Paleoclimate Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

What characteristics would the ideal paleoclimate proxy have? - correct answer -A long term continuous quantitative record of key climate variables at all time scales over as wide a spatial range as possible. It never happens this way. If it grows millions of years, seasonal change, or quantitiative. Which of the following is not likely to be a useful paleoclimate proxy? - correct answer -you need something that has the ability for the need for age control. So look for what is telling you abo...

When a beta particle is emitted during radioactive decay, the atomic number of the isotope _____. increases by 1 Match the paleoclimate proxies to the information they can provide about the past climate. Ice Cores Trap gases to provide info about the atmosphere What is the definition of cryovolcanism? Eruption of magmas derived from partial melting of ice What is the geologic definition of a stream? A channelized body of water flowing down gradient The first sign of a tsunami's appro...

Climate is controlled by - Answers--number of layers (composition of atmosphere) -solar constant (how bright the sun is at the orbit of the planet) -albedo weather - Answers-the exact state of the atmosphere at a particular point in time climate - Answers-the statistics of the weather how science works - Answers--individual scientist performs analysis -publishes in peer reviewed journal -retested in the "crucible of science" assessments - Answers-summarize the peer reviewed li...

Carbon Dioxide - ANSWER CO2 Acidity (pH) - ANSWER Acidity is the measure of Hydrogen ions in a substance. ocean acidification - ANSWER decreasing pH of ocean waters due to absorption of excess atmospheric CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels fossil fuels - ANSWER Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals. Ocean pH - ANSWER Changes with depth due to amount of CO2; deep water = more acidic Salinity - ANSWER A measure of the amount of diss...

Earth System Science: The History of our Planet QUATERNARY EARTH SYSTEM DYNAMICS 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE QUATERNARY I : Climatic and environmental change 2. INTRODUCTION TO THE QUATERNARY II : Palaeoclimate reconstruction 3. ICE AGE EARTH : THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE I 4. ICE AGE EARTH : THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE II 5. ICE AGE EARTH : THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 6. ICE AGE EARTH : ASIA AND THE TROPICS 7. RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE QUATERNARY 8. THE PRESENT INTERGLACIAL : THE HOLOCENE 9. Q...

This document can be used for learning for the Climate Science exam. It is a summary and notes in one.