This is the first textbook to address all the components of the Earth's cryosphere - all forms of snow and ice, both terrestrial and marine. It provides a concise but comprehensive summary of snow cover, glaciers, ice sheets, lake and river ice, permafrost, sea ice and icebergs - their past history
The global cryosphere : past, present and future
โ Scribed by Thian-Yew Gan; Roger Graham Barry
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 623
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Library
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