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020			_a9783642300295 _9978-3-642-30029-5
024	7		_a10.1007/978-3-642-30029-5 _2doi
100	1		_aRapp, Donald. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aIce Ages and Interglacials _h[electronic resource] : _bMeasurements, Interpretation, and Models / _cby Donald Rapp.
250			_a2nd ed. 2012.
264		1	_aBerlin, Heidelberg : _bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg : _bImprint: Springer, _c2012.
300			_aXX, 410 p. 188 illus., 26 illus. in color. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	1		_aSpringer Praxis Books
505	0		_aPreface -- 1. Life and climate in an ice age -- 2. Variability of the Earth's climate -- 3. Ice core methodology -- 4. Ice core data -- 5. Ocean sediment data -- 6. Other data sources -- 7. Summary of climate variations -- 8. Overview of the various models for ice ages -- 9. Variability of the Earth's orbit: astronomical theory -- 10. Comparison of astronomical theory with data -- 11. Future prospects -- 12. Abbreviations -- 13. References.
520			_aExisting books on ice ages are mostly short, popular, and non-technical. Many deal with the effects of the last ice age on flora and fauna. The small book by the Imbries is mostly historical and reflects their undying belief in the astronomical theory. The only book that attempts to deal with the broad issues of what we know about past ice ages and why they occur is the book by Muller and MacDonald (M&M), published by Praxis. However, despite its many good features, this book suffers from an inordinate emphasis on spectral analysis, a lack of coverage of new data, and a very confusing sequence of chapters. As a result, the data and theory are so intimately entwined that it is difficult to separate one from the other.   This book will provide an independent and hopefully complete summary of the latest data, independent of theory or analysis. This will be far more extensive than that given by M&M. Only then, after presenting the data, will theories be explored and comparisons made with the data.   This book will become the premier reference and sourcebook on ice ages.   It will also connect up to more recent times regarding climate change.
650		0	_aGeography.
650		0	_aMeteorology.
650		0	_aOceanography.
650		0	_aAstronomy.
650		0	_aClimatic changes.
650	1	4	_aEarth Sciences.
650	2	4	_aMeteorology/Climatology.
650	2	4	_aAstronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
650	2	4	_aClimate Change.
650	2	4	_aOceanography.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9783642300288
830		0	_aSpringer Praxis Books
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30029-5
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