Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Keynote -- 1 Fifty Years of Paleoceanography: Major Achievements in Our Understanding of Past and Future Climate Change-Some Memories and Hearsay -- Abstract -- 1 Preliminary Note -- 2 Early Efforts -- 3 Sample Basis to Gain Empiric Proxy Data from Deep-Sea Sediments -- 4 Great Advances in the 1970s and 1980s -- 5 Some Contributions of Kiel University (Germany) -- 6 Selection of Major Findings Over the Last 20 Years -- References -- Paleoceanographic Evolution -- 2 Orbital-Scale Paleoceanographic Response to the Indian Monsoon in the Laxmi Basin of the Eastern Arabian Sea -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Age Reconstruction at Site U1456 -- 3.2 Orbital-Scale Paleoceanographic Changes -- References -- 3 The 4.2 ka Event in the Euro-Mediterranean Region-A Study from the MISTRALS/ PALEOMEX Program -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 Record of Early Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Events in Adriatic Platform, Croatia -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Sedimentological and Geochemical Records of Lower Cretaceous Carbonate Successions Around Trabzon (NE Turkey): Implications for Paleoenvironmental Evolution and Paleoclimatological Conditions of Tethys -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Microfacies -- 3.2 Stable Isotope Analysis -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Paleoclimate Evolution -- 6 Paleoclimate Evolution of the Kordofan Region (Sudan), During the Last 13 ka -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy -- 3.2 Paleobiology -- 3.3 Stable Isotopes. , 3.4 Geochemistry and Clay Mineralogy -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Use of Paleoclimate Rainfall Data to Detect Mega Drought Signals -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Methods -- 2.1 Chuk-Woo-Kee (Korean Ancient Rain Gauge) -- 2.2 Precipitation -- 2.3 Drought Index -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Drought Periodicity -- 3.2 Mega Drought -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8 Paleoclimatology Evidence of Eocene from Jaddala Formation in Northwestern Iraq -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- References -- 9 Holocene Paleoclimatic Variation Inferred from Study of Sediments in the Gulf of Tunis (North Africa) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Lithological Changes and Climatic Fluctuations -- 3.2 Mineralogical Study of Holocene Sediments -- 3.3 Evolution of the Lake Environment Recorded by Macrofauna Study -- 3.4 Study of the Organic Content of the Holocene Sediments -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Noble Gas Recharge Temperature of Sfax Deep Groundwater (Southeastern of Tunisia) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Settings, Sampling and Analysis -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Time Analysis of Emberger's Pluviothermic Q Index in the SW of the Iberian Peninsula -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area and Method -- 3 Results and Valuation -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Systematic and Palaeoclimatic Investigations of Sivalhippus from the Late Miocene Siwaliks (Pakistan) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Systematic Palaeontology -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 13 The Thar Desert Calcretes: A Proxy for Understanding Late Quaternary Paleoclimate Shifts -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods. , 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Paleoenvironmental Evolution -- 14 Using Environmental Isotopes and Krypton-81 to Characterize and Date Continental Intercalaire Paleogroundwater (Southern Tunisia) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Settings, Sampling and Analysis -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Chemical Composition -- 3.2 Environmental Isotopes (δ18O, δ2H, 14C, δ13C) -- 3.3 Concentration of 81Kr -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 15 Water Column Chemistry of Late Holocene Lake Bafa, Eastern Coast of the Aegean Sea (Turkey) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 16 New Reports of Messinian Lago-Mare Episodes from Tunisia: Ostracods and Paleoenvironmental Implications -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Wadi El Kebir Section -- 3.2 Salakta Section -- 4 Discussion (Paleontology) -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 17 Geochemical Evidences of Paleoenvironmental Changes in Late Quaternary Lacustrine Sediments of the Konya Closed Basin (Konya, Turkey) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Detrital Influx Proxies -- 3.2 Redox Proxies -- 3.3 Paleoproductivity Proxies -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 18 Reconstruction of Holocene Paleoenvironmental Changes Along Northern Coast of Sfax: Analysis of Foraminiferal Associations -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Settings -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Tyrrhenian Sea-Level High Stand, Substage 5e -- 4.2 First Holocene Marine Transgression 2018-2419a Cal BP in Age -- 4.3 Period of Sand Spits Development, Between 2018-2419 and 1001-1804 a Cal BP) -- 4.4 Second Marine Transgression Towards 1001-1804 a Cal BP -- 4.5 High Energy Extreme Event Towards 0-502 a Cal BP -- 5 Conclusion -- References. , 19 Evolution of Korba Lagoon (Cap Bon, Tunisia) During the Last Millennia Based on the Analysis of Foraminiferal Assemblages -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Lithology, Geochemistry and Sedimentology -- 3.2 Distribution of Foraminiferal Associations -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 20 Paleoenvironment Evolution of a Paralic System, El Guettiate and Dreïaa Sebkhas (Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Spatio-temporal Patterns of Climate Change -- 21 Testing for Collective Statistical Significance in Climate Change Detection Studies -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Statistical Tests and Synthetic Data -- 3 Application to Real-World Data -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 22 Long-Term Variability of Gauged Precipitation Over California and Its Links to Circulation Patterns -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 23 Sensitivity of IDF Curves to Rainfall Gauge Type -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Method -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 24 Structural Characteristics of Precipitation in Jordan -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area and Methodology -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Consistency -- 3.2 Randomness -- 3.3 Trend -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 25 The Shift of the Atmospheric Circulation Patterns and Its Impacts on Western Mediterranean -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Methods -- 3 The New Meridian Atmospheric Circulation (MAC) and Its Effects on Floods and Drought in Western Mediterranean -- 3.1 "Normal" Atmospheric Circulation -- 3.2 "Current" Atmospheric Circulation -- 4 Conclusion -- References. , 26 Recent Rainfall Variability in the South-West Mediterranean Region and Links with Teleconnection Patterns -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Rainfall Variability Analysis -- 3.2 Links Between Rainfall and Climate Indices -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 27 Regionalization of Precipitation in Jordan -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area and Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Temporal Analysis (Months Clusters) -- 3.2 Spatial Analysis -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 28 Correlation Between NAO and Radio Refractive Index Over Africa -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 29 Convective Cloud Climatology Over Indian Tropics and Nearby Regions Using Multi-spectral Satellite Observations -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area and Data Sets -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 30 Analysis of Trend and Variability in Time Series of Extreme Daily Temperature of Abu Dhabi City (UAE) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 31 Black Carbon Aerosol Characteristics and Its Radiative Effect in Xuzhou City, China -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Method -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Seasonal Variation of Black Carbon Aerosol Concentration -- 3.2 Radiative Forcing Caused by Black Carbon Aerosol -- 4 Discussion and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Sea Level Variability: Past, Present and Future -- 32 On the Long-Term Mediterranean Sea Level Variability -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Data -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 33 Impacts of Relative Sea Level Change and Sedimentary Dynamic on an Historic Site Expansion Along the Coast Between Sfax and Jebeniena, Tunisia -- Abstract. , 1 Introduction.