Recent Climate Change Impacts on Mountain Glaciers
Mauri Pelto
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Description for Recent Climate Change Impacts on Mountain Glaciers
Hardback. Series: The Cryosphere Science Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: RBGD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 674.
Glaciers are considered a key and an iconic indicator of climate change. The World Glacier Monitoring Service has noted that global alpine balance has been negative for 35 consecutive years. This highlights the dire future that alpine glaciers face.
The goal of this volume is to tell the story, glacier by glacier, of response to climate change from 1984-2015. Of the 165 glaciers examined in 10 different alpine regions, 162 have retreated significantly. It is evident that the changes are significant, not happening at a "glacial" pace, and are profoundly affecting alpine regions. There is a consistent result that ... Read more
Glaciers are considered a key and an iconic indicator of climate change. The World Glacier Monitoring Service has noted that global alpine balance has been negative for 35 consecutive years. This highlights the dire future that alpine glaciers face.
The goal of this volume is to tell the story, glacier by glacier, of response to climate change from 1984-2015. Of the 165 glaciers examined in 10 different alpine regions, 162 have retreated significantly. It is evident that the changes are significant, not happening at a "glacial" pace, and are profoundly affecting alpine regions. There is a consistent result that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
The Cryosphere Science Series
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781119068112
SKU
V9781119068112
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About Mauri Pelto
Mauri Pelto is Professor of Environmental Science at Nichols College in Massachusetts, USA. He is founder and director of the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project since 1984. This project monitors the mass balance and behavior of more glaciers than any other in North America. Mauri has spent the last 35 summers working in the field on glaciers in Alaska and ... Read more
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