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What is ice coring programme ? How do they help us know about the climate of earth in the past ?
Solution
With a view to get a dependable picture of climatic changes in the past, ice coring programmes have been undertaken in several countries particularly in Antarctica and Greenland ice caps to analyse the tapped gases during the last 1,00,000 years. Ice core suggests that cooling trend in the Northern Hemisphere Started from 1725 to 1920. It inferred from the study of oxygen isotopes record in Greenland.
Some More Questions From World Climate and Climate Change Chapter
Which type of climate is known for the minimum range of annual temperature ?
By whom was the first attempt to classify the climate begin ?
Give the classification of climate according to ancient Greeks.
Describe the characteristics of the tundra climate.
What are the characteristics of steppe type of climate?
Describe the characteristics of Mediterranean climate.
How human activities add methane and carbon dioxide to the atmosphere ?
What is ice coring programme ? How do they help us know about the climate of earth in the past ?
In which latitudes the tropical humid climate extends and what are its features ?
State the features of Tropical wet climate.
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