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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Part I. The terrestrial cryosphere. Snowfall and snov cover ; Avalanches ; Glaciers and ice caps ; Ice sheets ; Frozen ground and permafrost ; Freshwater ice
- Part II. The marine cryosphere. Sea ice ; Ice shelves and icebergs
- Part III. The cryosphere past and future. The cryosphere in the past ; The future cryosphere : impacts of global warming
- Part IV. Applications. Applications of snow and ice research.