xiv, 216 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Lessons from abrupt climate change -- Mystery of the Ice Ages -- Rosetta Stones from the Greenland ice sheet -- A role for all seasons -- The great ocean conveyor -- A wobbly North Atlantic conveyor? -- Greenland's climate signal across the globe -- Carbon dioxide and the fate of the Greenland ice sheet -- Out of the ice : the lessons from Greenland.