The cryosphere /

"The cryosphere encompasses the Earth's snow and ice masses. It is a critical part of our planet's climate system, one that is especially at risk from climate change and global warming. The Cryosphere provides an essential introduction to the subject, written by one of the world'...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Marshall, Shawn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Series:Princeton primers in climate.
Subjects:
Cryosphere.
Climatic changes.
Cryosphère.
Climat > Changements.
climate change.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science
Climatic changes
Cryosphere
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to the Cryosphere
  • 2. Material Properties of Snow and Ice
  • 3. Snow and Ice Thermodynamics
  • 4. Seasonal Snow and Freshwater Ice
  • 5. Sea Ice
  • 6. Glaciers and Ice Sheets
  • 7. Permafrost
  • 8. Cryosphere-Climate Processes
  • 9. The Cryosphere and Climate Change.

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