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Note: Contents: Preface. - Acknowledgements. - Summary poem. - Introduction. - 1. Oceanic freshwater fluxes in the climate system / Anders Stigebrandt. - 2. Global atmospheric circulation patterns and relationships to Arctic freshwater fluxes / J. E. Walsh. - 3. Atmospheric components of the Arctic Ocean freshwater balance and their interannual variability / R. G. Barry and M. C. Serreze. - 4. Hydroclimatology of the Arctic drainage basin / L. C. Bowling, D. P. Lettenmaier and B. V. Matheussen. - 5. The Arctic Ocean's freshwater budget: sources, storage and export / Eddy C. Carmack. - 6. The Arctic ocean freshwater budget of a climate general circulation model / Howard Cattle and Douglas Cresswell. - 7. Atmospheric components of the Arctic Ocean bydrologic budget assessed from Rawinsonde data / M. C. Serreze and R. G. Barry. - 8. Reanalyses depictions of the Arctic atmospheric moisture budget / D. H. Bromwich, R. I. Cullather and M. C. Serreze. - 9. Moisture transport to Arctic drainage basins relating to significant precipitation events and cyclogenesis / John R. Gyakum. - 10. Atmospheric climate models: simulation of the Arctic Ocean fresh water budget components / V. M. Kattsov, J. E. Walsh, A. Rinke and K. Dethloff. - 11. Discharge observation networks in Arctic regions: computation of the river runoff into the Arctic Ocean, its seasonality and variability / W. E. Grabs, F. Portmann and T. de Couet. - 12. Arctic river flow: a review of contributing areas / I. A. Shiklomanov, A. I. Shiklomanov, R. B. Lammers, B. J. Peterson and C. J. Vorosmarty. - 14. River input of water, sediment, major ions, nutrients and trace metals from Russian territory to the Arctic Ocean / V. V. Gordeev. - 15. The dispersion of Siberian river flows into coastal waters: meteorological, hydrological and hydrochemical aspects / I. P. Semiletov, N. I. Savelieva, G. E. Weller, I. I. Pipko, S. P. Pugach, A. Yu. Gukov and L. N. Vasilevskaya. - 16. The variable climate of the Mackenzie River basin: its water cycle and fresh water discharge / R. E. Stewart. - 17. Arctic estuaries and ice: a positive-negative estuarine couple / R. W. Macdonald. - 18. Satellite views of the Arctic Ocean freshwater balance / D. A. Rothrock, R. Kwok and D. Groves. - 19. Tracer studies of the Arctic freshwater budget / P. Schlosser, B. Ekwurzel, S. Khatiwala, B. Newton, W. Maslowski and S. Pfirman. - 20. Exchanges of freshwater through the shallow straits of the North American Arctic / Humfrey Melling. - 21. The transformations of Atlantic water in the Arctic Ocean and their significance for the freshwater budget / Bert Rudels and Hans J. Friedrich. - 22. Modelling the variability of exchanges between the Arctic Ocean and the Nordic seas / Rüdiger Gerdes. - 23. Sea ice growth, melt and modeling: a survey / Michael Steele and Gregory M. Flato. - 24. Fresh water freezing/melting cycle in the Arctic Ocean / G. V. Alekseev, L. V. Bulatov and V. F. Zakharov. - Colour plates. - Subject index.

Note: CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 1.1 Boundaries of the Arctic 1.2 Main Geographical Factors Shaping the Climate 2. Atmospheric Circulation 2.1 Development of Views on Atmospheric Circulation in the Arctic 2.2 Large-scale Atmospheric Circulation 2.3 Synoptic-scale Circulation 2.4 Winds 2.5 Local Circulation and Mesoscale Disturbances 3. Radiation Conditions 3.1 Sunshine Duration 3.2 Global Solar Radiation 3.3 Short-wave Net Radiation 3.4 Long-wave Net Radiation 3.5 Net Radiation and Other Elements of the Heat Balance 4. Air Temperature 4.1 Mean Monthly, Seasonal, and Annual Air Temperature 4.2 Mean and Absolute Extreme Air Temperatures 4.3 Temperature Inversions 5. Cloudiness 5.1 The Annual Cycle 5.2 Spatial Patterns 5.3 Fog 6. Air Humidity 6.1 Water Vapour Pressure 6.2 Relative Humidity 7. Atmospheric Precipitation and Snow Cover 7.1 Atmospheric Precipitation 7.2 Number of Days with Precipitation 7.3 Snow Cover 8. Air Pollution 9. Climatic Regions 9.1 The Atlantic Region 9.2 The Siberian Region 9.3 The Pacific Region 9.4 The Canadian Region 9.5 The Baffin Bay Region 9.6 The Greenland Region 9.7 The Interior Arctic Region 10. Climatic Change and Variability in the Holocene 10.1 Period 10-11 ka-l ka BP 10.2 Period 1 ka-O.l ka BP 10.3 Period 0.1 ka-Present 11. Scenarios of the Arctic Climate in the 21st Century 11.1 Model Simulations of the Present-day Arctic Climate 11.2 Scenarios of the Arctic Climate in the 21st Century References Copyright Acknowledgements Index

Note: CONTENTS: Preface. - The Editors. - Aims & Scope of Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research Book Series. - Editors and Board of Advisors of Developments in Paleoenvironmental. - Research Book Series. - Contents of Volumes 1 to 4 of the Series. - Safety Considerations and Caution. - List of Contributors. - 1. An introduction to physical and geochemical methods used in paleolimnology / William M. Last & John P. Smol. - PART 1: PHYSICAL LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY TECHNIQUES. - 2. Recognition and analysis of bedding and sediment fabric features / Alan E. S. Kemp, Jean Dean, Richard B. Pearce & Jennifer Pike. - Introduction. - Approach. - Photography and imagery of the core surface. - Penetrative imaging of the core. - Sampling wet, unconsolidated or semi-consolidated sediment. - Sediment drying and resin-embedding. - Thin section preparation. - SEM analysis of laminated sediment. - Summary. - Acknowledgements. - Appendix 1: Fluid displacive low viscosity resin embedding technique Method. - References. - 3. Image analysis techniques / Timo Saarinen & Gunilla Petterson. - Introduction. - Image analysis in paleolimnology. - Material and methods. - Future perspectives. - Conclusion. - Summary. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 4. Textural analysis of lake sediments / William M. Last. - Introduction and importance of texture. - Size. - Form and fabric. - Example of application of textural studies. - Summary. - Acknowledgments. - References. - PART II. MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL INDICATOR TECHNIQUES. - 5. Inorganic geochemical methods in paleolimnology / J. F. Boyle. - History & scope. - Objectives of inorganic geochemical research. - Elemental analysis. - Identifying, characterizing, and quantifying sediment components. - Areas of contention. - Uses of inorganic geochemical data in palaeolimnology. - Future developments. - Summary. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 6. Mineralogical analysis of lake sediments / William M. Last. - Introduction and importance of mineralogy. - Mineralogy versus geochemistry. - Minerals in lake sediments. - A synopsis of methods. - X-ray diffraction. - Light microscopy. - Future developments. - Summary. - Acknowledgments. - References. - 7. Fluid inclusions in paleolimnological studies of chemical sediments / Tim Lowenstein & Sean T. Brennan. - Introduction. - Distinguishing primary from secondary features in chemical sediments. - Fluid inclusions in ancient chemical sediments. - Fluid inclusion liquid-vapor homogenization temperatures: paleolake temperatures. - Fluid inclusion freezing-melting behavior: paleolake chemical compositions. - Stable isotopes (δD, δ18O) from fluid inclusion waters. - Major element chemistry of fluid inclusions: paleolake water compositions. - Summary. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 8. Application of mineral magnetic techniques to paleolimnology / Per Sandgren & Ian Snowball. - Introduction. - A brief history of the application of mineral magnetic measurements to lake sediments. - Magnetic properties. - Magnetic hysteresis. - Anhysteretic remanent magnetisation (ARM). - Sample collection and preparation. - Sequence of measurements. - Hysteresis curves. - Summary. - References. - 9. Sediment organic matter / Philip A. Meyers & Jane L. Teranes. - Introduction. - Paleolimnological proxies. - Summary. - Acknowledgments. - References. - 10. Paleolimnological methods and applications for persistent organic pollutants / Jules M. Blais & Derek C. G. Muir. - Introduction. - Advances in extraction and quantitative analytical techniques for POPs in sediment. - Transfer processes in lakes. - Summary. - Acknowledgments. - References. - 11. Near-Infrared spectrometry (NIRS) in paleolimnology / Tom Korsman, Ingemar Renberg, Eigil Dabakk & Mats B. Nilsson. - Introduction. - Theory. - Instrumentation. - NIR analysis of sediment samples. - Uses of NIRS in palaeolimnology. - Future perspectives. - Summary. - References. - 12. Fly-ash particles / Neil Rose. - Introduction. - A brief history. - Methods of extraction and enumeration. - Temporal distribution. - Spatial distribution. - Source apportionment. - The future. - Summary. - Acknowledgements. - References. - PART III: STABLE ISOTOPE TECHNIQUES. - 13. Application of stable isotope techniques to inorganic and biogenic carbonates / Emi lto. - Introduction. - Nomenclature and systematics. - δ18O of lake-water. - Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios of lake-water. - δ13C of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). - Carbonates in lake-sediments. - Mollusks. - Ostracodes. - Charaphytes. - Isotope analysis. - Preparation of carbonate samples for isotope analysis. - Conclusions. - Summary. - Acknowledgments. - References. - 14. Carbon and oxygen isotope analysis of lake sediment cellulose: methods and applications / Brent B. Wolfe, Thomas W. D. Edwards, Richard J. Elgood & Kristina R. M. Beuning. - Introduction. - Stable isotope tracers in lake waters - 18O, 2 H,13CHistorical development. - Methods. - Key criteria for paleohydrologic reconstruction. - Applications. - Future research directions. - Summary. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 15. Nitrogen isotopes in palaeolimnology / Michael R. Talbot. - Introduction. - Nitrogen in lakes: forms and distribution. - Nitrogen isotopes. - Nitrogen isotope studies in palaeolimnology: sampling and measurement. - Some examples. - Closing remarks. - Summary. - Acknowledgments. - References. - Glossary, acronyms and abbreviations. - Index.