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  • A Farewell to Ice

    A Report from the Arctic

    by Peter Wadhams ...
    Based on five decades of research and observation, a haunting and unsparing look at the melting ice caps, and what their disappearance will mean. Peter Wadhams has been studying ice first-hand since 1970, completing 50 trips to the world's poles and observing for himself the changes over the course of nearly five decades. His conclusions are stark: the ice caps are melting. Following the hottest ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Arctic and Environmental Change

    Edited by Peter Wadhams, J A Dowdeswell, A M Schofield ...
    This timely book presents a wide-ranging review of Arctic environmental change in response to global warming, and gives a broad insight into the transformation of the Arctic which we can expect during the next century. It is in high northern latitudes that we can expect to observe global warming at its most powerful, making it a natural laboratory where climate changes and their impacts can be ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Ice in the Ocean

    by Peter Wadhams ...
    Ice in the Ocean examines sea ice and icebergs and their role in the global climate system. It is comprehensive textbook suitable for students, pure and applied researchers, and anyone interested in the polar regions, the oceans, and climate. The author examines the distribution of sea ice, its mechanisms of growth, development and decay, the thermodynamics and dynamics of sea ice, sea ice ... Read more

    $235.00 USD

  • The Freshwater Budget of the Arctic Ocean

    Edited by Terry D. Prowse, Peter Lemke, E. Peter Jones, Edward Lyn Lewis, Peter Wadhams ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Following a decision by the Arctic Ocean Sciences Board (AOSB) in July 1996 the then chainnan, Geoffrey Holland, wrote a letter of invitation to a meeting to plan a "Symposium on the Freshwater Balance of the Arctic". The meeting was held in Ottawa on November 12-13 1996 and was attended by representatives of various organisations, including the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), as well as ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • The Cryosphere

    by Shawn J. Marshall ...
    Series series Princeton Primers in Climate
    The cryosphere encompasses the Earth's snow and ice masses. It is a critical part of our planet's climate system, one that is especially at risk from climate change and global warming. The Cryosphere provides an essential introduction to the subject, written by one of the world's leading experts in Earth-system science.In this primer, glaciologist Shawn Marshall introduces readers to the ... Read more

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  • Regional Geology and Tectonics: Principles of Geologic Analysis

    Edited by David G. Roberts ...
    Series series Regional Geology and Tectonics
    Expert petroleum geologists David Roberts and Albert Bally bring you Regional Geology and Tectonics: Principles of Geologic Analysis, volume one in a three-volume series covering Phanerozoic regional geology and tectonics. It has been written to provide you with a detailed overview of geologic rift systems, passive margins, and cratonic basins, it features the basic principles necessary to ... Read more

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  • Essentials of the Earth's Climate System

    by Roger G. Barry, Eileen A. Hall-McKim ...
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    $63.19 USD

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  • Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change

    by Sam J. Purkis, Victor V. Klemas ...
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  • Sediments, Morphology and Sedimentary Processes on Continental Shelves

    Advances in Technologies, Research and Applications

    Edited by Michael Z. Li, Christopher R. Sherwood, Philip R. Hill ...
    Series Book 109 - International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
    The application of multibeam and sediment transport measurement technologies and the adoption of multi-faceted research methodologies have greatly advanced our understanding of the sedimentary processes on continental shelves in the last decade.This book uniquely blends cutting-edge research and state-of-the art review articles that take stock of new advances in multibeam mapping and sediment ... Read more

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  • Paleoclimates

    Understanding Climate Change Past and Present

    by Thomas Cronin ...
    The field of paleoclimatology relies on physical, chemical, and biological proxies of past climate changes that have been preserved in natural archives such as glacial ice, tree rings, sediments, corals, and speleothems. Paleoclimate archives obtained through field investigations, ocean sediment coring expeditions, ice sheet coring programs, and other projects allow scientists to reconstruct ... Read more

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