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Hawaii Astrobiology - Winter School - Background Reading & Resources

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Many of the lectures will contain information about current research, but will also have basic background information based on specific text books. We have gathered some of these resources together and will have them available at the Winter School for your use. The reading current reading list is shown below.

book Bradley, R. S. (1999). "Paleoclimatology - Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary", IAP Harcourt, 2nd edition.
pdf Dones, L., Weissman P. R., Levison H. F., and Duncan M. J. (2005). "Oort cloud formation and dynamics". In "Comets II", M. Festou et al., eds., Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson, in press.
pdf Duncan, M., Levison H., and Dones L. (2005). "Dynamical evolution of ecliptic comets". In "Comets II", M. Festou et al., eds., Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson, in press.
pdf Fulle, M. (2005). "Motion of cometary dust". In "Comets II", M. Festou et al., eds., Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson, in press.
book Hoefs, J. (2004). "Stable Isotope Geochemistry", Springer-Verlag, New York.
book Kargel, J. S. (2004). "Mars, A Warmer Wetter Planet", Springer.
book Lowe, J. J. and M. J. C. Walker (1997). "Reconstructing Quaternary Environments", Addison Wesley, Edinbergh, 2nd edition.
pdf Meech, K. and J. Svoren (2005). "Physical and Chemical Evolution of Cometary Nuclei", in "Comets II", ed. M. Festou, et. al., Univ. AZ Press, Tucson, in press.
book Paterson, W. S. B. (1994). "The Physics of Glaciers", Pergamon, 3rd edition.
book Petrenko, V. F. and R. W. Whitworth (1999). "Physics of Ice", Oxford Univ. Press.
pdf Prialnik, D., Benkhoff J. and Podolak M. (2005). Modeling the structure and activity of comet nuclei. In "Comets II", M. Festou et al., eds. Univ. of Arizona Press, Tucson, in press.
book Smith, M. D. (2004). "The Origin of Stars", Imperial College Press.
book Wilcock, W. S. D., et al. (2004). "The Subseafloor Biosphere at Mid-Ocean Ridges", The American Geophysical Union.

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