The white planet : the evolution and future of our frozen world / Jean Jouzel, Claude Lorius, and Do...
The white planet : the evolution and future of our frozen world / Jean Jouzel, Claude Lorius, and Do...
The white planet : the evolution and future of our frozen world / Jean Jouzel, Claude Lorius, and Dominique Raynaud ; translated from the French by Teresa Lavender Fagan.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2013.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2013.
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H 2021/3809
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English
French
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Physical content
xv, 306 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The ice on our planet -- From exploration to scientific observation -- Ice through the ages -- Reconstructing the climates of the past -- Glacial archives -- The campaigns -- Vostok: the cornucopia -- Dôme C: 800,000 years and the revolution of the rhythm of glaciations -- Rapid climatic variations...
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2013.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2013.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2013.
c2013.
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Summary
From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, The White Planet takes readers on a spellbinding scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of globa...
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The white planet : the evolution and future of our frozen world / Jean Jouzel, Claude Lorius, and Dominique Raynaud ; translated from the French by Teresa Lavender Fagan.
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"First published in France under the title Planète blanche, les glaces, le climat et l'environnement, Odile Jacob, 2008."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mitchell Library copy at [H 2021/3809]: jacket filed.
Original version note
First published in France under the title Planète blanche, les glaces, le climat et l'environnement, Odile Jacob, 2008.
Language note
Translated from the French.
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Online version Jouzel, Jean, 1947- Planète blanche. English. White planet. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2013 140084469X (OCoLC)824530499
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c2013.
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H 2021/3809
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74VKaaBEZVKZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaaBEZVKZ
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ISBN
0691144990
9780691144993
DDC
551.31
MMS ID
991024424621602626
