The physics of glaciers/ K.M. Cuffey, W.S.B. Paterson.

By:

Cuffey, K.M

Contributor(s):

Paterson, W.S.B

Material type:

TextPublication details: Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2010.Edition: 4th.edDescription: xii, 693 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cmISBN:

9780123694614

Subject(s):

Glaciers

DDC classification:

551.312 CUF/P

Contents:

1.Introduction 2. Transformation of Snow to Ice 3. Grain-Scale Structures and Deformation of Ice 4. Mass Balance Processes: Overview and Regimes 5. Mass Balance Processes: Surface Ablation and Energy Budget 6. Glacial Hydrology 7. Basal Slip 8. The Flow of Ice Masses 9. Temperatures in Ice Masses 10. Large-Scale Structures 11. Reaction of Glaciers to Environmental Changes 12. Glacier Surges 13. Ice Sheets and the Earth System 14. Ice, Sea Level, and Contemporary Climate Change 15. Ice Core Studies.

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	General Books Science Library	Science Library, Sikkim University Science Library General Section				551.312 CUF/P (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available	Books For SU Science Library		P31179

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1.Introduction
2. Transformation of Snow to Ice
3. Grain-Scale Structures and Deformation of Ice
4. Mass Balance Processes: Overview and Regimes
5. Mass Balance Processes: Surface Ablation and Energy Budget
6. Glacial Hydrology
7. Basal Slip
8. The Flow of Ice Masses
9. Temperatures in Ice Masses
10. Large-Scale Structures
11. Reaction of Glaciers to Environmental Changes
12. Glacier Surges
13. Ice Sheets and the Earth System
14. Ice, Sea Level, and Contemporary Climate Change
15. Ice Core Studies.

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