The Global Cryosphere : Past, Present and Future
Roger G. Barry
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2011
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (490 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Definition and extent; Dimensions of the cryosphere; 1.2 The role of the cryosphere in the climate system; 1.3 The organization of cryospheric observations and research; 1.4 Remote sensing of the cryosphere; Part I The terrestrial cryosphere; 2A Snowfall and snow cover; 2.1 History; 2.2 Snow formation; Snow; Snowfall; Snowflakes; Depth hoar; 2.3 Snow cover; Introduction; Snow cover, depth distribution, and blowing snow; 2.4 Snow cover modeling in land surface schemes of GCMs; Modeling blowing snow. - 2.5 Snow interception by the canopy2.6 Sublimation; 2.7 Snow metamorphism; 2.8 In situ measurements of snow; 2.9 Remote sensing of snowpack properties and snow-cover area; Remote sensing of snow water equivalent (SWE); Linear and nonlinear regression algorithms to estimate SWE; Artificial neural network (ANN) algorithms to estimate SWE; Active microwave data; 2.10 Snowmelt modeling; Empirical snowmelt-runoff models; Degree-day or temperature index (TI) method; Modified degree-day or modified temperature index (MTI) Method; Modeling snowmelt by energy balance method (EBM). - 4.5 The Greenland Ice Sheet4.6 Antarctica; 4.7 Overall ice sheet changes; 4.8 Ice sheet models; 4.9 Ice sheet and ice shelf interaction; 4.10 Ice sheet contributions to sea level change; 5 Frozen ground and permafrost; 5.1 History; 5.2 Frozen ground definitions and extent; 5.3 Thermal relationships; 5.4 Vertical characteristics of permafrost; Methods to survey the active layer; Active layer thickness; 5.5 Remote sensing; 5.6 Ground ice; 5.7 Permafrost models; 5.8 Geomorphological features associated with permafrost; 5.9 Changes in permafrost and soil freezing; 6 Freshwater ice; 6.1 History. - 6.2 Lake ice. - Accumulation area ratioGlacier limits; 3.4 Mass balance; 3.5 Remote sensing; 3.6 Glacier flow and flow lines; Glacier response time; Surging glaciers; 3.7 Scaling; 3.8 Glacier modeling; 3.9 Ice caps; 3.10 Glacier hydrology; Surface melt processes; Glacier runoff; 3.11 Changes in glaciers and ice caps; Alps; Arctic; Alaska; British Columbia; Antarctica; New Zealand; Andes; Himalaya; Equatorial glaciers; Central Asia; China; A new glacier change index; Sea-level rise; 4 Ice sheets; 4.1 History of exploration; 4.2 Mass balance; 4.3 Remote sensing; 4.4 Mechanisms of ice sheet changes. - One-dimensional vertical energy balance methodSnowpack water balance; Two-dimensional energy balance approach; Intercomparison of snowmelt models; An integrated approach to modeling snow accumulation and ablation processes; 2.11 Recent observed snow cover changes; Snowmelt in Greenland; Snow cover extent; Snow water equivalent; 2B Avalanches; 2.12 History; 2.13 Avalanche characteristics; 2.14 Avalanche models; 2.15 Trends in avalanche conditions; 3 Glaciers and ice caps; 3.1 History; 3.2 Definitions; 3.3 Glacier characteristics; Defining glaciers accurately; Glacier types; Tidewater glaciers. - First comprehensive textbook on cryospheric processes for advanced students and a superb up-to-date summary for researchers.
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| Emner | Cold regions - History
Cryosphere - History Glaciers - History Ice sheets - History Vis mer... Arktisk klima
Earth & Environmental Sciences Klimaforandringer Kryosfære : (NoOU)REAL007731 Meteorology & Climatology kryosfære glasiologi isbreer breer is havis klimaforandringer klimaendringer permafrost |
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| ISBN | 9780521156851. - 9780521769815
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The global cryosphere : past, present, and future
Roger G. Barry and Thian Yew Gan
Bok · Engelsk · 2022
Roger G. Barry and Thian Yew Gan
Bok · Engelsk · 2022
