The Great Ocean Conveyor: Discovering the Trigger for Abrupt Climate Change

by Wallace S. Broecker

Exploring the link between the ocean's currents and rapid climate change

Wally Broecker is one of the world's leading authorities on abrupt global climate change. More than two decades ago, he discovered the link between ocean circulation and climate change, in particular how shutdowns of the Great Ocean Conveyor--the vast network of currents that circulate water, heat, and nutrients around the globe--triggered past ice ages. Today,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691143544
• ISBN13: 9780691143545
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"