| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 408 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title ; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of contributors; Preface ; Part I Solute and sedimentary fluxes and budgets in changing cold climate environments ; 1 Introduction to the theme ; References ; 2 The I.A.G./A.I.G. SEDIBUD (Sediment Budgets in Cold Environments) program ; References. |
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Part II Climate change in cold environments and general implications for contemporary solute and sedimentary fluxes 3 The changing cryosphere -- implications for solute and sedimentary fluxes in cold climate environments ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 The changing cryosphere. |
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3.2.1 Spatial distribution 3.2.2 Temporal variations and cryosphere component interaction ; 3.2.3 Late Holocene development of the cryosphere ; 3.3 Implications for solute and sedimentary fluxes ; 3.3.1 Hillslope processes by overland flow ; 3.3.2 Fast gravitational slope processes. |
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3.3.3 Slow gravitational slope processes 3.3.4 Fluvial sediment transport ; 3.3.5 River ice processes ; 3.3.6 Coastal processes ; 3.3.7 Solute fluxes ; 3.4 Summary and outlook ; References. |
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4 Changes in vegetation cover and implications for solute and sedimentary fluxes in cold climate environments 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 The Latnjajaure case study ; 4.3 Outlook ; Acknowledgments ; References ; Part III Solute and sedimentary fluxes in subarctic and Arctic environments. |
| Summary |
Provides the first quantitative overview of global source-to-sink fluxes in cold climate environments for graduate students and researchers. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Sediment transport -- Polar regions.
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Sediment transport. |
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Polar regions. |
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Sedimentation and deposition -- Cold regions.
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Sedimentation and deposition. |
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Cold regions. |
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Geomorphology -- Polar regions.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography. |
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Geomorphology. |
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Beylich, Achim A., editor.
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Zwoliński, Zbigniew, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781107068223 1107068223 (DLC) 2016000904 (OCoLC)929782950 |
| ISBN |
9781107705791 (ebook) |
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1107705797 |
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9781107068223 (hardback) |
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1107068223 |
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9781107642836 (paperback) |
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1107642833 |
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9781316596128 (electronic book) |
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1316596125 (electronic book) |
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9781316595985 (MyiLibrary) |
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1316595986 (MyiLibrary) |
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1316595145 |
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9781316595145 |
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1316595285 |
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9781316595282 |
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1316595420 |
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9781316595428 |
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1316595560 |
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9781316595565 |
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