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Southern Hemisphere Paleo- and Neoclimates

Key Sites, Methods, Data and Models

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Peter Smolka

    1. Geological Institue, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

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  2. Wolfgang Volkheimer

    1. Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales, Instituto Argentino de Nivolgía, Mendoza, Argentina

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  • New insights into the different reasons and effects of climate change

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • P. Smolka, W. Volkheimer
      Pages 1-3

  4. Historical and Modern Climates

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-126
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    2. Archival Evidence for some Aspects of Historical Climate Variability in Argentina and Bolivia During the 17th and 18th Centuries

      • M. R. Prieto, R. Herrera, P. Dussel
      Pages 127-142

    3. Recent Glacier Fluctuations in the Southern Andes

      • R. Llorens, J. C. Leiva
      Pages 143-149

    4. Palynological Data Indicating Glacier Growth and Environmental Conditions

      • Monica Cristina Wingenroth
      Pages 151-169

    5. A Hybrid Expert System for the Prediction of Extreme Meteorological Situations such as the Zonda Wind in the Cuyo Region, Western Argentina

      • F. Norte
      Pages 171-173

    6. Impact of ENSO Events on the Hydrological System of the Cordillera de los Andes during the last 450 Years

      • Rosa Hilda Compagnucci
      Pages 175-185

    7. Recent Precipitation Trends in Southern South America East of the Andes: An Indication of Climatic Variability

      • Vicente Barros, Maria Elizabeth Castañeda, Moira Doyle
      Pages 187-206
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Climate models show that climate change is not a uniform process. Areas of increased temperature are situated near areas of decreased temperature, areas with increased precipitation adjoin areas of drought. This is one of the reasons why climate change is so difficult to detect. Any parameter must be considered and tested locally or regionally and not on an average globally. This book gives an overview of current research methods and results in the different fields of climate research including modelling. In addition, it contains a hemisphere-wide stratigraphic data base with about 80000 species. All paleoclimatic data as well as a state-of-the-art atmospheric circulation model in a PC version are included. So both research and graduate teaching are supported with high-end software running on affordable computers, also in those countries that have no access to Cray super computers. Thus, this book will be of interest to all researchers and scientists in the field of climatology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Geological Institue, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

    Peter Smolka

  • Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales, Instituto Argentino de Nivolgía, Mendoza, Argentina

    Wolfgang Volkheimer

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