Inquiry into High-Resolution Ice Core and Marine Sediment Records: Archives of Suborbital (Millennial) Oscillations in Climate

Inquiry into High-Resolution Ice Core and Marine Sediment Records: Archives of Suborbital (Millennial) Oscillations in Climate
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Background and basics on high resolution ice core and sediment records
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National Science Education Standards
Suitable for Grades 9-12 and Undergraduate

Primary Standard - Standard D: Earth and Space Science
Secondary Standard - Standard B: Physical Science



Description

Learn about climate changes on millennial scales (1000s of years) and how scientific ocean drilling is helping to reconstruct these high-resolution climate records.

Supplemental Resources

High Resolution Marine Ice Core and Marine Sediment Records: Archives of Orbital Oscillations (Milankovitch Cyclicity) in Climate
Secrets of the Sediments

Credits
Written by Dr. Kristen St. John and Dr. Mark Leckie for the School of Rock Expedition 2005.

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