Encyclopedia of snow, ice and glaciers

The earth's cryosphere, which includes snow, glaciers and ice caps, ice sheets, ice shelves, sea ice, river and lake ice, and frozen ground, contains about 75% of the earth?s fresh water. It exists at almost all latitudes, from the tropics to the poles, and plays a vital role in controlling the...

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Singh, V. P. (Vijay P.), Singh, Pratap, Haritashya, Umesh Kumar
Formato: Electronic Resource
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht Springer c2011.
Colección:Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
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Acceso en línea:Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access