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Elevate Your Climate IQ: Learn from Experts
Clearing the Air: Explaining the Science and Uncertainty of the Paleoclimatic Record
Dr. Jason Smerdon, Storke-Doherty Lecturer at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
May 20, 2010, 2-3:30 pm (EST)
How do we know what our climate was like in the past? Dr. Smerdon will provide an overview of techniques used by climatologists to replicate historical global temperatures and then discuss the challenges in communicating their findings to the public.
The audio recording of this session is posted (as mp3 files) along with the powerpoint slides (as pdf files).
Part 1 [PDF 4.63 MB, 53 pp]
Part 2 [PDF 960 KB, 34 pp]