This book offers a comprehensive and detailed summary of our
knowledge and understanding of glaciers and sets them within a
global environment context. The text explains the significance both
of recent advances in glaciology, and of teh many research problms
that remain to be solved.
The accessible style adopted in the text facilitates a clear
understanding of glaciers and the role they play in global issues
such as environmental change, geoorphology and hydrology. The use
of complex mathematics is avoided as the reader is introduced to
important concepts and techniques in modern glaciology such as
deforming beds, migrating ice-divides and stable isotope
analysis.
This is an essential reference book for sutdents, professional
geologists and researchers and would be ideal for those who want
either a rapid up-date or an introduction to the subject. The
books' discussion of recent discoveries and of reserch issues for
the future, supported by a thorough reference list, enables readers
to pursue their own areas of particular interest.
General
Imprint: |
Nelson Thornes
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 1999 |
First published: |
1999 |
Authors: |
Peter Knight
(Lecturer)
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7487-4000-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
|
LSN: |
0-7487-4000-7 |
Barcode: |
9780748740000 |
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