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THE EFFECT OF INTERNAL PROCESSES AND PALEOCLIMATES
Author(s) -
Egyed L.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1961.tb50055.x
Subject(s) - geology , insolation , earth science , magmatism , climate change , physical geography , reef , paleontology , climatology , oceanography , tectonics , geography
The climatic features of the past periods of geohistory are recorded by some characteristic geological formations such as those of coal, salt, bauxite, the distribution of coral reefs, and glaciations. The changes in the climate of a given area were first explained by the changing of the climate of insolation of that area due to changes in latitude brought about by polar wandering. On the other hand, part of the climatic changes were related to local influences. However, the periodical intensity variations of the formations indicative for a given set of climatic conditions suggest that the climatic changes can be connected also with the processes of tectonism. On the basis of my studies concerning the earth's interior, I propose to review some of the factors that acted upon the climate of the entire earth in dependence on the processes of tectonism and magmatism.