Interhemispheric Climate Linkages
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contentsv
- Contributorsxiii
- Forewordxvii
- Prefacexix
- Acknowledgmentsxxi
- PART I: PRESENT DAY CLIMATESxxii
- Chapter 1. Interhemispheric Effects of Interannual and Decadal ENSO-Like Climate Variations on the A1
- Abstract1
- Resumen1
- Acknowledgments14
- References14
- Chapter 2. Interannual to Multidecadal Climate Variability and Its Relationship to Global Sea Surfac17
- Abstract17
- Resumen18
- Acknowledgments28
- References28
- Chapter 3. Polar Air Outbreaks in the Americas: Assessments and Impacts During Modern and Past Clima31
- Abstract31
- Resumen31
- Acknowledgments49
- References49
- Chapter 4. Globality and Optimality in Climate Field Reconstructions from Proxy Data53
- Abstract53
- Resumen53
- Acknowledgments71
- References71
- PART II: HUMAN DIMENSIONS, THE LAST MILLENIUM OF CLIMATE CHANGEA
- Chapter 5. The Effects of Explosive Volcanism on Simple to Complex Societies in Ancient Middle Ameri73
- Abstract73
- Resumen73
- Acknowledgments85
- References85
- Chapter 6. Abrupt Climate Change and Pre-Columbian Cultural Collapse87
- Abstract87
- Resumen88
- Acknowledgments101
- References101
- Chapter 7. Human Dimensions of Late Pleistocene/Holocene Arid Events in Southern South America105
- Abstract105
- Resumen105
- Acknowledgments115
- References115
- Chapter 8. Assessing the Synchroneity of Glacier Fluctuations in the Western Cordillera of the Ameri119
- Abstract119
- Resumen119
- Acknowledgments137
- References137
- Chapter 9. Volcanic Signals in Temperature Reconstructions Based on Tree-Ring Records for North and141
- Abstract141
- Resumen141
- References152
- Chapter 10. Decadal-Scale Climatic Variability Along the Extratropical Western Coast of the Americas155
- Abstract155
- Resumen156
- Acknowledgments170
- References170
- PART III: LONG-TERM CLIMATE VARIABILITYB
- Geomorphic EvidenceB
- Chapter 11. Glaciation During Marine Isotope Stage 2 in the American Cordillera173
- Abstract173
- Resumen173
- Acknowledgments179
- Editor’s Note179
- References179
- Chapter 12. Late Quaternary Eolian Records of the Americas and Their Paleoclimatic Significance183
- Abstract183
- Resumen184
- Acknowledgments211
- References211
- Chapter 13. Periods of Wet Climate in Cuba: Evaluation of Expression in Karst of Sierra de San Carlo217
- Abstract217
- Resumen217
- Acknowledgments224
- Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Data Base System225
- References225
- Lacustrine Evidence231
- Chapter 14. Identifying Paleoenvironmental Change Across South and North America Using High-Resoluti227
- Abstract227
- Resumen228
- Acknowledgments239
- References239
- Chapter 15. Holocene Climate Patterns in the Americas Inferred from Paleolimnological Records241
- Abstract241
- Resumen241
- Acknowledgments259
- References259
- Chapter 16. Full and Late Glacial Lake Records Along the PEP 1 Transect: Their Role in Developing In265
- Abstract265
- Resumen266
- References289
- Vegetation Evidence292
- Chapter 17. Paleotemperature Estimates for the Lowland Americas Between 30°S and 30°N at the Last293
- Abstract293
- Resumen293
- References304
- Chapter 18. Neotropical Savanna Environments in Space and Time: Late Quaternary Interhemispheric Com307
- Abstract307
- Resumen307
- Acknowledgments320
- References320
- Chapter 19. Holocene Vegetation and Climate Variability in the Americas325
- Abstract325
- Resumen325
- References363
- Chapter 20. Late Glacial Vegetation Records in the Americas and Climatic Implications371
- Abstract371
- Resumen371
- Acknowledgments387
- References387
- Chapter 21. The Midlatitudes of North and South America During the Last Glacial Maximum and Early Ho391
- Abstract391
- Resumen392
- Acknowledgments412
- References412
- Chapter 22. Late Glacial Climate Variability and General Circulation Model (GCM) Experiments: An Ove417
- Abstract417
- Resumen417
- Acknowledgments429
- References430
- Chapter 23. Pole-Equator-Pole Paleoclimates of the Americas Integration: Toward the Big Picture433
- Abstract433
- Resumen433
- Acknowledgments440
- References440
- Index443
This book presents a novel approach in the field of global change by presenting a comprehensive analysis of interhemispheric linkages of climate, present and past, and their effects on human societies.
The ultimate goal of this interhemispheric integration is to improve our understanding of causes and mechanisms of climate change to enhance our capability in predicting future changes.
Given the societal interest in global change issues this book offers a new approach for the integration of global information.
It will provide a reference for professional scientists, researchers and graduate students in the fields of climatology, and the earth and environmental sciences.
* Chapters analyse instrumental atmospheric and oceanic data to address such phenomena as El Nino/Southern Oscillation variability and other climate anomalies such as the Pacific and North Atlantic Oscillation and polar air outbreaks
* * A new systematic methodology is presented that allows objective and verifiable reconstruction of climate fields from sparse data
* * Especially valuable in the context of climate proxy data.
The ultimate goal of this interhemispheric integration is to improve our understanding of causes and mechanisms of climate change to enhance our capability in predicting future changes.
Given the societal interest in global change issues this book offers a new approach for the integration of global information.
It will provide a reference for professional scientists, researchers and graduate students in the fields of climatology, and the earth and environmental sciences.
* Chapters analyse instrumental atmospheric and oceanic data to address such phenomena as El Nino/Southern Oscillation variability and other climate anomalies such as the Pacific and North Atlantic Oscillation and polar air outbreaks
* * A new systematic methodology is presented that allows objective and verifiable reconstruction of climate fields from sparse data
* * Especially valuable in the context of climate proxy data.