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FIGURE 13-1 Mammals of the glacial maximum, 21000 years ago Chapter 13 The Last Glacial Maximum
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FIGURE 13-2 A cave painting of the glacial era
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FIGURE 13-3 Boundary conditions for simulating glacial maximum climate How do large ice sheets and lower CO2 explain global climate at the last glacial max. ?
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FIGURE 13-4A The CLIMAP reconstruction of glacial maximum ocean temperatures
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FIGURE 13-4B The CLIMAP reconstruction of glacial maximum ocean temperatures
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FIGURE 13-5 How thick were the ice sheets?
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FIGURE 13-6 Glacial maximum loess
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FIGURE 13-7 Desert dust
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FIGURE 13-8 Glacial maximum sand dunes
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FIGURE 13-9 Data-model comparisons
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FIGURE 13-10 Pollen distributions and climate
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FIGURE 13-11 Pollen percentages and climate
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FIGURE 13-12 Pollen in a lake core
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FIGURE 13-13 Modern and glacial maximum spruce
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FIGURE 13-14 Biome models
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FIGURE 13-15 GCM simulation of climate near the northern ice sheets
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FIGURE 13-16 A cooler glacial North Atlantic Ocean
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FIGURE 13-17A The glacial Southwest was wetter
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FIGURE 13-17B The glacial Southwest was wetter
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BOX 13-1A Older Atlantic deep water during glaciations
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BOX 13-1B Older Atlantic deep water during glaciations
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FIGURE 13-18 Data-model mismatch in the southeastern United States
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FIGURE 13-19 Glacial north-central Europe was treeless
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FIGURE 13-20 Glacial northern Asia was treeless
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FIGURE 13-21 Early human buildings
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FIGURE 13-22 Glacial Antarctica was surrounded by more sea ice
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FIGURE 13-23 Glacial Australia and South America were drier
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FIGURE 13-24 Lower CO 2 and CH 4 levels cooled the glacial tropics
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FIGURE 13-25 Planktic fauna of the glacial maximum vs. that of today
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FIGURE 13-26 Independent confirmation of small ocean cooling
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FIGURE 13-27 Descent of tropical mountain glaciers and forests
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