Klimageschichtliche Probleme der letzten 130000 Jahre

A comprehensive exploration of climate history during the last two warm periods, this work features contributions from various experts. Topics include the influence of solar activity on weather and climate, the role of volcanism in climate fluctuations, and secular variations in Earth's magnetic field during interglacial periods. The analysis of forest changes at the end of the Last Interglacial and the climate of the last interglacial in Europe are also discussed. Additional studies focus on solifluction phases in the Alps, paleoclimatological analyses using isotopic data from former precipitation, and climate records from ancient Swiss sites. The text delves into the dynamics of glacial ice formation, presenting challenges and facts related to climate dynamics. It examines climate models and the transient response of coupled models to astronomical forcing throughout the glacial-interglacial cycle. The evolution of recent climates is considered as a scenario for abrupt paleoclimatic events. Key issues in climate dynamics are addressed, including temperature responses in the North Equatorial Atlantic to global climate changes over the last 750,000 years. The work also discusses sea level and oceanic thermohaline circulation changes over glacial/interglacial cycles, alongside insights from ice core data on paleoclimatology during the last ice age and atmospheric CO2 variations.