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An introduction to paleoclimate

Explore how dragonflies and other proxies unveil ancient climate secrets through physical evidence like tree rings, isotopes, corals, and more.

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An introduction to paleoclimate

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  1. An introduction to paleoclimate InTeGrate project Callan Bentley, unit author

  2. How could a dragonfly tell us about the climate of the ancient past? André Karwath

  3. C. Bentley, 2014

  4. C. Bentley, 2014

  5. Paleontology Hcrepin via Wikimedia Commons

  6. C. Bentley, 2014

  7. Paleoclimatology… • considers ancient climate in light of physical principles and understanding (based on observations of modern climate). • uses physical evidence that formed in the past (proxy data), for example: • makes interpretations about the climate of the past. old shorelines sediments isotopes tree rings cave deposits corals

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