Global Climates since the Last Glacial Maximum

Voorkant
U of Minnesota Press, 1993 - 569 pagina's
 

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Introduction
3
Conceptual Basis for Understanding LateQuaternary Climates
7
Model Description External Forcing and Surface Boundary Conditions
14
Simulated Climatic Changes Results of the COHMAP ClimateModel Experiments
26
The North and Equatorial Atlantic at 9000 and 6000 yr BP
94
Holocene Temperature Patterns in the South Atlantic Southern and Pacific Oceans
119
Holocene Vegetation and Climates of Europe
78
Vegetational and Climatic History of the Western Former Soviet Union
111
Holocene Vegetation Lake Levels and Climate of Africa
256
Climatic History of Central and South America since 18000 yr BP Comparison of Pollen Records and Model Simulations
295
Holocene Vegetation and Climate Histories of Alaska
324
Vegetation Lake Levels and Climate in Western Canada during the Holocene
339
Vegetation Lake Levels and Climate in Eastern North America for the Past 18000 Years
353
Climatic Changes in the Western United States since 18000 yr BP
406
Climatic Changes during the Past 18000 Years Regional Syntheses Mechanisms and Causes
452
Epilogue
474

Vegetational LakeLevel and Climatic History of the Near East and Southwest Asia
132
The LateQuaternary Vegetation and Climate of China
159
Climates of Australia and New Guinea since 18000 yr BP
203
Paleovegetation Studies of New Zealands Climate since the Last Glacial Maximum
232
Notes on Contributors
481
Index
485
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