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Mass balance of the cryosphere : observations and modelling of contemporary and future changes /

Land and sea ice combined form the largest part of the Earth's cryosphere, responding to climate change over timescales ranging from seasons to millennia. This is a detailed and comprehensive overview of the observation and modelling of present and predicted future trends in the mass balance of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bamber, Jonathan L., 1962-, Payne, Antony J., 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction and background; Part I Observational techniques and methods; Part II Modelling techniques and methods; Part III The mass balance of sea ice; Part IV The mass balance of the ice sheets; Part V The mass balance of ice caps and glaciers; Index.