THE CLIMATE RECORD & SEVERE WEATHER CLIMATOLOGY
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PROXY DATA
Historical Documents
Biological evidence
coral, forams, pollen, tree rings
Geological evidence
glacial deposits, ice cores, sediments
Palynology is the branch of science dealing with microscopic, decay-resistant remains of certain plants and animals. It has many applications including archaeological palynology, Quarternary palynology, and stratigraphic palynology.
Foraminifera (forams for short). Forams provide two main types of information : ocean temperature of species, O18/O16 ratio (glacial ice volume)
Ocean Floor Cores
Bristlecone pine of the Great Basin region of western North America are the oldest known living trees, up to 5,000 years old.
DENDROCHRONOLOGY
Hunters in the Snow by the Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525–1569). Completed in February 1565, during the first of the many bitter winters of the Little Ice Age.
Climate and Art