Global climates since the last glacial maximum

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
1. Introduction......Page 10
2. Conceptual Basis for Understanding Late-Quaternary Climates......Page 14
3. Model Description, External Forcing, and Surface Boundary Conditions......Page 21
4. Simulated Climatic Changes: Results of the COHMAP Climate-Model Experiments......Page 33
5. The North and Equatorial Atlantic at 9000 and 6000 yr B.P.......Page 103
6. Holocene Temperature Patterns in the South Atlantic, Southern, and Pacific Oceans......Page 134
7. Holocene Vegetation and Climates of Europe......Page 145
8. Vegetational and Climatic History of the Western Former Soviet Union......Page 178
9. Vegetational, Lake-Level, and Climatic History of the Near East and Southwest Asia......Page 203
10. The Late-Quaternary Vegetation and Climate of China......Page 230
11. Climates of Australia and New Guinea since 18,000 yr B.P.......Page 274
12. Paleovegetation Studies of New Zealand's Climate since the Last Glacial Maximum......Page 303
13. Holocene Vegetation, Lake Levels, and Climate of Africa......Page 327
14. Climatic History of Central and South America since 18,000 yr B.P.: Comparison of Pollen Records and Model Simulations......Page 366
15. Holocene Vegetation and Climate Histories of Alaska......Page 395
16. Vegetation, Lake Levels, and Climate in Western Canada during the Holocene......Page 410
17. Vegetation, Lake Levels, and Climate in Eastern North America for the Past 18,000 Years......Page 424
18. Climatic Changes in the Western United States since 18,000 yr B.P.......Page 477
19. Climatic Changes during the Past 18,000 Years: Regional Syntheses, Mechanisms, and Causes......Page 523
20. Epilogue......Page 545
Notes on Contributors......Page 552
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L......Page 566
M......Page 567
N......Page 569
O......Page 570
P......Page 571
R......Page 572
S......Page 573
T......Page 575
U......Page 576
W......Page 577
Z......Page 578