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Paleoclimatology: Explaining the Evidence
This article discusses how scientists' efforts to explain paleoclimate evidence have produced some of the most significant theories of how the Earth's climate system works. Topics include Earth's shifting orbit, and evidence of ancient climates preserved in geologic strata, ocean cores, coninental ice sheets, and tree rings.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
    • Visualization - scientific
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Climatology
  • Cryology
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Physical oceanography
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-009-460
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Earth Observatory
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/

Contact: David Herring
Earth Observatory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)