C J van der Veen

Fundamentals of Glacier Dynamics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report (2007) acknowledged that current ice sheet models do not adequately treat the dynamic response of ice sheets to climate change. This second edition addresses these issues through the addition of new chapters covering glacier instabilities, the interpretation of observations, and ice sheets and sea level. Another new chapter covers glacier mass balance. The text also provides the necessary background and theoretical foundation for developing more realistic ice sheet models, which is essential for better integration of data and observations as well as for better model development.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 726g
• ISBN-13: 9781439835661
• ISBN-10: 1439835667
• Artikelnr.: 36607433

Autorenporträt

C. J. van der Veen is a glaciologist interested in the dynamics of fast-moving glaciers and ice streams. His research focuses on using measurements of ice velocity and glacier geometry to identify mechanical controls on glaciers and how changes in these controls affect glacier flow and stability. After completing his PhD at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, he spent 20 years at The Ohio State University as a research scientist with the Byrd Polar Research Center (1986-2006). He is currently a professor in the Geography Department and research scientist with the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets at the University of Kansas.

Inhaltsangabe

Mathematical Tools. Ice Deformation. Mechanics of Glacier Flow. Modeling
Glacier Flow. Equilibrium Profiles of Glaciers. Glacier Thermodynamics.
Subglacial Processes. Fractures. Numerical Ice-Sheet. Models. Dynamics of
Glaciers and Ice Sheets. Interpreting Observations. References. Index.