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Warm climate forcing mechanisms / Paul J. Valdes -- Recent advances in paleoclimate modeling : toward better simulations of warm paleoclimates / Robert M. DeCanto, Starley L. Thompson and Dave Pollard -- Comparison of zonal temperature profiles for past warm time periods / Thomas J. Crowley and James C. Zachos -- Comparison of early Eocene isotopic paleotemperatures and the three-dimensional OGCM temperature field : the potential for use of model-derived surface water [Delta]O / Karen L. Bice, Lisa C. Sloan, and Eric J. Barron -- Deep-sea environments on a warm earth : latest Paleocene-early Eocene / Ellen Thomas, James C. Zachos, and Timothy J. Bralower -- Mountains and Eocene climate / Richard D. Norris, Richard M. Corfield, and Karen Hayes-Baker -- Early Eocene cool period? : evidence for continental cooling during the warmest part of the Cenozoic / Scott L. Wing, Huiming Bao, and Paul L. Koch -- Paleontological and geochemical constraints on the deep ocean during the Cretaceous greenhouse interval / Kenneth G. MacLeod, Brian T. Huber, and My Le Ducharme -- Late Cretaceous climate, vegetation, and ocean interactions / Robert M. DeConto [and others] -- Jurassic phytogeography and climates : new data and model comparisons / Peter McA. Rees, Alfred M. Ziegler, and Paul J. Valdes -- Permian and Triassic high latitude paleoclimates : evidence from fossil biotas / Edith L. Taylor, Thomas N. Taylor, and N. Rubén Cúneo -- Organic carbon burial and faunal dynamics in the Appalachian Basin during the Devonian (Givetian-Famennian) greenhouse : an integrated paleoecological and biogeochemical approach / Adam E. Murphy [and others] -- Glaciation in the early Paleozoic 'greenhouse' : the roles of paleogeography and atmoshperic CO₂ / Mark T. Gibbs [and others] -- Carbon dioxide and Phanerozoic climate / Thomas J. Crowley.

The geologic record contains evidence of greenhouse climates in the earth's past, and by studying these past conditions, we can gain greater understanding of the forcing mechanisms and feedbacks that influence today's climate. Leading experts in paleoclimatology combine in one integrated volume new and state-of-the-art paleontological, geological, and theoretical studies to assess intervals of global warmth. The book reviews what is known about the causes and consequences of globally warm climates, demonstrates current directions of research on warm climates, and outlines the central problems that remain unresolved. The chapters present new research on a number of different warm climate intervals from the early Paleozoic to the early Cenozoic. The book will be of great interest to researchers in paleoclimatology, and it will also be useful as a supplementary text on advanced undergraduate or graduate level courses in paleoclimatology and earth science.