. Geoecological Response 18. Humans in Antarctica: Science and Policy

• ISBN: 978-0-12-817925-3
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 301
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés