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020 _a9781107589278 (ebook)
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040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
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082 0 0 _a551.34/2
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100 1 _aBigg, Grant R.,
245 1 0 _aIcebergs :
_btheir science and links to global change /
_cGrant Bigg.
260 _aLondon
_bCambridge University Press
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource (xi, 240 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Dec 2015).
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Appointment with the Titanic; Part I. The Science of Icebergs: 2. The origin of icebergs; 3. The physics of icebergs; 4. Inputs from icebergs to the ocean; 5. Icebergs and the sea floor; Part II. Icebergs and their Impacts: 6. Icebergs and past climates; 7. Abrupt climate change due to icebergs; 8. Iceberg risk; 9. Icebergs: a freshwater source?; 10. Icebergs and the future; Index.
520 _aIcebergs are a prime example of an environmental phenomenon that brings together multiple disciplines in the polar sciences, from the physics of calving and melting to the geology of their solid deposits and sea floor interactions. Icebergs are also increasingly seen to play key roles in past and present climate change. This book gives a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of icebergs and their interaction with the Earth system, from the physical and biological interaction with the ocean and climate, to how iceberg detritus informs us about past Earth history. Societal and cultural aspects of icebergs are also examined, in terms of the risks and opportunities posed by icebergs in the modern world, as well as how these might develop in the future. With extensive illustrations and key links to online resources, Icebergs is a valuable reference for academic researchers and graduate students studying oceanography, cryospheric science, climatology and environmental science.
650 0 _aIcebergs.
650 0 _aClimatic changes.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107067097
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107589278
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