| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 644 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color) |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction and background; Part I Observational techniques and methods; Part II Modelling techniques and methods; Part III The mass balance of sea ice; Part IV The mass balance of the ice sheets; Part V The mass balance of ice caps and glaciers; Index. |
| Summary |
Land and sea ice combined form the largest part of the Earth's cryosphere, responding to climate change over timescales ranging from seasons to millennia. This is a detailed and comprehensive overview of the observation and modelling of present and predicted future trends in the mass balance of ice on Earth. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ice sheets -- Observations.
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Ice sheets. |
| Genre/Form |
Observations.
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| Subject |
Ice sheets -- Mathematical models.
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Ice sheets -- Mathematical models. |
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Mass budget (Geophysics)
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Mass budget (Geophysics) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bamber, Jonathan L., 1962-
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Payne, Antony J., 1963-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mass balance of the cryosphere. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 (DLC) 2003043472 |
| ISBN |
0511187637 |
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9780511187636 |
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0521808952 |
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9780521808958 |
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0511184964 (electronic book) |
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9780511184963 (electronic book) |
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0511186703 |
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9780511186707 |
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0511185790 (electronic book) |
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9780511185793 (electronic book) |
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9780511535659 (ebook) |
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0511535651 (ebook) |
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1280449527 |
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9781280449529 |
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9786610449521 |
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661044952X |
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