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- The Archaeoclimatology Atlas of Oregon: The Modeled Distribution in Space and Time of Past Climates
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Utah Press
summary
Research on the effects of climate change on people and the environment has its roots in decades of study by archaeologists and meteorologists. The Archaeoclimatology Atlas of Oregon provides an in-depth look at the modeled climatic and environmental history of the region over the past 14,000 years and analyzes the relationship between climatic variables and people in the past.
The Macrophysical Climate Model (MCM) used for the atlas presents an innovative means of modeling past climate that has been rigorously tested and verified against field evidence worldwide. Broad-scale reconstructions of specific times in the past provide detailed site-specific graphs of precipitation, temperature, evaporation, and snowfall for more than 75 locations in Oregon.
Applications of the model and its implications for human populations in Oregon are explored for each region of the state, demonstrating the variability of human-climate interactions.
Supplemental Spatial Maps
Table of Contents
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- Publisher’s Note
- p. vi
- Section A: Climatology for the Field Scientist
- 2. Statewide Climate Mapping
- pp. 11-14
- Section B: Western Oregon
- 3. Case Study: Salem
- pp. 17-20
- 5. Models for Western Oregon
- pp. 27-136
- Section C: The Columbia Plateau and Valleys
- 6. Case Study: Wildcat Canyon, Arlington
- pp. 139-144
- Section D: The Interior Basin
- 8. Case Study: Diamond Pond, Voltage
- pp. 231-234
- 9. Models for the Interior Basin
- pp. 235-308
- Section E: Storms and Rivers
- 10. Typhoons and the Middle Holocene
- pp. 311-316
- 11. Case Study: River Modeling near Woodburn
- pp. 317-322
- 12. Modeled River Discharge
- pp. 323-332
- References
- pp. 335-338
Additional Information
ISBN
9781607819530
Related ISBN(s)
9780874809268
MARC Record
OCLC
670429778
Pages
344
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2009