Paleoclimate Flashcards
1
Q
What are the climate forcing mechanisms?
A
Tectonic, antropogenic and orbital
2
Q
What are the tectonic mechanisms?
A
Effect of atmosphere, oceanic effect, vulcanism and earthquakes.
3
Q
What are the orbital mechanisms?
A
Obliquity cycle, precession and eccentricity
4
Q
What are the antropogenic mechanisms?
A
Anything influenced by men. (Addition of gases particules, addition of heat, feedbacks)
5
Q
What are proxies?
A
Pieces of natural material that respond to a particular climate.
