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1st ed. |
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1 online resource (x, 397 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Developments in Quaternary science, 1571-0866 ; 5 |
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Developments in Quaternary science ; 5. 1571-0866
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| Summary |
Iceland provides an unique stage on which to study the natural environment, both past and present, and it is understanding both aspects of reconstructing the past and observing and interpreting the present that form the focus of the contributions to this volume. The papers are all written by active researchers and incorporate both reviews and new data. Although concentrating largely on the recent Quaternary timescale a wide range of topics is explored including subglacial volcanism, onshore and offshore evidence for the Last Glacial Maximum and subsequent deglaciation, current glacial characteristics including jkulhlaups and glacial landsystems, soil development, Holocene ecosystem change, current oceanography, impacts of volcanic sulphur loading, chemical weathering and the CO<INF>2</INF> budget and documentary evidence for historical climate. The key element of the volume is that for the first time it provides a wide overview of a range of topics for which Iceland provides an almost unparalleled laboratory emphasizing the importance of research on this small island for studies over a much broader global scale. These reviews point the way to future research directions and are supplemented by extensive illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography. * Wide range of related topics covered both from a present day and quaternary perspective * Reviews from scientists active in each research area across a range of subjects providing both overviews and new data supplemented by an extensive bibliography * Extensive illustrations and examples from the field. |
| Contents |
1. Iceland. modern processes, past environments: an introduction. -- 2. Late Quaternary marine sediment studies of the Icelandic shelf-palaeoceanography, land/ice sheet/ocean interactions and deglaciation: a review. -- 3. Relative sea level change in Iceland: new aspects of the Weichselian deglaciation of Iceland. -- 4. Recent developments in oceanographic research in Icelandic waters. -- 5. The glacier-marginal landsystems of Iceland. -- 6. Subglacial volcanic activity in Iceland. -- 7. Icelandic jkulhlaup impacts. -- 8. Environmental and climatic effects from atmospheric SO<INF>2</INF> mass-loading -- by Icelandic flood lava eruptions. -- 9. Holocene glacier history. -- 10. Variations of termini of glaciers in Iceland in recent centuries and their connection with climate. -- 11. Local knowledge and travellers' tales: a selection of climatic observations -- in Iceland. -- 12. Chemical weathering, chemical denudation and the CO<INF>2</INF> budget for -- Iceland. -- 13. Icelandic soils. -- 14. The Holocene vegetation history of Iceland, state-of-the-art and future research. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-397). |
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Late Quaternary marine sediment studies of the Icelandic shelf -- palaeoceanography, land/ice sheet/ocean interactions and deglaciation : a review / John T. Andrews -- Relative sea level change in Iceland : new aspects of the Weichselian deglaciation of Iceland / Hreggviður Norðdahl and Halldór Pétursson -- Recent developments in oceanographic research in Icelandic waters / Steingrímur Jónsson and Héðinn Valdimarsson -- The glacier-marginal land systems of Iceland / David J.A. Evans -- Subglacial volcanic activity in Iceland / Magnús T. Guðmundsson -- Icelandic jökulhlaup impacts / Andrew J. Russell [and others] -- Environmental and climatic effects from atmospheric SO2 mass-loading by Icelandic flood lava eruptions / Þorvaldur Þórðarson -- Holocene glacier history / Maria Wastl and Johann Stötter -- Variations of termini of glaciers in Iceland in recent centuries and their connection with climate / Oddur Sigurðsson -- Local knowledge and travellers' tales : a selection of climatic observations in Iceland / Astrid Ogilvie -- Chemical weathering, chemical denudation and the CO2 budget for Iceland / Sigurður Reynir Gíslason -- Icelandic soils / Ólafur Arnalds -- The Holocene vegetation history of Iceland, state-of-the-art and future research / Margrét Hallsdóttir and Chris Caseldine. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Geology, Stratigraphic -- Holocene.
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Geology -- Iceland.
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Geodynamics -- Iceland.
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Paleoceanography -- Holocene.
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Paleoceanography -- Iceland.
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Geomorphology -- Iceland.
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Paleoecology -- Holocene.
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Paleoecology -- Iceland.
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Paleogeography -- Holocene.
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Paleogeography -- Iceland.
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Stratigraphie -- Holocène.
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Géologie -- Islande.
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Géodynamique -- Islande.
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Paléo-océanographie -- Holocène.
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Paléo-océanographie -- Islande.
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Géomorphologie -- Islande.
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Paléoécologie -- Holocène.
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Paléoécologie -- Islande.
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Paléogéographie -- Holocène.
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Paléogéographie -- Islande.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Sedimentology & Stratigraphy.
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Geodynamics
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Geology
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Geology, Stratigraphic
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Geomorphology
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Holocene Geologic Period
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Paleoceanography
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Paleoecology
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Paleogeography
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Iceland https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJv8BMtRgpqP3vfbrdChHC
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| Chronological Term |
From 10 thousand years ago
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| Added Author |
Caseldine, Chris, 1951-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Iceland. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2005 0444506527 9780444506528 (OCoLC)61111351 |
| ISBN |
9780444506528 |
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0444506527 |
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9780080534398 (electronic bk.) |
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0080534392 (electronic bk.) |
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9786611048471 |
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6611048472 |
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AU@ 000048545431 |
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AU@ 000062578899 |
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DEBBG BV039831715 |
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DEBBG BV042308993 |
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DEBSZ 36777240X |
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DEBSZ 48243662X |
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NZ1 12432710 |
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NZ1 15191532 |
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AU@ 000075317018 |
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