Rainfall on Earth is most intense in the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), a narrow belt
of clouds centred on average around six degrees north of the Equator. The mean position of …

Radiocarbon dating uses the decay of a radioactive isotope of carbon (14C) to measure time
and date objects containing carbon-bearing material. With a half-life of 5,700±30 years …

This report is the first complete assessment of the science of climate change since Working
Group I (WGI) of the IPCC produced its second report Climate Change 1995: The Science of …

The genetic effects of pleistocene ice ages are approached by deduction from
paleoenvironmental information, by induction from the genetic structure of populations and …

Explains the physical principles underlying the behaviour of glaciers and ice sheets and
concludes with a chapter on the information about past climate and atmospheric …

Evidence from North Atlantic deep sea cores reveals that abrupt shifts punctuated what is
conventionally thought to have been a relatively stable Holocene climate. During each of …

Oxygen isotope records of five stalagmites from Hulu Cave near Nan**g bear a remarkable
resemblance to oxygen isotope records from Greenland ice cores, suggesting that East …

Glaciers and Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and
accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource. In …

The Quaternary cold periods in Europe are thought to have heavily influenced the amount
and distribution of intraspecific genetic variation in both animals and plants. The …

Sea level change during the Quaternary is primarily a consequence of the cyclic growth and
decay of ice sheets, resulting in a complex spatial and temporal pattern. Observations of this …