The Physics of Glaciers, Third Edition

By W.S.B. Paterson

Book Overview

An explanation of the physical principles underlying the behaviour of glaciers and ice sheets. The book concludes with a chapter on the information about past climate and atmospheric composition obtainable from ice cores. It concentrates on major advances in the subject in the last 40 years.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0080379443
• ISBN13: 9780080379449
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Pergamon
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.