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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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Marshall, Shawn
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Collection:Princeton primers in climate.
Sujets:
Cryosphere.
Climatic changes.
Cryosphère.
Climat > Changements.
climate change.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science
Climatic changes
Cryosphere
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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