Climate Development and History of the North Atlantic Realm

486 pages, parution le 28/05/2002

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Résumé

The global environment is changing rapidly under the impact of human activities. An important element in this change is related to global climate modification. Experts from the natural and social sciences with a strong interest in history discussed common topics of great interest to society. Can the study of climate and history help in devising strategies for coping with this change? What might be the type of information most useful in this context? What are the pitfalls awaiting the unwary? These and similar questions were discussed during a four-day workshop. The resulting proceedings contain comprehensive papers of broad interest, thematic back-ground papers and reports of study groups. Apart from scientists, the papers should interest graduate students and lecturers.

Contents

Concepts and Ideas
Climate History and the Great Geophysical Experiment
Towards a History of Ideas on Anthropogenic Climate Change

Decadal to Millennial Variability
Climate Dynamics of the North Atlantic and NW-Europe
Holocene Climate Variability on Centennial-to-Millennial Time Scales
Solar Forcing of Climate Change in Recent Millennia
Times of Quiet, Times of Agitation : Sverdrup's Conjecture and the Bermuda Coral Record
A Case for Climate Cycles: Orbit, Sun and Moon
Tracing Climate Variability: The Search for Climate Dynamics on Decadal to Millennial Time Scales

Holocene Variability
Holocene Climate and Past Volcanism in Greenland and Northern Europe
Holocene Climate Evolution of the North Atlantic Ocean and the Nordic Seas
Holocene Climate History of Northern Europe - the Evidence from Late Deposits
Climate Changes During the Holocene Recorded by Lakes from Europe
The Post-Glacial Evolution of the Baltic Sea
Holocene Climatic History of Northern Europe as Recorded by Vegetation Changes
Late Glacial and Holocene Glacier Fluctuations and Climatic Variations in Southern Norway
Holocene Paleoenvironmental Changes in North-West Europe

Climate History and Human Activity
Landscape Development and Occupation History along the Southern North Sea Coast
Climatic Change in Northern Europe over the Last 2000 Years and its Possible Influence on Human Activitiy
Human Stature and Climate
Malaria around the North Sea
Patterns of Climate in Central Europe Since Viking Times
On the Holocene Water Balance in Central Europe and Several Historical Consequences
"Narrowest-Ring" Events in the Irish Oak Chronology

Coastal Zone and Human Activity
The Pleistocene and Holocene Development of the Southeastern North Sea Basin
Effects of Climate and Human Interventions on the Evolution of the Wadden Sea Depositional System
Historic Storms in the North Sea Area, an Assessment of the Storm Data, the Present Position of Research and the Prospects for Future Research
Climate Variability and Historical NW European Fisheries
Changes in Coastal Zone Ecosystems
The Impact of Harmful Algal Blooms in Natural and Human-Modified Systems of Northern Europe
Climate and Human Induced Impacts on the Coastal Zone of the Southern North Sea