Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya: Glacial Environments, Processes, Hazards and Resources

by Kenneth Hewitt

Book Overview

The Regional Context.- Snow, Ice and Verticality in the Karakoram.- Karakoram Glaciers: Types and Terrain.- Glacier Mass Balance I: Snowfall and Glacier Nourishment.- Glacier Mass Balance II: Ablation.- Mass Balance Regimes.- Dynamics of Snow and Ice in Glacier Basins.- Landforms of the Karakoram and Glacierized Areas.- Surge-Type Glaciers.- Glacial Impoundments and Outburst Floods.- Rock Glaciers and Related Phenomena.- Glaciers and Climate Change.-...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9402405062
• ISBN13: 9789402405064
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 363 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"