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Holistic Ice Sheet Modeling: A First-Order Approach
Terence J. Hughes
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Description for Holistic Ice Sheet Modeling: A First-Order Approach
Hardback. Num Pages: 261 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
This book presents the basic physics needed to model the past, present and future of large continental ice sheets. Minimal mathematical ability is needed. Simple triangles and rectangles allow a visual treatment of the force balance for stresses driving and opposing glacier flow. The holistic aspect of the book recognises that ice flow in ice sheets begins as slow sheet flow from high convex ice domes near the centre of an ice sheet, with most sheet flow converging on fast concave currents of ice called ice streams near the ice-sheet margin, and ends as relatively thin and flat shelves of ... Read more
This book presents the basic physics needed to model the past, present and future of large continental ice sheets. Minimal mathematical ability is needed. Simple triangles and rectangles allow a visual treatment of the force balance for stresses driving and opposing glacier flow. The holistic aspect of the book recognises that ice flow in ice sheets begins as slow sheet flow from high convex ice domes near the centre of an ice sheet, with most sheet flow converging on fast concave currents of ice called ice streams near the ice-sheet margin, and ends as relatively thin and flat shelves of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
261
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
261
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781621007296
SKU
V9781621007296
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99-2
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