Wilfried Haeberli,
Colin Whiteman
Elsevier Science
e druk, 2021
9780128171295
Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
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Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Elsevier Science |
e druk, 2021
ISBN13: 9780128171295
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Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
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Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, Second Edition, provides you with the latest scientific developments in sea level rise, permafrost degradation, rock/ice avalanches, glacier surges, glacial lake outburst floods, ice shelf collapses, climate change implications, causality, impacts, preparedness and mitigation. The book takes a geo-scientific approach to the topic while also covering current thinking about directly related social scientific issues that can affect ecosystems and global economies. Special emphasis is placed on the rapidly progressing effects from global warming on the cryosphere, perspectives for the future and latest scientific advances, and technological developments.
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<p>1. Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters: A General Framework<br>2. Physical, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Snow, Ice, and Permafrost<br>3. Snow and Ice in the Climate System<br>4. Snow and Ice in the Hydrosphere<br>5. Snow, Ice, and the Biosphere<br>6. Ice and Snow as Land-Forming Agents<br>7. Mountains, Lowlands, and Coasts: the Physiography of Cold Landscapes<br>8. Integrated Approaches to Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Dynamic Socio-cryospheric Systems<br>9. Integrative Risk Management: The Example of Snow Avalanches<br>10. Permafrost Degradation<br>11. Radioactive Waste Under Conditions of Future Ice Ages<br>12. Snow Avalanches<br>13. Glacier Surges<br>14. Glacier-Related Outburst Floods<br>15. Ice Loss and Slope Stability in High-Mountain Regions<br>16. Catastrophic Mass Flows in the Mountain Glacial Environment<br>17. Hazards at Ice-Clad Volcanoes: Phenomena, Processes, and Examples From Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Chile<br>18. Floating Ice and Ice Pressure Challenge to Ships<br>19. Retreat Instability of Tidewater Glaciers and Marine Ice Sheets<br>20. Ice Sheets, Glaciers, and Sea Level</p>