Interhemispheric Climate Linkages

Vera Markgraf0124726704, 9780124726703, 9780080525662

This book presents a novel approach in the field of global change by presenting a comprehensive analysis of interhemispheric linkages of climate, present and past, and their effects on human societies. The ultimate goal of this interhemispheric integration is to improve our understanding of causes and mechanisms of climate change to enhance our capability in predicting future changes. Given the societal interest in global change issues this book offers a new approach for the integration of global information. It will provide a reference for professional scientists, researchers and graduate students in the fields of climatology, and the earth and environmental sciences. * Chapters analyse instrumental atmospheric and oceanic data to address such phenomena as El Nino/Southern Oscillation variability and other climate anomalies such as the Pacific and North Atlantic Oscillation and polar air outbreaks * * A new systematic methodology is presented that allows objective and verifiable reconstruction of climate fields from sparse data * * Especially valuable in the context of climate proxy data.

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Table of contents :
0124726704……Page 4
Contents……Page 6
Contributors……Page 14
Foreword……Page 18
Preface……Page 20
Acknowledgments……Page 22
PART I: PRESENT DAY CLIMATES……Page 23
Resumen……Page 24
References……Page 37
Abstract……Page 40
Resumen……Page 41
References……Page 51
Resumen……Page 54
References……Page 72
Resumen……Page 76
References……Page 94
PART II: HUMAN DIMENSIONS, THE LAST MILLENIUM OF CLIMATE CHANGE……Page 96
Resumen……Page 97
References……Page 109
Abstract……Page 111
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Geomorphic Evidence……Page 197
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Acknowledgments……Page 249
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Lacustrine Evidence……Page 252
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Vegetation Evidence……Page 320
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Acknowledgments……Page 458
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Index……Page 472