'Past climate' presentation slideshows

Climate Change and Ozone Loss

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Understanding past climate change

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OC450: Climatic Extremes (Winter 2010)

OC450: Climatic Extremes (Winter 2010). Profs : Paul Johnson and Paul Quay School of Oceanography Taught class for >10 years Time/Place: 205 OTB (M, W, Th, F at 11:30) Web Page : http://courses.washington.edu/ocean450/. What do we want you to learn?.

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INFERRING PAST ENVIRONMENTS FROM BIOLOGICAL DATA - PROGRESS, PROBLEMS, AND PITFALLS

INFERRING PAST ENVIRONMENTS FROM BIOLOGICAL DATA - PROGRESS, PROBLEMS, AND PITFALLS. H.J.B. Birks University of Bergen & University College London. Fossil biological data Environmental variable (e.g., pollen, chironomids) (e.g., temperature) 'Proxy data' 1, ........... m species 1

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Challenges in biomass and carbon assessment in Himalayas

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Geology and environmental change

Geology and environmental change. Peter Whiteside & Isabel Fernandez EFG- coordinator EIA panel of experts EFG office director. The role of geology in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) The role of geology in predicting future climate change.

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History of Tree-Ring Research I

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Gilbert O Ouma IGAD Climate Applications and Prediction Centre (ICPAC) Nairobi

THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING DATA/INFORMATION AS PROXY OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE IN THE GREATER HORN OF AFRICA. Gilbert O Ouma IGAD Climate Applications and Prediction Centre (ICPAC) Nairobi Formerly Drought Monitoring Centre - Nairobi (DMCN). Background.

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Debunking Common Myths about Global Warming

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Past Climate Reconstruction and Climate Proxies

Past Climate Reconstruction and Climate Proxies. Instrumental Records. Paleoclimate Records. Error bars for proxy data. The Instrumental Record

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Measuring Past Climate

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clivar/organization/pages/ pages-igbp clivar

The IGBP-PAGES WCRP-CLIVAR Intersection activity. Overall goal of CLIVAR/PAGES intersection: To improve the understanding of decadal to centennial climate variability. www.clivar.org/organization/pages/ www.pages-igbp.org www.clivar.org. PAGES Areas of Interest. CLIVAR Areas of Interest.

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clivar/organization/pages/ pages-igbp clivar

The IGBP-PAGES WCRP-CLIVAR Intersection activity. Overall goal of CLIVAR/PAGES intersection: To improve the understanding of decadal to centennial climate variability. www.clivar.org/organization/pages/ www.pages-igbp.org www.clivar.org. PAGES Areas of Interest. CLIVAR Areas of Interest.

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Creation Cries Out: Is Anyone Listening?

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Climate

Climate. Climate is the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time. Climate is described by rainfall and temperature. Factors that influence climate.

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Proxies for climate reconstructions

Proxies for climate reconstructions. Geological observations Large fossil indicators of past climates Geochemical indicator Relative abundance of stable isotopes Concentration of Mg in fossils Concentrations of organic compounds in fossils Microfossils as indicators of past climate

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Proxy Measures of Past Climates

Proxy Measures of Past Climates. Current News & Weather Significance of Climate Proxies Role of Proxies in Reconstructing Past Climate Limitations and Strengths For Next Class : Read Thompson 2000 Dr. Paul Mayewski on Friday Homework for Monday on AsUlearn.

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Specialized Interaction Decreases in Tropical Latitudes

Specialized Interaction Decreases in Tropical Latitudes. Benjamin Fields Julia Frederick Cecilia Ireland Christina Kirkman Neomi Sanghrajka. Introduction. Latitudinal Specialization Debate Tropics vs. Temperate Regions Mutualism of plants and animal pollinators/seed dispersers

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The Science of Ice: How ice sheets form and how scientists use ice to learn about past climate

The Science of Ice: How ice sheets form and how scientists use ice to learn about past climate.

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