Glaciers and Climate Change

J. Oerlemans

Published in: 2001

Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Region / Country: All

Topics: Climate Change / Water / Mountains / Glaciers / Environment/ etc.
Abstract:

This text brings together meteorology and the theory of glacier flow, providing a fundamental understanding of how glaciers respond to climate change. Attention is paid to the microclimate of glaciers and the physical processes regulating the exchange of energy and mass between glacier surface and atmosphere.

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