Global outlook for ice & snow /

Global Outlook for Ice and Snow provides an up-to-date, concise review of the state of the environment and the trends in ice and snow-covered regions (cryosphere) of the world. It features case studies, illustrations, graphics and maps and serves as an educational and reference publication. With a b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: United Nations Environment Programme. Division of Early Warning and Assessment
Otros Autores: Eamer, Joan (Editor ), Ahlenius, Hugo, Prestrud, Pål
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nairobi, Kenya : Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA), United Nations Environmental Programme, ©2007.
Temas:
Snow > Environmental aspects.
Ice > Environmental aspects.
Snow > Forecasting.
Ice > Forecasting.
Climatic changes.
Mountains > Environmental aspects.
Climate Change
Glace > Aspect de l'environnement.
Glace > Prévision.
Climat > Changements.
Montagnes > Aspect de l'environnement.
climate change.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Ecology.
Arctic regions > Environmental conditions.
Arctique > Conditions environnementales.
Arctic Regions.
Ice -- > Environmental aspects
Snow -- > Environmental aspects
Maps.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • 1. Highlights
  • 2. Why are ice and snow important to us?
  • 3. Why are ice and snow changing?
  • 4. Snow
  • 5. Ice in the sea
  • 6. Ice on the land
  • 6A. Ice sheets
  • 6B. Glaciers and ice caps
  • 6C. Ice and sea-level change
  • 7. Frozen ground
  • 8. River and lake ice
  • 9. Policy and perspectives
  • Production and editorial team and authors
  • Steering committee and reviewers
  • Acknowledgements.

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