The Physics of Glaciers

by W.S.B. Paterson, Kurt M. Cuffey, W. S. B. Paterson

The Physics of Glaciers, Fourth Edition, discusses the physical principles that underlie the behavior and characteristics of glaciers. The term glacier refers to all bodies of ice created by the accumulation of snowfall, e.g., mountain glaciers, ice caps, continental ice sheets, and ice shelves. Glaciology-the study of all forms of ice-is an interdisciplinary field encompassing physics, geology, atmospheric science, mathematics, and others...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0123694612
• ISBN13: 9780123694614
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.6"