The Physics of Glaciers

Kurt M. Cuffey (Dept of Earth & Planetary Science/Dept of Geography, University of California, Berkeley, USA),W. S. B. Paterson (Emeritus, University of Copenhagen, Australian Antarctic Division, and Canadian Polar Continental Shelf Project)

The Physics of Glaciers
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
18 June 2010
Pages
704
ISBN
9780123694614

The Physics of Glaciers

Kurt M. Cuffey (Dept of Earth & Planetary Science/Dept of Geography, University of California, Berkeley, USA),W. S. B. Paterson (Emeritus, University of Copenhagen, Australian Antarctic Division, and Canadian Polar Continental Shelf Project)

7 ½ X 9 ¼ in 1.Introduction 2. Transformation of Snow to Ice 3. Grain-Scale Struct ures and Deformation of Ice 4. Mass Balance Processes: Overview and Regi mes 5. Mass Balance Processes: Surface Ablation and Energy Budget; 6. Gl acial Hydrology; 7. Basal Slip; 8. The Flow of Ice Masses; 9. Temperatur es in Ice Masses; 10. Large-Scale Structures; 11. Reaction of Glaciers t o Environmental Changes; 12. Glacier Surges; 13. Ice Sheets and the Eart h System; 14. Ice, Sea Level, and Contemporary Climate Change; 15. Ice C ore Studies.

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