Glaciers

Name: Glaciers
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ISBN: 9780521828086

ISBN-10: 0521828082

ISBN-13: 9780521828086

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Michael Hambrey, Jï¿½rg Alean

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Glaciers are among the most beautiful natural wonders on Earth, as well as the least known and understood, for most of us. Michael Hambrey describes how glaciers grow and decay, move and influence human civilization. Currently covering a tenth of the Earth's surface, glacier ice has shaped the landscape over millions of years by scouring away rocks and transporting and depositing debris far from its source. Glacier meltwater drives turbines and irrigates deserts, and yields mineral-rich soils as well as a wealth of valuable sand and gravel. However, glaciers also threaten human property and life. Our future is indirectly connected with the fate of glaciers and their influence on global…

Book details

List price: $87.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/4/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 394
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English




Earth, the icy planet



The glacier family



Birth, growth and decay of glaciers



Fluctuating glaciers



Ice on the move



Nature's conveyer belt



Ice and water



Antarctica: the icy continent



Glaciers and volcanoes



Shaping the landscape



Glaciers and wildlife



Benefits of glaciers



Glacier hazards



Living and travelling on glaciers



Earth's glacial record



Postscript: future prospects of glaciers


Glossary


Subject index


Location index