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  1. 1. Grain Size Analysis of Late Pleistocene Loess Deposits, Jersey

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Joakim Edlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Jersey; loess; grain size; ice age; past climate; Jersey; löss; kornstorlek; istid; forntida klimat;

    Abstract : As the world faces the effects of rapid climate change it is essential that we understand how the Earth’s climate has evolved in recent geological history. The island of Jersey harbours loess deposits which hold clues to recent climate change which have not been extensively studied. READ MORE

  3. 2. Ice advance-retreat sediment successions along the Logata River, Taymyr Peninsula, Arctic Siberia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Bernhardson; [2013]
    Keywords : Sibirien; Tajmyrhalvön; Weichselian glaciation; Ice advance-retreat stages; Russia; Taymyr Peninsula; Siberia; Ryssland; isframstötar-isreträtter; Weichselistiden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : A number of sites were investigated in river sections along the Logata River on the Taymyr Peninsula, Russia, and its adjacent areas to shed more light on the glaciation history over the last glacial cycles. The sediments exposed at the investigated sites are correlated and put into a local stratigraphic scheme divided into five main units. READ MORE

  4. 3. Climate archives and the Late Ordovician Boda Event

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Håkan Olsson; [2009]
    Keywords : Climate; Boda Event; Late Ordovician; Siljan district; Carbonate mud-mounds; klimat; Siljanområdet; sen-ordovicium; rev; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change has become an increasingly important subject in geological research as past climates can teach us about the global climate systems. This thesis is a literature study on natural climate archives with examples from the Late Ordovician Boda Event. READ MORE