Arctic Ice Shelves and Ice Islands

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Copland, Luke (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mueller, Derek (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Springer Polar Sciences,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Climate change.; Earth sciences.; Polar regions.; Geophysics.; Nature conservation.; Polar Geography.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Nature Conservation.; Earth Sciences, general.

This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of Arctic ice shelves, ice islands and related features. Ice shelves are permanent areas of ice which float on the ocean surface while attached to the coast, and typically occur in very cold environments where perennial sea ice builds...