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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2012.
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| Series: | Princeton primers in climate.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
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.