Arctic Ice Shelves and Ice Islands

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Copland, Luke (Editor), Mueller, Derek (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Polar Sciences,
• Subjects: 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...