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  1. Glaciers

    Hambrey, M. J.
    2nd ed. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

    Glaciers are among the most beautiful natural wonders on Earth, but for most of us the least known and understood. This book describes how glaciers grow and decay, how they move, and how they influence human civilisation. Today covering a tenth of the Earth's surface, glacier ice has shaped the landscape over millions of years by scouring away rocks, transporting and depositing debris far from its source. Glacier meltwater drives turbines and irrigates deserts, yields mineral-rich soils, and has left us a wealth of valuable sand and gravel. However, glaciers also threaten human property and life. Our future is indirectly bound up with the fate of glaciers and their influence on global climate and sea level. A lively running text develops these themes and is supported by over 200 stunning photographs, taking us from the High-Arctic through North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, New Zealand and South America to the Antarctic.

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  2. Glaciers

    Hambrey, M. J.
    Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992.

    An illustrated introduction to glaciers. Over 100 of the authors' full colour photographs form the core of the book, covering areas ranging from the Alps, the Himalayas, Scandinavia and Iceland to Antarctica, the Andes, the Rocky Mountains, and Alaska - even to New York's Central Park.

  3. Glaciers

    Knight, Peter (Peter G.)
    Cheltenham : Stanley Thornes, 1999.

    This is an essential reference book for students, professional geologists and researchers and would be ideal for those who want either a rapid update or an introduction to the subject. Includes coverage of important new developments within glaciology, including recent ice-sheet drilling programmes, stable isotope analysis, and new models in glacier hydrochemistry, basal-layer processes and glacier dynamics. Research-based approach bridges the gap between student texts and research journals, while remaining accessible to broad readership. Avoids the use of advanced mathematics making the book easy to read and ideal for readers with little mathematical background. Covers not only the history of research of glaciers, but also its future.

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  1. Glaciers, 1996

    Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
    1996

    Glaciers, 1996 is a polygon theme representing glaciers worldwide.

  2. Late Wisconsin Glaciers, Alaska Palaeo-Glacier Atlas

    World Data Center for Paleoclimatology and NOAA Paleoclimatology Program (U.S.)
    2011

    This line shapefile represents the extent of glaciers during the late Wisconsin glaciation (also known as the Last Glacial Maximum, about 20,000 ye...

  3. Maximum Pleistocene Glacier Limits, Alaska Palaeo-Glacier Atlas

    World Data Center for Paleoclimatology and NOAA Paleoclimatology Program (U.S.)
    2011

    This line shapefile represents the maximum pleistocene glacier limits (extent). This report is an update of the Alaska PalaeoGlacier Atlas. It incl...

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