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Polar Environments and Global Change
Contributor(s): Barry, Roger G. (Author), Hall-McKim, Eileen A. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1108436358     ISBN-13: 9781108436359
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $73.14  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
- Nature | Weather
Dewey: 551.691
LCCN: 2018000613
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.45" W x 9.75" L (2.15 lbs) 442 pages
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps, Price on Product
Review Citations: Choice 03/01/2019
 
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Publisher Description:
The polar regions are the 'canary in the coal mine' of climate change: they are likely to be hit the hardest and fastest. This comprehensive textbook provides an accessible introduction to the scientific study of polar environments against a backdrop of climate change and the wider global environment. The book assembles diverse information on polar environmental characteristics in terrestrial and oceanic domains, and describes the ongoing changes in climate, the oceans, and components of the cryosphere. Recent significant changes in the polar region caused by global warming are explored: shrinking Arctic sea ice, thawing permafrost, accelerating loss of mass from glaciers and ice sheets, and rising ocean temperatures. These rapidly changing conditions are discussed in the context of the paleoclimatic history of the polar regions from the Eocene to the Anthropocene. Future projections for these regions during the twenty-first century are discussed. The text is illustrated with many color figures and tables, and includes further reading lists, review questions for each chapter, and a glossary.

Contributor Bio(s): Barry, Roger G.: - Roger G. Barry is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography at the University of Colorado Boulder and is the former director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center. He has published 29 textbooks, 260 research articles, and has supervised 65 graduate students. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, Fulbright Teaching Fellow, and a visiting professor in 8 countries.
 
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