Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Singh, Vijay P. (Editor), Singh, Pratap (Editor), Haritashya, Umesh K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Climate change.; Hydrogeology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Physical geography.; Forestry management.; Environmental management.; Earth Sciences.; Physical Geography.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Forestry Management.; Environmental Management.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

The earth’s cryosphere, which includes snow, glaciers and ice caps, ice sheets, ice shelves, sea ice, river and lake ice, and frozen ground, contains about 75% of the earth’s fresh water. It exists at almost all latitudes, from the tropics to the poles, and plays a vital role in controlling the glob...