Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary To order this title, and for more information, click here Second Edition
By Raymond Bradley, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Reviews --Quarternary Science Reviews, Praise for the first edition: "An indispensable work of reference for scientists and students alike."
--Journal of Quarternary Science "There can be little doubt that overall this book is a great success in the way the information is assimilated, explained and placed in a global context."
--Earth Surface Processes and :Landforms "A book which ought to be read as a primer by anyone with a critical interest in the field."
--K.W. Butzer, Journal of Archeological Science "Unrivaled in the sophistication with which it examines a wide range of methods."
--L.D.D. Harvey, University of Toronto "A resounding success... indispensable reading for anyone involved in paleoclimatic reconstruction or paleoclimatic modeling."
Published Review
As reviewed in CHOICE, October 1999
"Bradley's new edition (1st ed., Quaternary Paleoclimatology, CH, Jul'85)
is a thorough update; there is new material on ice cores, better dating, marine sediments, ocean circulations, corals, and paleoclimate
models. About 2,000 references are listed, with more than half newer than 1985. This is an excellent compilation of figures and tables
covering the entire subject. Many subtopics are of interest to casual readers: El Ni?os (Ninos) since 1525; extent and seasonal changes
in snow-ice cover; paleomagnetism--dates of major reversals in polarity; dust veil index since 1500, corresponding to volcanic activity;
information from tree rings; ocean temperatures and salinity affecting the conveyor belt circulation; lake and sea level fluctuations;
pollen analysis; and variability in flowering dates of plants and grape harvests. Surprisingly, some climate changes have been rapid
and vegetation changes lag behind climate changes by 100 to 150 years. One of the problems in coupled ocean-atmosphere models is that
response times for various components vary by six to seven orders of magnitude. This new edition is needed by college libraries. General
readers; upper-division undergraduates through faculty."
– A. E. Staver, Northern Illinois Universit
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