Antarctic Climate Evolution

This is the first book dedicated to the developing knowledge on how the world's largest ice sheet formed and changed over its 34 million years history. In explaining the story of Antartica, information on terrestrial and marine geology, sedimentology, glacier geophysics (including airborne reconnaissance), shipborne geophysics, and numerical ice sheet and climate modelling, will be interwoven within eleven chapters, each deling with an important historical theme. The approach will be to first 'set the scene', involving chapters dedicated to how ice sheets and their glacial history can be measured. This opening section will provide information necessary to comprehend the latter section of the book, in which five chapters will related the glacial and climate evolution of Antartica during the most important time-frames in which changes have occurred. * An overview of antarctic climate change, analysing historical, present day and future developments* Contributions from leading experts and scholars from around the world* Informs and updates climate change scientists and experts in related areas of study Content: Antarctic Climate Evolution Page iii Copyright page Page iv Preface Pages xi-xii Fabio Florindo, Martin Siegert Chapter 1 Antarctic Climate Evolution Review Article Pages 1-11 Martin J. Siegert, Fabio Florindo Chapter 2 The International Polar Years: A History of Developments in Antarctic Climate Evolution Review Article Pages 13-31 Fabio Florindo, Antonio Meloni, Martin Siegert Chapter 3 A History of Antarctic Cenozoic Glaciation – View from the Margin Review Article Pages 33-83 Peter Barrett Chapter 4 Circulation and Water Masses of the Southern Ocean: A Review Review Article Pages 85-114 Lionel Carter, I.N. McCave, Michael J.M. Williams Chapter 5 Cenozoic Climate History from Seismic Reflection and Drilling Studies on the Antarctic Continental Margin Review Article Pages 115-234 Alan K. Cooper, Giuliano Brancolini, Carlota Escutia, Yngve Kristoffersen, Rob Larter, German Leitchenkov, Phillip O'Brien, Wilfried Jokat Chapter 6 Numerical Modelling of the Antarctic Ice Sheet Review Article Pages 235-256 Martin J. Siegert Chapter 7 The Antarctic Continent in Gondwanaland: A Tectonic Review and Potential Research Targets for Future Investigations Review Article Pages 257-308 F.M. Talarico, G. Kleinschmidt Chapter 8 From Greenhouse to Icehouse – The Eocene/Oligocene in Antarctica Review Article Pages 309-368 J.E. Francis, S. Marenssi, R. Levy, M. Hambrey, V.C. Thorn, B. Mohr, H. Brinkhuis, J. Warnaar, J. Zachos, S. Bohaty, R. DeConto Chapter 9 The Oligocene–Miocene Boundary – Antarctic Climate Response to Orbital Forcing Review Article Pages 369-400 G.S. Wilson, S.F. Pekar, T.R. Naish, S. Passchier, R. DeConto Chapter 10 Middle Miocene to Pliocene History of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Review Article Pages 401-463 Alan M. Haywood, John L. Smellie, Allan C. Ashworth, David J. Cantrill, Fabio Florindo, Michael J. Hambrey, Daniel Hill, Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand, Stephen J. Hunter, Robert D. Larter, Caroline H. Lear, Sandra Passchier, Roderick van de Wal Chapter 11 Late Pliocene–Pleistocene Antarctic Climate Variability at Orbital and Suborbital Scale: Ice Sheet, Ocean and Atmospheric Interactions Review Article Pages 465-529 Tim Naish, Lionel Carter, Eric Wolff, David Pollard, Ross Powell Chapter 12 Antarctica at the Last Glacial Maximum, Deglaciation and the Holocene Review Article Pages 531-570 A.P. Wright, D.A. White, D.B. Gore, M.J. Siegert Chapter 13 Concluding Remarks: Recent Changes in Antarctica and Future Research Review Article Pages 571-576 Fabio Florindo, Martin Siegert Subject Index Pages 577-593 This is the first book dedicated to the developing knowledge on how the world's largest ice sheet formed and changed over its 34 million years history. In explaining the story of Antartica, information on terrestrial and marine geology, sedimentology, glacier geophysics (including airborne reconnaissance), shipborne geophysics, and numerical ice sheet and climate modelling, will be interwoven within eleven chapters, each deling with an important historical theme. The approach will be to first 'set the scene', involving chapters dedicated to how ice sheets and their glacial history can be measured. This opening section will provide information necessary to comprehend the latter section of the book, in which five chapters will related the glacial and climate evolution of Antartica during the most important time-frames in which changes have occurred.--[Source inconnue] This is the first book dedicated to the developing knowledge on how the world's largest ice sheet formed and changed over its 34 million years history. In explaining the story of Antarctica, information on terrestrial and marine geology, sedimentology, glacier geophysics (including airborne reconnaissance), shipborne geophysics, and numerical ice sheet and climate modelling, will be interwoven within eleven chapters, each deling with an important historical theme. The approach will be to first 'set the scene', involving chapters dedicated to how ice sheets and their glacial history can be measured. This opening section will provide information necessary to comprehend the latter section of the book, in which five chapters will related the glacial and climate evolution of Antarctica during the most important time-frames in which changes have occurred Antarctic Climate Evolution is the first book dedicated to furthering knowledge on the evolution of the world’s largest ice sheet over its ~34 million year history. This volume provides the latest information on subjects ranging from terrestrial and marine geology to sedimentology and glacier geophysics.

• An overview of Antarctic climate change, analyzing historical, present-day and future developments
• Contributions from leading experts and scholars from around the world
• Informs and updates climate change scientists and experts in related areas of study

Antarctic Climate Evolution is the first book dedicated to furthering knowledge on the evolution of the world’s largest ice sheet over its ~34 million year history. This volume provides the latest information on subjects ranging from terrestrial and marine geology to sedimentology and glacier geophysics.

* An overview of Antarctic climate change, analyzing historical, present-day and future developments
* Contributions from leading experts and scholars from around the world
* Informs and updates climate change scientists and experts in related areas of study