Book description
The context for understanding global climate change today lies in the
records of Earth's past. This is demonstrated by decades of
paleoclimate research by scientists in organizations such as the
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), the Antarctic Geological
Drilling Program (ANDRILL), and many others.
The purpose of this full colour textbook is to put key data and
published case studies of past climate change at your fingertips, so
that you can experience the nature of paleoclimate reconstruction.
Using foundational geologic concepts, students explore a wide variety
of topics, including: marine sediments, age determination, stable
isotope paleoclimate proxies, Cenozoic climate change, climate cycles,
polar climates, and abrupt warming and cooling events, students are
invited to evaluate published scientific data, practice developing and
testing hypotheses, and infer the broader implications of scientific results.
It is our philosophy that addressing how we know is as
important as addressing what we know about past climate change.
Making climate change science accessible is the goal of this book.
This book is intended for earth science students at a variety of
levels studying paleoclimatology, oceanography, Quaternary science, or
earth-system science.
Additional resources for this book can be found at:
http://www.
wiley. com/go/stjohn/climatehistory.
Dr. Kristen St. John
is a Professor of Geology at James Madison University in Harrisonburg,
VA. St. John is a marine sedimentologist, specializing in high latitude
paleoclimate records and reconstructing ice-rafting histories. She has
participated in four scientific ocean drilling expeditions with the
ODP/IODP. Her teaching responsibilities include: Earth Systems and
Climate Change, Oceanography for Teachers, Earth Science for Teachers,
Geowriting and Communication, Paleoclimatology, and Physical Geology.
Dr. R. Mark Leckie is a Professor of Geology at the University
of Massachusetts-Amherst. Leckie is a marine micropaleontologist and
specializes in paleoceanography, particularly reconstructing
ocean-climate history of the past 120 million years. He has
participated in six DSDP/ODP scientific expeditions, and served as
Co-Chief Scientist of ODP Leg 165. His teaching responsibilities
include: Introductory Oceanography; History of the Earth; Introductory
Field Methods; Paleoceanography; and Marine Micropaleontology.
Dr. Kate Pound is a Professor of Geology, and a member of the
Science Education Group at St. Cloud State University. Pound leads
hands-on education and outreach programs for teachers in Minnesota,
and was a science educator in the ANDRILL program in Antarctica. Her
research focuses on provenance studies and regional tectonics. Her
teaching responsibilities include: Physical Geology, Glacial Geology,
Field Geology, Rocks & Minerals, Sedimentology, General Education
Geology courses, and Science for Elementary Teachers.
Dr. Megan Jones is a Professor of Geology at North Hennepin
Community College, a diverse, open-access institution. Jones' broad
background and experience in marine
micropaleontology/paleoceanography, sed/strat and field geology offers
her students options to pursue field experiences and undergraduate
research. Her research interest focuses on the connections between
student motivation and success in introductory science courses. Her
teaching responsibilities include: Physical and Historical Geology,
Oceanography, and Minnesota Field Geology.
Dr. Lawrence Krissek is a Professor in the School of Earth
Sciences, Ohio State University. His primary scientific research is
the study of the evolution of climates and ocean environments on the
earth during the past 65 million years. He has conducted field
research in the Antarctic, and has sailed on numerous DSDP, ODP, and
IODP cruises. He teaches Oceanography, Oceanography for Educators,
Field Geology for Educators, Natural Hazards, Physical Geology,
Historical Geology, and Stratigraphy and Sedimentation.
