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Cryosphere and Global Environm
Contributor(s): Slaymaker (Author), Kelly (Author)
ISBN: 140512976X     ISBN-13: 9781405129763
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $105.40  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2007
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Annotation: The cryosphere is an essential member of the globe's environmental systems, with a unique sensitivity to climate change at all spatial and temporal scales. This is the first textbook to consider all aspects of the cryosphere system (ice sheets, sea ice, snow, river and lake ice, glaciers, and permafrost) in the context of global environmental change driven by human activity and climate. As well as clearly describing the present state of our understanding of the complex interactions between the cryosphere and environmental change, the book provides a wealth of data to inform the global change debate. Some key aspects of the book include:
a new concept of cryosphere transience and landscape transitions which links the topics of climate, hydrology, ecology and geomorphology.
a synthesis of anthropogenic and climatic factors in global environmental change.
a detailed description of how modern and historical remote sensing measurements have been used to significantly advance our understanding of the state of the cryosphere.

"The Cryosphere and Global Environmental Change" is written for upper level undergraduate and graduate students in geography, environmental science and earth science, but it will also appeal to all scientists engaged with global change issues.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Earth Sciences - Geology
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
Dewey: 551.31
LCCN: 2006032075
Series: Environmental Systems and Global Change
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.38" W x 9.64" (1.49 lbs) 280 pages
 
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This is the first textbook to consider all aspects of the cryosphere system in the context of global environmental change driven by human activity and climate.

  • Considers all six aspects of the cryosphere - ice sheets, glacier ice, permafrost, river and lake ice, sea ice and snow - in the context of global environmental change driven by human activity and climate.
  • Describes a new concept of cryosphere transience and landscape transition which links climate, hydrology, ecology and geomorphology.
  • Looks at the evidence, process, and patterns of cryosphere change, on local and global scales.
  • Provides a wealth of data to inform the current global environmental change debate.

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