Quaternary Climates, Environments and Magnetism

by Edited by Barbara A. Maher , Roy Thompson

• ISBN13: 9780521624176
• ISBN10: 0521624177
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-13
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The Quaternary has been a period of major climatic and environmental oscillations, and our knowledge of these past variations is important for our understanding of the possible impact of human activity on the present-day environment. Quaternary Climates, Environments and Magnetism presents an up-to-date account of the rich variety of uses of magnetic measurements in the environmental geosciences. Ten chapters by leading world authorities describe the highlights of environmental magnetic work during the past decade and identify directions for future research. This comprehensive and multidisciplinary coverage leads to a more thorough understanding of the environmental processes involved. This volume will be of interest to research scientists from a wide range of disciplines working on Quaternary environments, including earth and environmental sciences, physical geology, geography, and palaeoclimatology. It will also be valuable as a supplementary text for graduates and advanced undergraduates.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vi
Preface	vii
Raymond S. Bradley
Friedrich Heller
Introduction	1	(48)
B. A. Maher
R. Thompson
M. W. Hounslow
The North Atlantic as a Quaternary magnetic archive	49	(32)
J. S. Stoner
J. T. Andrews
Palaeomonsoons I: the magnetic record of palaeoclimate in the terrestrial loess and palaeosol sequences	81	(45)
B. A. Maher
R. Thompson
Palaeomonsoons II: magnetic records of aeolian dust in Quaternary sediments of the Indian Ocean	126	(37)
B. A. Maher
M. W. Hounslow
Bacterial magnetite and the Quaternary record	163	(36)
P. Hesse
J. F. Stolz
Incidence and significance of magnetic iron sulphides in Quaternary sediments and soils	199	(32)
I. Snowball
M. Torii
Holocene environmental change from magnetic proxies in lake sediments	231	(48)
J. A. Dearing
Magnetic monitoring of air- land- and water-pollution	279	(44)
E. Petrovsky
B. B. Ellwood
Environmental factors affecting geomagnetic field palaeointensity estimates from sediments	323	(29)
S. P. Lund
M. Schwartz
Magnetic cyclostratigraphy: high-resolution dating in and beyond the Quaternary and analysis of periodic changes in diagenesis and sedimentary magnetism	352	(31)
C. G. Langereis
M. J. Dekkers
Index	383