Research Catalog
The physics of glaciers
- Title
- The physics of glaciers, by W.S.B. Paterson.
- Author
- Paterson, W. S. B.
- Publication
- Oxford, New York, Pergamon Press [1969]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | 85363.701 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 250 pages illustrations; 20 cm
- Summary
- Explains the physical principles underlying the behaviour of glaciers.
- Series Statement
- The Commonwealth and international library. Geophysics division
- Uniform Title
- Commonwealth and international library. Geophysics division
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 235-241.
- Contents
- The transformation of snow and ice -- The mass balance of a glacier -- Energy exchange at a glacier surface -- Measurements relating to glacier flow -- Glacier flow I: ice deformation -- Glacier flow II: basal sliding -- Glacier surges -- The flow of ice sheets -- Distribution of temperature in glaciers and ice sheets -- The response of a glacier to changes in mass balance -- Glaciers and climate.
- ISBN
- 0080139728
- 9780080139722
- 008013971X
- 9780080139715
- LCCN
- 71082909
- OCLC
- ocm00026188
- 26188
- SCSB-298395
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library