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Table of Contents

• Dedication v
• Contributing Authors xi
• Preface L.D. Cecil xv
• Foreword E.J. Steig xix
• Acknowledgments xxiii
• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xxiv
  
   
• PART I: INTRODUCTION AND METHODS
• 1. High-Altitude, Mid and Low-Latitude Ice Core Records: Implications for our Future. 3-16
  L.G. Thompson
   
  • Introduction
  • What we've learned from Mid-and Low-Latitude Alpine Ice Cores
  • Important questions still to be answered
  • References
• 2. Methods of Mid- and Low-Latitude Glacial Record Collection, Analysis, and Interpretation 17-36.
  J.R. Green et al.
   
  • Introduction
  • Glacial Record Collection
  • Methods (Chemical and Biological)
  • Methods (Physical Characteristics)
  • Glacial Record Interpretation
  • Summary
  • References
    
     
• PART II: THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE RECORD OVER THE LAST 200 YEARS
• 3. The Influence of Post-Depositional Effects on Ice Core Studies: Examples from the Alps, Andes, and Altai. p. 39-60.
  U. Schotterer, et al.
   
  • Introduction
  • Swiss Alps
  • Subtropical and Tropical Andes
  • Mongolian and Siberian Altai
  • Conclusions
  • References
• 4. Event to Decadal-Scale Glaciochemical Variability on the Inilchek Glacier, Central Tien Shan. p. 61-80.
  K. Kreutz et al.
   
  • Introduction
  • Sample Collection and Analytical Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
• 5. Climatic Interpretation of the Gradient in Glaciochemical Signals Across the Crest of the Himalaya. p. 81-94.
  C.P. Wake et al.
   
  • Introduction
  • Climatological Setting
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • References
• 6. Reconstruction of European Air Pollution from Alpine Ice Cores. p. 95-120.
  M. Schwikowski
   
  • Introduction
  • Suitable Glaciers and Ice Cores Retrieved
  • Dating and Time Period Accessible
  • Reconstructed Air Pollution Records
  • Conclusions
  • References
• 7. Glacier Research in Mainland Scandinavia. p. 121-143.
  W.B. Whalley
   
  • Introduction
  • Present Day Glaciers - An Overview
  • Early Work on the Glaciers in Scandinavia and Historic Variations
  • Mass Balance Measurements and Glacier Mapping
  • Little Ice Age Glacier Extents
  • Thermal Regimes and Coring Projects
  • Variations in Mass Balance and Continentality
  • Subglacial Observations
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  
   
• PART III: THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE RECORD OVER THE LAST 200 - 500 YEARS
• 8. Four Centuries of Climatic Variation Across the Tibetan Plateau from Ice-Core Accumulation and d18O Records. p. 145-162.
  M.E. Davis et al.
   
  • Introduction
  • Seasonality in the Tibetan Plateau Ice Cores
  • Precipitation Sources and Influences
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
• 9. Climatic Changes over the Last 400 Years Recorded in Ice Collected from the Guliya Ice Cap, Tibetan Plateau. p. 163-180.
  Y. Tandong et al.
   
  • Introduction
  • Calculation of Glacial Accumulation from the Guliya Ice Core
  • A Comparison between the Precipitation Variations of the Guliya Ice Cap and its Vicinity
  • ENSO Events Recorded in the Guliya Ice Core
  • Conclusions
  • References
• 10. Evidence of Abrupt Climate Change and the Development of an Historic Mercury Deposition Record Using Chronological Refinement of Ice Cores at Upper Fremont Glacier. p. 181-216.
  P.F. Schuster et al.
   
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results and Discussions
  • Conclusions
  • References
• 11. Variations between d18O in Recently Deposited Snow and On-Site Air Temperature, Upper Fremont Glacier, Wyoming. p. 217-234.
  Naftz et al.
   
  • Introduction
  • Background Information and Methodology
  • Results and Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • References
• Summary. p. 235-241.
  L.D. Cecil
• Index