Glaciers

Michael Hambrey, Jürg Alean

376 pages, parution le 03/11/2004 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

Glaciers are among the most beautiful natural wonders on Earth, but for most of us the least known and understood. This stunning new edition of a highly acclaimed book describes how glaciers grow and decay, how they move, and how they influence human civilization.

Describes how glaciers grow and decay, flow and shape the landscape
Examines glaciers in the context of climate and environmental change
Investigates how plants and animals survive in glacier-covered regions
Explains catastrophes such as avalanches, outburst floods from lakes and the eruption of glacier-covered volcanoes
Outlines the legacy of glaciers in the geological record
Explores how humans live and work on glaciers
Looks at the future prospects of glaciers in the context of climatic warming
Worldwide photographic coverage, including the Canadian and Norwegian High Arctic, Greenland, the united States, Scandinavia, the British isles, the European Alps, Africa, the Andes from the tropics to Patagonia, the Himalaya, New Zealand and Antarctica

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Sommaire

Earth, the icy planet
The glacier family
Birth, growth and decay of glaciers
Fluctuating glaciers
Ice on the move
Nature's conveyer belt
Ice and water
Antarctica: the icy continent
Glaciers and volcanoes
Shaping the landscape
Glaciers and wildlife
Benefits of glaciers
Glacier hazards
Living and travelling on glaciers
Earth's glacial record
Postscript : future prospects of glaciers

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Michael Hambrey, Jürg Alean
Parution	03/11/2004
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	376
Format	19,5 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1264g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780521828086
ISBN13	978-0-521-82808-6