The Physics of Glaciers

The Physics of Glaciers
ISBN-10
0123694612
ISBN-13
9780123694614
Category
Science
Pages
693
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Academic Press
Authors
W. S. B. Paterson, Kurt Cuffey

Description

Now in its fourth edition, this classic text covers the physical principles underlying the behavior of glaciers---terrestrial ice bodies originating as accumulations of snow---including mountain glaciers, small ice caps, ice sheets, and ice shelves. New and expanded chapters discuss climate change topics, including: how ice core studies obtain information about past climate and atmospheric composition; the reaction of glaciers and ice sheets to global warming; quaternary climate history and the ice ages; and the challenge of projecting future sea-level rise. The book explores many additional topics of interest to geologists and geophysicists who study tectonics and geomorphology.

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