{"product_id":"reconstructing-earths-climate-history-isbn-9781119544111","title":"Reconstructing Earth's Climate History","description":"\u003cb\u003eReconstructing Earth’s Climate History\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere has never been a more critical time for students to understand the record of Earth’s climate history, as well as the relevance of that history to understanding Earth’s present and likely future climate. There also has never been a more critical time for students, as well as the public-at-large, to understand \u003cb\u003ehow we know\u003c\/b\u003e, as much as \u003cb\u003ewhat we know\u003c\/b\u003e, in science. This book addresses these needs by placing you, the student, at the center of learning. In this book, you will actively use inquiry-based explorations of authentic scientific data to develop skills that are essential in all disciplines: making observations, developing and testing hypotheses, reaching conclusions based on the available data, recognizing and acknowledging uncertainty in scientific data and scientific conclusions, and communicating your results to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe context for understanding global climate change today lies in the records of Earth’s past, as preserved in archives such as sediments and sedimentary rocks on land and on the seafloor, as well as glacial ice, corals, speleothems, and tree rings. These archives have been studied for decades by geoscientists and paleoclimatologists. Much like detectives, these researchers work to reconstruct what happened in the past, as well as when and how it happened, based on the often-incomplete and indirect records of those events preserved in these archives. This book uses guided-inquiry to build your knowledge of foundational concepts needed to interpret such archives. Foundational concepts include: interpreting the environmental meaning of sediment composition, determining ages of geologic materials and events (supported by a new section on radiometric dating), and understanding the role of CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e in Earth’s climate system, among others. Next, this book provides the opportunity for you to apply your foundational knowledge to a collection of paleoclimate case studies. The case studies consider: long-term climate trends, climate cycles, major and\/or abrupt episodes of global climate change, and polar paleoclimates. New sections on sea level change in the past and future, climate change and life, and climate change and civilization expand the book’s examination of the causes and effects of Earth’s climate history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn using this book, we hope you gain new knowledge, new skills, and greater confidence in making sense of the causes and consequences of climate change. Our goal is that science becomes more accessible to you. Enjoy the challenge and the reward of working with scientific data and results! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReconstructing Earth’s Climate History, Second Edition,\u003c\/b\u003e is an essential purchase for geoscience students at a variety of levels studying paleoclimatology, paleoceanography, oceanography, historical geology, global change, Quaternary science and Earth-system science. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Authors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword from First Edition x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook Introduction to the Second Edition for Students and Instructors xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Chapter 1. Introduction to Paleoclimate Records\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Part 1.1. Archives and Proxies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Part 1.2. Obtaining Cores from Terrestrial and Marine Paleoclimate Archives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Part 1.3. Owens Lake – An Introductory Case Study of Paleoclimate Reconstruction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e31 Chapter 2. Seafloor Sediments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Part 2.1. Sediment Predictions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Part 2.2. Core Observation and Description\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Part 2.3. Sediment Composition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Part 2.4. Seafloor Sediment Synthesis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e57 Chapter 3. Geologic Time and Geochronology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Part 3.1. The Geologic Timescale\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 Part 3.2. Principles of Stratigraphy and Determining Relative Ages\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Part 3.3. Radiometric Age Dating Fundamentals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Part 3.4. Using \u003csup\u003e40\u003c\/sup\u003eK – \u003csup\u003e40\u003c\/sup\u003eAr Dating to Determine the Numerical Ages of Layered Volcanic Rocks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e76 Part 3.5. Using Uranium Series Dating to Determine Changes in Growth Rate of Speleothems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e89 Chapter 4. Paleomagnetism and Magnetostratigraphy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e91 Part 4.1. Earth’s Magnetic Field Today and the Paleomagnetic Record of Deep‐Sea Sediments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e100 Part 4.2. History of Discovery: Paleomagnetism in Ocean Crust and Marine Sediments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e108 Part 4.3. Using Paleomagnetism to Test the Seafloor Spreading Hypothesis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e114 Part 4.4. The Geomagnetic Polarity Timescale\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e119 Chapter 5. Microfossils and Biostratigraphy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e121 Part 5.1. What Are Microfossils? Why Are They Important in Climate Change Science?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e130 Part 5.2. Microfossils in Deep‐Sea Sediments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e137 Part 5.3. Application of Microfossil First and Last Occurrences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e144 Part 5.4. Using Microfossil Datums to Calculate Sedimentation Rates\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e149 Part 5.5. How Reliable Are Microfossil Datums?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e156 Part 5.6. Organic‐Walled Microfossils: Marine Dinoflagellates and Terrestrial Pollen and Spores\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e165 Chapter 6. CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e as a Climate Regulator During the Phanerozoic and Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e167 Part 6.1. The Short‐Term Global Carbon Cycle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e169 Part 6.2. CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e and Temperature\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e179 Part 6.3. Recent Changes in CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e183 Part 6.4. The Long‐Term Global Carbon Cycle, CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e, and Phanerozoic Climate History\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e191 Part 6.5. Carbon Isotopes as a Tool for Tracking Changes in the Carbon Cycle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e200 Chapter 7. Oxygen Isotopes as Proxies of Climate Change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e202 Part 7.1. Introduction to Oxygen Isotope Records from Ice and Ocean Sediments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e205 Part 7.2. The Hydrologic Cycle and Isotopic Fractionation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e209 Part 7.3. δ\u003csup\u003e18\u003c\/sup\u003eO in Meteoric Water and Glacial Ice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e218 Part 7.4. δ\u003csup\u003e18\u003c\/sup\u003eO in Marine Sediments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e226 Chapter 8. Climate Cycles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e228 Part 8.1. Patterns and Periodicities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e245 Part 8.2. Orbital Metronome\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e250 Part 8.3. Glacial–Interglacial Periods and Modern Climate Change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e255 Chapter 9. The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) Event\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e257 Part 9.1. An Important Discovery\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e260 Part 9.2. Global Consequences of the PETM\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e296 Part 9.3. Two Hypotheses for the Cause of the PETM\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e299 Part 9.4. Rates of Onset and Duration of Event\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e306 Part 9.5. Global Warming Today and Lessons from the PETM\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e314 Chapter 10. Glaciation of Antarctica: The Oi1 Event\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e316 Part 10.1. Initial Evidence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e321 Part 10.2. Evidence for Global Change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e342 Part 10.3. Mountain Building, Weathering, CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e and Climate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e349 Part 10.4. Legacy of the Oi1 Event: The Development of the Psychrosphere\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e355 Chapter 11. Antarctic Climate Variability in the Neogene\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e358 Part 11.1. What Do We Think We Know About the History of Antarctic Climate?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e362 Part 11.2. What is Antarctica’s Geographic and Geologic Context?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e375 Part 11.3. Selecting Drillsites to Best Answer our Questions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e379 Part 11.4. What Sediment Facies are Common on the Antarctic Margin?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e390 Part 11.5. The BIG Picture of ANDRILL 1‐B\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e398 Chapter 12. Pliocene Warmth as an Analog for Our Future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e400 Part 12.1. The Last 5 Million Years\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e407 Part 12.2. Pliocene Latitudinal Temperature Gradient\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e414 Part 12.3. Estimates of Pliocene CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e416 Part 12.4. Sea Level Past, Present, and Future\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e430 Chapter 13. Climate, Climate Change, and Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e432 Part 13.1. Initial Ideas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e433 Part 13.2. The Long View: “Precambrian” and Phanerozoic Life and Climate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e441 Part 13.3. Examples of Cenozoic Terrestrial Evolution and Climate Connections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e458 Part 13.4. Examples of Cenozoic Marine Biotic Evolution and Climate Connections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e469 Part 13.5. Humanity, Climate, and Life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e481 Part 13.6. Humanity and Future Climate: At a Tipping Point\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e487 Chapter 14. Climate Change and Civilization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e489 Part 14.1. Climate Change Here and Now\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e497 Part 14.2. Evidence of Climatic Stress on Ancient Maya Civilization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e513 Part 14.3. The Precipitation Record of the North American Southwest: The Physical Record and Human Response\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e536 Index\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Kristen St. John\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Geology at James Madison University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr R. Mark Leckie\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Geology at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Kate Pound\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Geology and a member of the Science Education Group at St. Cloud State University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Megan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Geology at North Hennepin Community College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Lawrence Krissek\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has never been a more critical time for students to understand the record of Earth’s climate history, as well as the relevance of that history to understanding Earth’s present and likely future climate. There also has never been a more critical time for students, as well as the public-at-large, to understand \u003cb\u003ehow we know\u003c\/b\u003e, as much as \u003cb\u003ewhat we know\u003c\/b\u003e, in science. This book addresses these needs by placing you, the student, at the center of learning. In this book, you will actively use inquiry-based explorations of authentic scientific data to develop skills that are essential in all disciplines: making observations, developing and testing hypotheses, reaching conclusions based on the available data, recognizing and acknowledging uncertainty in scientific data and scientific conclusions, and communicating your results to others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe context for understanding global climate change today lies in the records of Earth’s past, as preserved in archives such as sediments and sedimentary rocks on land and on the seafloor, as well as glacial ice, corals, speleothems, and tree rings. These archives have been studied for decades by geoscientists and paleoclimatologists. Much like detectives, these researchers work to reconstruct what happened in the past, as well as when and how it happened, based on the often-incomplete and indirect records of those events preserved in these archives. This book uses guided-inquiry to build your knowledge of foundational concepts needed to interpret such archives. Foundational concepts include: interpreting the environmental meaning of sediment composition, determining ages of geologic materials and events (supported by a new section on radiometric dating), and understanding the role of CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e in Earth’s climate system, among others. Next, this book provides the opportunity for you to apply your foundational knowledge to a collection of paleoclimate case studies. The case studies consider: long-term climate trends, climate cycles, major and\/or abrupt episodes of global climate change, and polar paleoclimates. New sections on sea level change in the past and future, climate change and life, and climate change and civilization expand the book’s examination of the causes and effects of Earth’s climate history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn using this book, we hope you gain new knowledge, new skills, and greater confidence in making sense of the causes and consequences of climate change. Our goal is that science becomes more accessible to you. Enjoy the challenge and the reward of working with scientific data and results!  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReconstructing Earth’s Climate History, Second Edition,\u003c\/b\u003e is an essential purchase for geoscience students at a variety of levels studying paleoclimatology, paleoceanography, oceanography, historical geology, global change, Quaternary science and Earth-system science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989926428901,"sku":"NP9781119544111","price":84.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119544111.jpg?v=1761785934","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/reconstructing-earths-climate-history-isbn-9781119544111","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}