Understanding Quaternary Climate Change

Ian Candy

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-99931-1.00085-4

Understanding Quaternary Climate Change

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The Quaternary period has been dominated by regular climate changes on a range of timescales. The cyclical waxing and waning of continental ice sheets are the dominant feature of this period and these have been shown to be driven by regular changes in components of the Earth's orbital parameters. Longer- and shorter-term climate events are also common and represent the response of the climate system to a wide range of forcing factors. An understanding of Quaternary climate change has been shown to be important for understanding the role of humans in the warming that has occurred over the 20th/21st century

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
Subtitle of host publication	Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
Publisher	Elsevier
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99931-1.00085-4
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2023

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