Fundamentals of Glacier Dynamics
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Fundamentals of Glacier Dynamics

  1. 403 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Fundamentals of Glacier Dynamics

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Measuring, monitoring, and modeling technologies and methods changed the field of glaciology significantly in the 14 years since the publication of the first edition of Fundamentals of Glacier Dynamics. Designed to help readers achieve the basic level of understanding required to describe and model the flow and dynamics of glaciers, this second edi

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781439835678
Edition
2
Topic
Ciencias físicas
Subtopic
Geología y ciencias de la Tierra

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Preface to the First Edition
  5. About the Author
  6. Chapter 1 - Mathematical Tools
  7. Chapter 2 - Ice Deformation
  8. Chapter 3 - Mechanics of Glacier Flow
  9. Chapter 4 - Modeling Glacier Flow
  10. Chapter 5 - Equilibrium Profiles of Glaciers
  11. Chapter 6 - Glacier Thermodynamics
  12. Chapter 7 - Subglacial Processes
  13. Chapter 8 - Fractures
  14. Chapter 9 - Numerical Ice-Sheet Models
  15. Chapter 10 - Dynamics of Glaciers and Ice Sheets
  16. Chapter 11 - Interpreting Observations
  17. References
  18. Back Cover