Vanishing ice : glaciers, ice sheets, and rising seas /

"The Arctic is thawing. Vanishing Ice is a powerful depiction of the dramatic transformation of the cryosphere--the world of ice and snow--and its consequences for the human world. Delving into the major components of the cryosphere, including ice sheets, valley glaciers, permafrost, and floati...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gornitz, Vivien (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Arctic regions.
Glaciers > Climatic factors > Arctic regions.
Ice sheets > Arctic regions.
Sea level > Climatic factors > Arctic regions.
Cryosphere > History.
Climat > Changements > Arctique.
Inlandsis > Arctique.
Mer > Niveau > Facteurs climatiques > Arctique.
Cryosphère > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Physics.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
SCIENCE > Global Warming & Climate Change.
Climatic changes.
Cryosphere.
Glaciers > Climatic factors.
Ice sheets.
Arctic Regions.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Whither the snows of yesteryear?
  • Ice afloat : ice shelves, icebergs, and sea ice
  • Impermanent permafrost
  • Darkening mountains--disappearing glaciers
  • The Greenland ice sheet
  • Antarctica : the giant ice locker
  • From greenhouse to icehouse
  • Return to the greenhouse
  • The importance of ice
  • Appendix A. Anticipating future climate change
  • Appendix B. Eyes in the sky--monitoring the cryosphere from above
  • Appendix C. Geologic time scale
  • Glossary.

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