| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 573 pages, 36 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Snowfall and snow cover -- Avalanches -- Glaciers and ice caps -- Ice sheets -- Frozen ground and permafrost -- Freshwater ice -- Sea ice -- Ice shelves and icebergs -- The cryosphere in the past -- The future cryosphere : impacts of global warming -- Applications of snow and ice research |
| Summary |
"Recent studies indicate that - due to climate change - the Earth is undergoing rapid changes in all cryospheric components, including polar sea ice shrinkage, mountain glacier recession, thawing permafrost, and diminishing snow cover. This book provides a comprehensive summary of all components of the Earth's cryosphere, reviewing their history, physical and chemical characteristics, geographical distributions, and projected futures states. This new edition has been completely updated throughout, and provides state-of-the-art data from GlobSnow-2 CRYOSAT, ICESAT, and GRACE. It includes a comprehensive summary of cryospheric changes in land ice, permafrost, freshwater ice, sea ice, and ice sheets. It discusses the models developed to understand cryosphere processes and predict future changes, including those based on remote sensing, field campaigns, and long-term ground observations. Boasting an extensive bibliography, over 120 figures, and end-of-chapter review questions, it is an ideal resource for students and researchers of the cryosphere."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-562) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version; title from PDF title page (viewed February 17, 2023) |
| Subject |
Cryosphere -- History
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Glaciers -- History
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Ice sheets -- History
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Cryosphere
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Glaciers
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Ice sheets
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| SUBJECT |
Cold regions -- History
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| Subject |
Cold regions
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gan, Thian-Yew, author.
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| LC no. |
2020058382 |
| ISBN |
1108767265 |
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9781108767262 |
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