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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part 1. Distribution and Characteristics of Arctic Ice Shelves
• Chapter 1. Arctic Ice Shelves: an Introduction (Julian A. Dowdeswell)
• Chapter 2. The Ellesmere ice shelves, Nunavut, Canada (Martin O. Jeffries)
• Chapter 3. Eurasian Arctic Ice Shelves and Tidewater Ice Margins (Julian A. Dowdeswell)
• Chapter 4. Greenland Ice Shelves and Ice Tongues (Niels Reeh)
• Part 2. Physical Processes and Historical Changes of Arctic Ice Shelves
• Chapter 5. Changes in Canadian Arctic Ice Shelf Extent Since 1906 (Derek Mueller)
• Chapter 6. The Surface Mass Balance of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf and Ward Hunt Ice Rise, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada (Carsten Braun)
• Chapter 7. Holocene History of Arctic Ice Shelves (John England)
• Chapter 8. An Overview of Paleoenvironmental Techniques for the Reconstruction of Past Arctic Ice Shelf Dynamics (Dermot Antoniades)
• Chapter 9. Arctic Ice Shelf Ecosystems (Anne D. Jungblut)
• Part 3. Arctic Ice Shelf Calving Processes and Ice Islands
• Chapter 10. Factors Contributing to Recent Arctic Ice Shelf Losses (Luke Copland)
• Chapter 11. Ice Island Drift Mechanisms in the Canadian High Arctic (Wesley Van Wychen)
• Chapter 12. Recent Changes in Sea Ice Plugs along the Northern Canadian Arctic Archipelago (Luke Copland)
• Chapter 13. The Military Importance and Use of Ice Islands During the Cold War (William F. Althoff)
• Chapter 14. Russian Drifting Stations on Arctic Ice Islands (Igor M. Belkin)
• Chapter 15. Risk Analysis and Hazards of Ice Islands (Mark Fuglem). .