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Challenges of a Changing Earth: Past Perspectives, Future Concerns
Paleoclimatic research has revealed an astonishing picture of past changes in the earth system. Over the last 2 million years, climate has varied widely from ice ages to warm interglacials. Between these extre...
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Chapter
The Societal Relevance of Paleoenvironmental Research
As the third millennium opens, it is clear that human beings are having a discernible impact on global climate. Profound changes are underway, but their attribution to specific causes poses a problem. What fra...
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The History of Climate Dynamics in the Late Quaternary
Climate variability, defined as changes in integral properties of the atmosphere, is only one small realization of the workings of the much larger earth system. Parts of the other components (ice, ocean, conti...
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The Late Quaternary History of Biogeochemical Cycling of Carbon
The cycling of carbon between the atmosphere, ocean and continents controls the concentration of atmospheric CO2(pCO2), which in turn impacts the earth’s radiation balance. Correlations between the concentration ...
