The present volume is the first in a series of two books dedicated
to the paleoceanography of the Late Cenozoic ocean. The need for an
updated synthesis on paleoceanographic science is urgent, owing to
the huge and very diversified progress made in this domain during
the last decade. In addition, no comprehensive monography still
exists in this domain. This is quite incomprehensible in view of
the contribution of paleoceanographic research to our present
understanding of the dynamics of the climate-ocean system. The
focus on the Late Cenozoic ocean responds to two constraints.
Firstly, most quantitative methods, notably those based on
micropaleontological approaches, cannot be used back in time beyond
a few million years at most. Secondly, the last few million years,
with their strong climate oscillations, show specific high
frequency changes of the ocean with a relatively reduced influcence
of tectonics. The first volume addresses quantitative methodologies
to reconstruct the dynamics of the ocean andthe second, major
aspects of the ocean system (thermohaline circulation, carbon
cycle, productivity, sea level etc.) and will also present regional
synthesis about the paleoceanography of major the oceanic basins.
In both cases, the focus is the "open ocean" leaving aside
nearshore processes that depend too much onlocal conditions. In
this first volume, we have gathered up-to-date methodologies for
the measurement and quantitative interpretation of tracers and
proxies in deep sea sediments that allow reconstruction of a few
key past-properties of the ocean( temperature, salinity, sea-ice
cover, seasonal gradients, pH, ventilation, oceanic currents,
thermohaline circulation, andpaleoproductivity). Chapters encompass
physical methods (conventional grain-size studies,
tomodensitometry, magnetic and mineralogical properties), most
current biological proxies (planktic and benthic foraminifers, deep
sea corals, diatoms, coccoliths, dinocysts and biomarkers) and key
geochemical tracers (trace elements, stable isotopes, radiogenic
isotopes, and U-series). Contributors to the book and members of
the review panel are among the best scientists in their specialty.
They represent major European and North American laboratories and
thus provide a priori guarantees to the quality and updat of the
entire book. Scientists and graduate students in paleoclimatology,
paleoceanography, climate modeling, and undergraduate and graduate
students in marine geology represent the target audience. This
volume should be of interest for scientists involved in several
international programs, such as those linked to the IPCC (IODP -
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program; PAGES - Past Global Changes;
IMAGES - Marine Global Changes; PMIP: Paleoclimate Intercomparison
Project; several IGCP projects etc.), That is, all programs that
require access to time series illustrating changes in the
climate-ocean system.
* Presents updated techniques and methods in paleoceanography
* Reviews the state-of-the-art interpretation of proxies used for
quantitative reconstruction of the climate-ocean system
* Acts as a supplement for undergraduate and graduate courses in
paleoceanography and marine geology
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