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The Thermophysics of Glaciers
I. A. Zotikov
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Paperback. Series: Glaciology and Quaternary Geology. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
Glaciers or ice sheets are natural accumulations of ice possessing in trinsic motion, which have appeared on the Earth's land surface as a result of the accumulation and transformation of precipitation [2]. Only a very small portion of the surface of the land is now covered by glaciers, and at low latitudes they are found justat high elevations, on mountain slopes. However, glaciers are known to play very important roles in shaping the topography of the Earth, in determiningits past, present, and future climate, and in creating the state of the world Ocean. Recently there has also been a marked ... Read more
Glaciers or ice sheets are natural accumulations of ice possessing in trinsic motion, which have appeared on the Earth's land surface as a result of the accumulation and transformation of precipitation [2]. Only a very small portion of the surface of the land is now covered by glaciers, and at low latitudes they are found justat high elevations, on mountain slopes. However, glaciers are known to play very important roles in shaping the topography of the Earth, in determiningits past, present, and future climate, and in creating the state of the world Ocean. Recently there has also been a marked ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Series
Glaciology and Quaternary Geology
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401085304
SKU
V9789401085304
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