The Climatic Record in Polar Ice Sheets [Paperback]

This multi-author work examines the glacial geology; measurement; temperature; and the climatic record from ice cores and other topics.Originally published in 1983, this multi-author work reviews the then current knowledge of the isotopic and temperature profiles of polar ice sheets. This book is the result of a workshop held at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge. This volume will be of particular interest to glaciologists and climatologists.Originally published in 1983, this multi-author work reviews the then current knowledge of the isotopic and temperature profiles of polar ice sheets. This book is the result of a workshop held at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge. This volume will be of particular interest to glaciologists and climatologists.Originally published in 1983, this multi-author work reviews the then current knowledge of the isotopic and temperature profiles of polar ice sheets. The polar ice sheets contain a wonderfully detailed record of the atmospheric history of the Earth that extends back for hundreds of thousands of years. This book is the result of a workshop held at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge. The review includes the glacial geology and glaciology of ice sheets; measurement and significance of glaciological parameters; temperature, isotopic and gas content profiles; and the climatic record from ice cores. The results presented in this volume will be of particular interest to glaciologists and climatologists.List of contributors; Preface; Part I. Ice Sheets: Isotopes and Temperatures G. de Q. Robin: Part II. Ice Sheets: Glacial Geology and Glaciology W. S. B. Paterson: 1. Data on the size of former ice sheets W. S. B. Paterson; 2. Surface profiles of ice sheets W. S. B. Paterson; 3. Migration of centres of ice domes and ice-shelf inland-ice boundaries J. Weertman; 4. Form and flow of the Antarctic ice sheet during the last million years D. J. Drewry and G. de Q. Robin; 5. The Greenland ice sheet G. de Q.l3Á