The third edition of this comprehensive encyclopedic dictionary covers the whole field of physical geography and provides an essential reference for all students and lecturers in this field.
Ottawa: Paterson Centre, Carleton University. ice sheet A large dome-shaped glacier (over 50,000 km2 in area) with a generally outward and radial flow of ice. On a continental scale such ice sheets can exceed a thickness of 4 km, ...
This edition has been substantially updated with the help of an advisory board of international experts in a range of key areas.
Entries removed from the last edition are available in the online resource. This volume is the essential reference point for students of physical geography and related environmental disciplines, lecturers and interested individuals alike.
This edition has been substantially updated with the help of an advisory board of international experts in a range of key areas.
This new edition reflects developments in the discipline during the last decade, with the expert advisory group providing an international perspective on the discipline of physical geography.