[PDF] Arctic Ice Shelves And Ice Islands eBook

Author : Luke Copland
Publisher : Springer
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 36,32 MB
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9402411011

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This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of Arctic ice shelves, ice islands and related features. Ice shelves are permanent areas of ice which float on the ocean surface while attached to the coast, and typically occur in very cold environments where perennial sea ice builds up to great thickness, and/or where glaciers flow off the land and are preserved on the ocean surface. These landscape features are relatively poorly studied in the Arctic, yet they are potentially highly sensitive indicators of climate change because they respond to changes in atmospheric, oceanic and glaciological conditions. Recent fracturing and breakup events of ice shelves in the Canadian High Arctic have attracted significant scientific and public attention, and produced large ice islands which may pose a risk to Arctic shipping and offshore infrastructure. Much has been published about Antarctic ice shelves, but to date there has not been a dedicated book about Arctic ice shelves or ice islands. This book fills that gap.

Author : Peter Wadhams
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,38 MB
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 1482283085

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ICe in the Ocean examines sea ice and icebergs and their role in the global climate system. It is comprehensive textbook suitablefor students, pure and applied researchers, and anyone interested in the polar oceans; the distribution of sea ice; the mechanisms of growth, development and decay; the thermodynamics and dynamics of sea ice; sea ice defo

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 49,99 MB
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1615301895

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Glaciers and sea ice are vital to sustaining aquatic ecosystems and regulating ocean water temperature. Permafrost, a type of ground ice, dramatically affects the infrastructure and agricultural output of several communities around the world. The development of these varying formations and the interplay between them and the environment are thoughtfully considered in this fascinating volume.

Author : James Lindsay Dyson
Publisher : New York : Knopf
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,65 MB
Release : 1962
Category : Book covers
ISBN :

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General description of ice and glaciers.

Author : Roger G. Barry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 45,27 MB
Release : 2018-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1108423167

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Surveys atmospheric, oceanic and cryospheric processes, present and past conditions, and changes in polar environments.

Author : Vivien Gornitz
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,49 MB
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 0231548893

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The Arctic is thawing. In summer, cruise ships sail through the once ice-clogged Northwest Passage, lakes form on top of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and polar bears swim farther and farther in search of waning ice floes. At the opposite end of the world, floating Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking. Mountain glaciers are in retreat worldwide, unleashing flash floods and avalanches. We are on thin ice—and with melting permafrost’s potential to let loose still more greenhouse gases, these changes may be just the beginning. Vanishing Ice is a powerful depiction of the dramatic transformation of the cryosphere—the world of ice and snow—and its consequences for the human world. Delving into the major components of the cryosphere, including ice sheets, valley glaciers, permafrost, and floating ice, Vivien Gornitz gives an up-to-date explanation of key current trends in the decline of ice mass. Drawing on a long-term perspective gained by examining changes in the cryosphere and corresponding variations in sea level over millions of years, she demonstrates the link between thawing ice and sea-level rise to point to the social and economic challenges on the horizon. Gornitz highlights the widespread repercussions of ice loss, which will affect countless people far removed from frozen regions, to explain why the big meltdown matters to us all. Written for all readers and students interested in the science of our changing climate, Vanishing Ice is an accessible and lucid warning of the coming thaw.