The global cryosphere past, present, and future /

"This is the first textbook to address all the components of the Earth's cryosphere - all forms of snow and ice, both terrestrial and marine. It provides a concise but comprehensive summary of snow cover, glaciers, ice sheets, lake and river ice, permafrost, sea ice and icebergs - their pa...

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Egile nagusia: Barry, Roger Graham
Erakunde egilea: ebrary, Inc
Beste egile batzuk: Gan, Thian-Yew
Formatua: Baliabide elektronikoa eBook
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Argitaratua: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Sarrera elektronikoa:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; Part I. The Terrestrial Cryosphere: 2A. Snow cover; 2B. Avalanches; 3. Glaciers and ice caps; 4. Ice sheets; 5. Seasonally frozen ground and permafrost; 6. Freshwater ice: lakes, rivers and icings; Part II. The Marine Cryosphere: 7. Sea ice; 8. Ice shelves and icebergs; Part III. The Cryosphere Past and Future: 9. The cryosphere in the past; 10. The future cryosphere - impacts of global warming; Part IV. Applications: 11. Applications of snow and ice research; Glossary; References; Index.