Principles of Paleoclimatology

by Thomas M. Cronin

Book Overview

Greenhouse gases, global warming, thinning ozone layers--understanding the Earth's climatic changes is one of today's most pressing international concerns. How fast has the climate changed? Where and why is it changing? What is the impact of climate change on our ecosystems, coastal regions, glaciers, forests, and lakes, and even on the evolution of our own species?

This introduction to the rapidly emerging field of paleoclimatology explains...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231109555
• ISBN13: 9780231109550
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher