Dynamics of ice sheets and glaciers /

Dynamics of ice sheets and glaciers /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Greve, Ralf.
Imprint:	Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 287 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Series:	Advances in geophysical and environmental mechanics and mathematics, 1866-8348 Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics.
Subject:	Glaciers. Ice sheets. Glaciers. Ice sheets.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8891846

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Other authors / contributors:	Blatter, Heinz.
ISBN:	9783642034152 (e-isbn) 3642034152 (e-isbn) 9783642034145 3642034144
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-272) and index. Description based on print version record.
Other form:	Print version: Greve, Ralf. Dynamics of ice sheets and glaciers. Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2009 9783642034633

Table of Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Ice in the Climate System; Vectors, Tensors and Their Representation; Elements of Continuum Mechanics; Constitutive Equations for Polycrystalline Ice; Large-Scale Dynamics of Ice Sheets; Large-Scale Dynamics of Ice Shelves; Dynamics of Glacier Flow; Glacial Isostasy; Advanced Topics; Conclusions, Summary and Outlook; References Cited or Recommended; List of Symbols; List of Acronyms; Index.