Glaciers / Michael Hambrey and Jürg Alean.
Glaciers / Michael Hambrey and Jürg Alean.
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
Call Numbers
T0361025
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 376 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. Earth, the icy planet -- 2. The glacier family -- 3. Birth, growth and decay of glaciers -- 4. Fluctuating glaciers -- 5. Ice on the move -- 6. Nature's conveyor belt -- 7. Ice and water -- 8. Antarctica : the icy continent -- 9. Glaciers and volcanoes -- 10. Shaping the landscape -- 11. Glaciers...
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2004.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This new edition describes how glaciers grow and decay, how they move and how they influence human civilization." "A lively running text develops these themes and is supported by over 200 photographs, taking us from the High-Arctic through North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, New Zealand and South America to the Antarctic. It builds on the first e...
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Glaciers / Michael Hambrey and Jürg Alean.
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references : p. [366]-367.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from OA/N551.312/7.
Transferred from K0003417.
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T0361025
Record Identifier
74VKp8lGzNRb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKp8lGzNRb
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ISBN
0521828082 (hb)
9780521828086 (hb)
DDC
551.312
MMS ID
991019403759702626
