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008			110314s2011 enkabd sb 001 0 eng d
010			_z 2011011262
020			_z9780521769815 (hardback)
020			_z9780521156851 (pbk.)
020			_z9781139115179 (e-book)
040			_aCaPaEBR _cCaPaEBR
035			_a(OCoLC)768771391
050	1	4	_aQC880.4.C79 _bB37 2011eb
082	0	4	_a551.31 _222
100	1		_aBarry, Roger Graham.
245	1	4	_aThe global cryosphere _h[electronic resource] : _bpast, present, and future / _cRoger G. Barry and Thian Yew Gan.
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_axv, 472 p. : _bill., maps.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; Part I. The Terrestrial Cryosphere: 2A. Snow cover; 2B. Avalanches; 3. Glaciers and ice caps; 4. Ice sheets; 5. Seasonally frozen ground and permafrost; 6. Freshwater ice: lakes, rivers and icings; Part II. The Marine Cryosphere: 7. Sea ice; 8. Ice shelves and icebergs; Part III. The Cryosphere Past and Future: 9. The cryosphere in the past; 10. The future cryosphere - impacts of global warming; Part IV. Applications: 11. Applications of snow and ice research; Glossary; References; Index.
520			_a"This is the first textbook to address all the components of the Earth's cryosphere - all forms of snow and ice, both terrestrial and marine. It provides a concise but comprehensive summary of snow cover, glaciers, ice sheets, lake and river ice, permafrost, sea ice and icebergs - their past history and projected future state. It is designed for courses at upper undergraduate and graduate level in environmental science, geography, geology, glaciology, hydrology, water resource engineering and ocean sciences. It also provides a superb up-to-date summary for researchers of the cryosphere. The book includes an extensive bibliography, numerous figures and color plates, thematic boxes on selected topics and a glossary. The book builds on courses taught by the authors for many decades at the University of Colorado and the University of Alberta. Whilst there are many existing texts on individual components of the cryosphere, no other textbook covers the whole cryosphere"-- _cProvided by publisher.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2011. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aCryosphere _xHistory.
650		0	_aGlaciers _xHistory.
650		0	_aIce sheets _xHistory.
651		0	_aCold regions _xHistory.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aGan, Thian-Yew.
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10502714 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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