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Natural and athropogenic impacts on cave climates : Postojna and Predjama show caves of Slovenia
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ISBN: 0128231033 0128229543 9780128231036 9780128229545 Year: 2022 Publisher: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier,

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Quaternary climates, environments, and magnetism
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ISBN: 0521624177 9780521624176 0511066074 9780511066078 0511068204 9780511068201 9780511535635 0511535635 9780521155595 0521155592 1107115167 1280417420 9786610417421 0511175094 1139145827 0511059760 0511328729 9781107115163 9781280417429 9780511175091 9781139145824 9780511059766 9780511328725 Year: 1999 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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The Quaternary has been a period of major climatic and environmental oscillations, and our knowledge of these past variations is important for our understanding of the possible impact of human activity on the present-day environment. First published in 1999, Quaternary Climates, Environments and Magnetism presents an account of the rich variety of uses of magnetic measurements in the environmental geosciences. Ten chapters by leading world authorities describe the highlights of environmental magnetic work during the last decade and identify directions for future research. Emphasis is placed on a multidisciplinary approach to achieve a more thorough understanding of the environmental processes involved. This volume will be of interest to research scientists from a wide range of disciplines working on Quaternary environments, including earth and environmental sciences, physical geology, geography and palaeoclimatology. It will also be valuable as a supplementary text for graduates and advanced undergraduates.

The climate of past interglacials
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ISSN: 15710866 ISBN: 9780444529558 0444529551 9786610747313 1280747315 0080468063 9780080468068 9780444530110 0444530118 Year: 2006 Volume: 7 Publisher: Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier,

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Historically, climate fluctuations, such as the Little Ice Age, show that interglacial climate change in not entirely stable, but responds to even subtle changes in radiative forcing. Through research, it has been made clear that even an abrupt change of climate within years is not just a theoretical possibility but has in fact happened in the prehistoric past. It is therefore clear that in principal it could happen again. Human civilization has exploded under the mild and relatively stable climatic conditions that have prevailed over the last 11,000 years. This book focuses on


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Adaptation of Dryland Plants to a Changing Environment
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

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This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact


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Megaflooding on Earth and Mars
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ISBN: 9780511635632 9780521868525 9780511633058 051163305X 9780511635182 0511635184 0511631847 9780511631849 9780511634260 0511634269 051163563X 0521868521 1107210321 0511699867 1282336711 9786612336713 0511634749 9781107210325 9780511699863 9781282336711 6612336714 9780511634741 Year: 2009 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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Megaflooding is the sudden discharge of exceptional volumes of water. Megafloods have significantly altered the terrain of Earth and Mars, and may have acted as triggers for climate change on these planets. Recently, research into megaflooding has made important advances: on Earth, real-time measurements of contemporary floods in Iceland complement research into older and larger terrestrial floods, while on Mars terabytes of data from several spacecraft orbiting that planet are dramatically revising our view of flooding there. Beginning with a historical overview of flood science, the book presents sections on morphology and mechanisms, flood sedimentology, and modelling, each illustrated with examples from Earth and Mars. By juxtaposing terrestrial and Martian research, this volume creates a unique synthesis to further our understanding of these enormous paleoflood events. It is an invaluable reference for researchers and students of hydrology, geomorphology, sedimentology and planetary science, as well as environmental and hydraulic engineers.


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Quaternary of the Levant
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ISBN: 1316842363 1316842231 1107462371 1316106756 1316842622 1316842495 1316843017 1107090466 1316842886 1316841456 9781316843017 9781316106754 9781316842621 9781107462373 9781107090460 9781107462373 9781316842362 9781316842232 9781316842492 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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Quaternary of the Levant presents up-to-date research achievements from a region that displays unique interactions between the climate, the environment and human evolution. Focusing on southeast Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Israel, it brings together over eighty contributions from leading researchers to review 2.5 million years of environmental change and human cultural evolution. Information from prehistoric sites and palaeoanthropological studies contributing to our understanding of 'out of Africa' migrations, Neanderthals, cultures of modern humans, and the origins of agriculture are assessed within the context of glacial-interglacial cycles, marine isotope cycles, plate tectonics, geochronology, geomorphology, palaeoecology and genetics. Complemented by overview summaries that draw together the findings of each chapter, the resulting coverage is wide-ranging and cohesive. The cross-disciplinary nature of the volume makes it an invaluable resource for academics and advanced students of Quaternary science and human prehistory, as well as being an important reference for archaeologists working in the region.

Quaternary glaciations : extent and chronology. Part 2, North America
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ISSN: 15710866 ISBN: 9780444515926 0444515925 9780080474076 0080474071 9780444514622 0444514627 1281034045 9781281034045 9780080540146 0080540147 1280965975 9786610965977 9786611034047 0444515933 9780444515933 Year: 2004 Volume: 2 Publisher: Amsterdam ; San Diego : Elsevier,

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This book is the second of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This information is seen as a fundamental requirement, not only for the glacial community, but for the wider user-community of general Quaternary workers. In particular the need for accurate ice-front positions is a basic requirement for the rapidly growing field of palaeoclimate modelling. In order to provide the information for the widest-possible range of users in the most accessible form, a series of digital maps was prepared.


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Polar research.
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ISSN: 08000395 17518369 Year: 1982 Publisher: Oslo : [Abingdon] : Norsk polarinstitutt Routledge, Taylor & Francis

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Publishes scientific papers in English in the field of polar research, and in such disciplines as biology, geology, glaciology, meteorology, oceanography, solid earth geophysics, etc. 1 vol. (2 or 3 issues) / year

Paleoclimatology : reconstructing climates of the quaternary
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ISBN: 012124010X 9780121240103 9786611032685 1281032689 0080538347 9780080538341 9780123869951 0123869951 6611032681 9780123869135 0123869137 Year: 2015 Volume: 68 Publisher: Amsterdam: Elsevier,

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Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary, Third Edition--winner of a 2015 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from The Text and Academic Authors Association--provides a thorough overview of the methods of paleoclimatic reconstruction and of the historical changes in climate during the past three million years. This thoroughly updated and revised edition systematically examines each type of proxy and elucidates the major attributes and the limitations of each. Paleoclimatology, Third Edition provides necessary context for those interested in understanding climate changes at present and how current trends in climate compare with changes that have occurred in the past. The text is richly illustrated and includes an extensive bibliography for further research. Winner of a 2015 Texty Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association A comprehensive overview of the methods of paleoclimate reconstruction, and the record of past changes in climate during the last ~3 million years Addresses all the techniques used in paleoclimatic reconstruction from climate proxies With full-color throughout, and thoroughly revised chapters on dating methods, climate forcing, ice cores, marine sediments, pollen analysis, dendroclimatology, and historical records Includes new chapters on speleothems, loess, and lake sediments More than 1,000 new references and 190 new figures Essential reading for those interested in how present trends in climate compare with changes that have occurred in the past


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Quaternary glaciations : extent and chronology : a closer look
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ISBN: 128316437X 9786613164377 0444535373 0444534474 9780444534477 9780444535375 9781283164375 6613164372 Year: 2011 Publisher: Amsterdam : Elsevier,

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The book presents an up-to-date, detailed overview of the Quaternary glaciations all over the world, not only with regard to stratigraphy but also with regard to major glacial landforms and the extent of the respective ice sheets. The locations of key sites are included. The information is presented in digital, uniformly prepared maps which can be used in a Geographical Information System (GIS) such as ArcView or ArcGIS. The accompanying text supplies the information on how the data were obtained (geomorphology, geological mapping, air photograph evaluation, satellite imagery), how the feat

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