Climatic fluctuations of the Ice Age
This is a review of Burkhard Frenzel's book by R.E. Newell, Frenzel's book is an absolute mine of information on paleoclimatology. The findings from some 856 references are carefully distilled and a synthesis made of the changing climatic patterns over Europe and Asia during the six warm and six cold periods prior to the present warm period, representing a total time of roughly 700,000 years. Some data for North America, South America, New Zealand, and Africa are mentioned but the coverage is only intended to be complete for Europe and Asia. Chapter 1 describes the methods of floral and faunal sequences, lichenometry, dendochronology, varves, carbon 14 clothing, glacial and periglacial sediments, pollen analysis, oxygen isotope analysis, and others. Chapter 2 discusses the various subdivisions of the period selected. Chapter 3 amplifies the problem of simultaneity and illustrates it with application of radiocarbon dates for two short warm periods which occurred during generally cold periods. Chapter 4 is a long, comprehensive discussion of climatic conditions at various times during the last six major climatic oscillations. The fluctuations of climate during the last cold period are debated in Chapter 5 and consideration given to the reality of the various interstadials proposed in the literature. Comments on paleowinds and sea level changes are also included.
- OSTI ID:
- 5682071
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 56:3; ISSN BAMIA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AFRICA
AGE ESTIMATION
ALGAE
ANIMALS
ASIA
AUSTRALASIA
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBON 14
CARBON ISOTOPES
CENOZOIC ERA
CLIMATES
DOCUMENT TYPES
EUROPE
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FUNGI
GAMETES
GEOLOGIC AGES
GERM CELLS
ISOTOPE DATING
ISOTOPES
LATIN AMERICA
LICHENS
LIGHT NUCLEI
NEW ZEALAND
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEI
OXYGEN ISOTOPES
PLANTS
POLLEN
QUATERNARY PERIOD
RADIOISOTOPES
REVIEWS
SEDIMENTS
SOUTH AMERICA
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES