Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya
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Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya
Glacial Environments, Processes, Hazards and Resources
Hewitt, Kenneth
Springer
08/2016
363
Mole
Inglês
9789402405064
15 a 20 dias
The book presents a comprehensive overview, including statistics for the ice cover, glacier mass balance and dynamics, glacierized landscapes, rock glaciers, water resources and environmental hazards.
The Regional Context.- Snow, Ice and Verticality in the Karakoram.- Karakoram Glaciers: Types and Terrain.- Glacier Mass Balance I: Snowfall and Glacier Nourishment.- Glacier Mass Balance II: Ablation.- Mass Balance Regimes.- Dynamics of Snow and Ice in Glacier Basins.- Landforms of the Karakoram and Glacierized Areas.- Surge-Type Glaciers.- Glacial Impoundments and Outburst Floods.- Rock Glaciers and Related Phenomena.- Glaciers and Climate Change.- Glaciers in Human Life.
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The book presents a comprehensive overview, including statistics for the ice cover, glacier mass balance and dynamics, glacierized landscapes, rock glaciers, water resources and environmental hazards.
The Regional Context.- Snow, Ice and Verticality in the Karakoram.- Karakoram Glaciers: Types and Terrain.- Glacier Mass Balance I: Snowfall and Glacier Nourishment.- Glacier Mass Balance II: Ablation.- Mass Balance Regimes.- Dynamics of Snow and Ice in Glacier Basins.- Landforms of the Karakoram and Glacierized Areas.- Surge-Type Glaciers.- Glacial Impoundments and Outburst Floods.- Rock Glaciers and Related Phenomena.- Glaciers and Climate Change.- Glaciers in Human Life.
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