The White Planet : The Evolution and Future of Our Frozen World /

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From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, The White Planet takes readers on a spellbinding scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoverie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jouzel, Jean, 1947-
Other Authors: Raynaud, Dominique, Lorius, Claude
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Växthuseffekten > miljöaspekter.
Paleoklimatologi.
Klimatförändringar.
Glaciologi.
Glaciärer.
Gletscherrückzug.
Klimaänderung.
Paläoklima
Klimaänderung
Gletscherrückzug
Glaziologie
Paleoclimatology.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
Glaciology.
Glaciers.
Climatic changes.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Sedimentology & Stratigraphy.
climate change.
glaciers (bodies of water)
Effet de serre (Meteorologie)
Paleoclimatologie.
Climat > Changements.
Glaciologie.
Geowissenschaften.
Geosciences.
Atmospheric Science and Climatology.
Greenhouse Effect
Climate Change
Polargebiete
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, The White Planet takes readers on a spellbinding scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate. Written by three internationally renowned scientists at the center of many breakthroughs in ice core and climate science, this book provides an unparalleled firsthand account of how the ""white planet"" affects global climate--an.
Item Description:"First published in France under the title Planete blanche, les glaces, le climat et l'environnement, Odile Jacob, 2008."
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages).
ISBN:9781400844692

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