Ground-Truthing the Paleoclimate Record

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Title:

Ground-Truthing the Paleoclimate Record

Url:

https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/ground-truthing-the-paleoclimate-...

Creator:

Curry, William B.
Ostermann, Dorinda R.

Publisher:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Description: This Oceanus article provides an overview of paleoclimate studies by discussing past and current methods for determining paleoclimate. It explains how the geological record has become an important archive for understanding the range of natural variability in climate, the processes that cause climate change on decadal and longer time scales, and the background variability from which greenhouse warming must be detected. It also discusses new technologies such as sediment traps and satellite imagery that help researchers ground-truth abundance of foraminifera, shelled microorganisms that serve as climate proxies. The article features enlargeable color images and diagrams.

LC Classification:

Science -- Geology -- Paleozoology -- Invertebrates -- Protozoa -- Foraminifera
Science -- Microbiology -- Addresses, essays, lectures
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Biogeochemistry -- Biogeochemical cycles
Science -- Physics -- Meteorology. Climatology -- Paleoclimatology

GEM Subject:

Science -- Biology
Science -- Oceanography

Key Concept:

Oceanography -- Ecosystem dynamics
Oceanography -- Temperature
Oceanography -- Climate

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Audio/Visual -- Image/Image Set

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

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Higher Education
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Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

Access Rights:

Free access

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Microbial Life

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