12.740 Paleoceanography, Spring 2004

12.740 Paleoceanography, Spring 2004

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This class examines tools, data, and ideas related to past climate changes as seen in marine, ice core, and continental records. The most recent climate changes (mainly the past 500,000 years, ranging up to about 2 million years ago) will be emphasized. Quantitative tools for the examination of pale...

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Main Author: Boyle, Edward A.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Learning Object
Language:en-US
Published: 2004
Subjects:
history of the earth-surface environment
deep-sea sediments
ice cores
corals
seawater composition
atmospheric chemistry
climate
ocean temperature
circulation
chemistry
glacial/interglacial cycles
orbital forcing
Micropaleontological, isotopic, geochemical, and mineralogical changes
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36830

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