Snow and ice-related hazards, risks and disasters/ (Record no. 189371)
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| fixed length control field | 00369nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780123948496 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 551.31 |
| Item number | HAE/S |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Snow and ice-related hazards, risks and disasters/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Wilfried Haeberli, Colin Whiteman. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Amsterdam: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Academic, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2014. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxiv, 762 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1 Snow and ice-related hazards, risks, and disasters: a general framework <br/>2 Physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of snow, ice, and permafrost <br/>3 Snow and ice in the climate system <br/>4 Snow and ice in the hydrosphere <br/>5 Snow, ice, and the biosphere <br/>6 Ice and snow as land-forming agents <br/>7 Mountains, lowlands, and coasts: the physiography of cold landscapes <br/>8 Integrated approaches to adaptation and disaster risk reduction in dynamic socio-cryospheric systems <br/>9 Integrative risk management: the example of snow avalanches <br/>10 Permafrost degradation <br/>11 Radioactive waste under conditions of future ice ages <br/>12 Snow avalanches <br/>13 Glacier surges <br/>14 Glacier-related outburst floods <br/>15 Ice loss and slope stability in high mountain regions <br/>16 Catastrophic mass flows in the mountain glacial environment <br/>17 Hazards at ice-clad volcanoes: phenomena, processes, and examples from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Chile <br/>18 Floating ice and ice pressure challenge to ships <br/>19 Retreat instability of tidewater glaciers and marine ice-sheets <br/>20 Ice sheets, glaciers, and sea level |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Glaciology |
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| Keyword | Cryosphere |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | edited by Haeberli, Wilfried |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Whiteman, Colin |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books Science Library |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Science Library, Sikkim University | Science Library, Sikkim University | Science Library General Section | 29/08/2016 | 551.31 HAE/S | P44407 | 16/01/2020 | 03/02/2017 | General Books Science Library |