The climatic and hydrologic history of southern Nevada during the late Quaternary
Understanding climate change during the expected life span of a potential high-level nuclear-waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, requires estimates of future climate boundary conditions. These climate boundary conditions are governed by changes in the Earth's orbital properties (eccentricity, obliquity, precession) that determine insolation. Subcycles of the 400,000 year insolation-controlled climate cycles last approximately 100,000 years. This report describes the changes which have occurred in the climatic history of Southern Nevada during the past 400,000 years. These changes provide a basis for understanding the changes which may occur during the long-term future in this area.
- Research Organization:
- U.S. Geological Survey, Yucca Mountain Project (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI08-97NV12033
- OSTI ID:
- 756893
- Report Number(s):
- Open-File-Report-98-635; TRN: US0004408
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 21 Sep 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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