This is a partial and unofficial English translation of the Japanese book
- Machida H., Oba T., Ono A., Yamazaki H., Kawamura Y. and Momohara A.
(eds.), 2003:
Daiyonki-gaku (Quaternary Science).
Tokyo: Asakura Shoten, 323 pp. ISBN 4-254-16036-4.
Sections 4.1 and 4.2 (pages 76 - 88) are written by Masuda.
Chapter 1. Basic Concepts of Quaternary Science
Chapter 2. Framework of Quaternary Geo-history
Chapter 3. Crustal Movement
Chapter 4. Climate Change
- 4.1. Atmosphere and ocean of the present earth
- 4.1.1. Overview of the atmosphere and the hydrosphere
- 4.1.2. Energy balance and vertical structure of the atmosphere
- 4.1.3. Meridional and seasonal distributions of radiation budgets
- 4.1.4. General circulation of the atmosphere and climatic zones
- 4.1.5. General circulation of the ocean
- 4.1.6. Effects of land-sea distribution and mountains on climate
- 4.1.7. The cryosphere
- 4.2. Factors of climatic variation
- 4.2.1. Internal and external factors of the climate system
- 4.2.2. Delineation of factors with radiation balance as pivot
- 4.2.3. Variation of solar luminosity
- 4.2.4. Variation of insolation due to orbital parameters of the earth (Milankovitch forcing)
- 4.2.5. Variation of reflectivity (albedo) of the surface
- 4.2.6. Variation of greenhouse gas concentration
- 4.2.7. Variation of clouds and aerosols
- 4.2.8. Discussions about the cause of glacial cycles
- 4.3. Ice cores
- 4.4. Ocean sediment cores
- 4.5. Lake sediment cores
- 4.6. Other indicators of climate changes -- corals
Chapter 5. Environmental Changes on the Surface of the Earth
Chapter 6. Changes of Biota
Chapter 7. History of the Human Race
Chapter 8. Problems and Prospects of Quaternary Research
MASUDA Kooiti
2003-September-10; update 2004-February-04, 2004-May-10
[To English "home" page of Masuda at SFC, Keio Univ.]