The white planet/ the evolution and future of our frozen world Dominique Raynaud, Jean Jouzel, Claude Lorius
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TextPublication details: Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press, 2013Description: 326 pISBN: 9780691144993 Subject(s): Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric | Paleoclimatology | Climatic changesDDC classification: 551.31 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 551.31 jou/w (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P29990 |
Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Part one. The World of Ice: Past and Present --
Chapter 1. The Ice on Our Planet --
Chapter 2. From Exploration to Scientific Observation --
Chapter 3. Ice through the Ages --
Part Two. Polar Ice: Amazing Archives --
Chapter 4. Reconstructing the Climates of the Past --
Chapter 5. Glacial Archives --
Chapter 6. The Campaigns --
Chapter 7. Vostok: The Cornucopia --
Chapter 8. Dôme C: 800,000 Years and the Revolution of the Rhythm of Glaciations --
Chapter 9. Rapid Climatic Variations --
Chapter 10. The Last 10,000 Years: An Almost Stable Climate --
Part Three. The White Planet Tomorrow --
Chapter 11. The Climate and Greenhouse Gases --
Chapter 12. Have Humans Already Changed the Climate? --
Chapter 13. What Will the Climate Be in the Future? --
Chapter 14. A Warming with Multiple Consequences --
Chapter 15. What We Must Do --
Part Four. The Poles and the Planet --
Chapter 16. The Crucial Place of Research --
Chapter 17. Humans and the Rise of Pollution --
Conclusion: The Anthropocene Era --
Notes --
Selected Bibliography --
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