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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $8.75
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Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Edward R. Lachapelle
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Publisher: University of Washington Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.57840247969
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Publication Date: 2001-10
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Reading Level: 101
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Description: The surface of fallen snow - its contours and texture - can tell the interested observer much about the forces that shaped it and about its stability and what it is likely to do. Will it be good for skiing or for packing as a snowball? Will it slide? Is it dangerous? Secrets of the Snow is an overview of the easily visible aspects of snow in the alpine mountain landscape, serving as a companion volume to the author's Field Guide to Snow Crystals, which examines snow at the microscopic level. Describing visual snow features and textures arising from climate, wind-drift, layering, solar radiation, and melting, Secrets of the Snow explains how snow may be "read" for information on avalanche formation and suitability for winter sports. Closely linked photographs and text illustrate the shapes, forms, and textures found at the surface of winter snow covers; describe their origins in wind and weather conditions; and guide the reader in interpreting these features to predict snow behaviour. Secrets of the Snow is essential for winter sports enthusiasts, mountaineers, and avalanche-safety specialists.
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Price: $15.95
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Sale: $39.59
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Manufacturer: Raincoast Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Peter Steele
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Publisher: Raincoast Books
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Edition: First Trade Paper Edition
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Dewey Decimal Number: 917.19041092
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Publication Date: 2004-06-10
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Reading Level: 360
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Description: In the mid-1800s, George Back went on three Arctic expeditions with Sir John Franklin across the barren lands of the Canadian north. But unlike Franklin, Back lived to tell his tales in journals, drawings, watercolors, and maps. Noted writer Peter Steele drew on these sources, along with contemporary accounts, to craft this gripping tale of resilience in the face of incredible odds.
The book thrillingly recounts the near-impossible circumstances of these expeditions — the fights with the Hudson Bay Company, rations that failed to get through, even cannibalism. Back survived these horrors to lead an exploration of the Great Fish River, now named Back River in his honor. His return upstream, hauling his handmade boat up 83 sets of rapids, is one of the greatest-ever feats of heroism and endurance.
A gifted artist and mapmaker, Back was a brave explorer forgotten by history. Steele does him belated justice with this fascinating account.
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Price: $49.00
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Sale: $40.12
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Bryn Hubbard::Neil F. Glasser
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Publisher: Wiley
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.310723
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Publication Date: 2005-06-13
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Reading Level: 412
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Description: Field Techniques in Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology is the first text to provide this essential information in a single comprehensive volume. Coverage includes: - The role of field data acquisition in the broader disciplines of glaciology and glacial geomorphology
- Logistical preparations for fieldwork
- Field techniques in glaciology such as investigations on ice and meltwaters
- Field techniques in glacial geomorphology ranging from investigations on glacial landforms and sediments
- International case studies show each method in practice
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Price: $139.50
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Sale: $139.50
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Victor F. Petrenko::Robert W. Whitworth
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551
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Publication Date: 2002-03-21
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Reading Level: 392
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Description: Ice is one of the most abundant and environmentally important materials on Earth, and its unique and intriguing physical properties present fascinating areas of study for a wide variety of researchers. This book is about the physics of ice, by which is meant the properties of the material itself and the ways in which these properties are interpreted in terms of water molecules and crystalline structure. Although ice has a simple crystal structure its hydrogen bonding results in unique properties, which continue to be the subject of active research. In Physics of Ice, the physical principles underlying the properties of ice are carefully developed at a level aimed at pure and applied researchers in the field. Important topics like current understandings of the electrical, mechanical and surface properties, and the occurrence of many different crystalline phases are developed in a coherent way for the first time. An extensive reference list and numerous illustrations add to the usefullness and readability of the text.
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Robert P. Sharp
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.31
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Publication Date: 1988-11-25
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Reading Level: 240
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Description: An illustrated study of glacial activity and the long-lasting topographical effects of glaciers, which examines the manner in which glaciers are responsible for shaping vast areas of landscape, both by the erosion of ice and the deposition of materials after glacial retreat.
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Price: $140.00
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Sale: $114.82
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.31
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Publication Date: 2008-11-10
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: Many research problems in cryospheric science, such as global warming-induced permafrost degradation, require information about the subsurface, which can be imaged using geophysical methods. This book is a practical guide to the application of geophysical techniques in mountainous and polar terrain, where the harsh environment and nature of the subsurface pose particular challenges. It starts with an introduction to the main geophysical methods and then demonstrates their application in periglacial environments through various case studies - written by a team of international experts. The final part of the book presents a series of reference tables with typical values of geophysical parameters for periglacial environments. This handbook is a valuable resource for glaciologists, geomorphologists and geologists requiring an introduction to geophysical techniques, as well as for geophysicists lacking experience of planning and conducting field surveys in cold regions.
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Manufacturer: Geological Society of America
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Lee Clayton::John W. Attig
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Publisher: Geological Society of America
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.79209775
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Publication Date: 1989-12
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Reading Level: 88
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Manufacturer: Chapman & Hall
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Dorothy K. Hall::Jaroslav Martinec
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Publisher: Chapman & Hall
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.31
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Publication Date: 1985-12
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Reading Level: 200
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Price: $27.95
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Sale: $18.45
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Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Austin Post::Edward R. Lachapelle
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Publisher: University of Washington Press
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Edition: Rev Sub
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.312
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Publication Date: 2000-05
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Reading Level: 145
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Description: The awesome beauty and majesty of glaciers, the world of ice which has shaped and reshaped large parts of the earth's surfaces, are presented here through more than 100 photographs and a closely integrated, informed text. Austin Post's series of aerial photographs of glaciers along the North Pacific Coast of North America and into the interior ranges of Alaska is supplemented with ground-based photographs from the Himalayas, Switzerland, Chile, and other parts of the world. The authors clearly explain the features illustrated. Their discussion of the effects of glaciers on the landscape, formation and mass balance, flow and fluctuations, moraines, ogives, and surface details is fascinating for the general reader as well as the expert. First published in 1971 and long out of print, "Glacier Ice" is reissued in a completely redesigned edition. Austin Post, formerly a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, is a noted aerial photographer. Edward R. LaChapelle is professor emeritus of geophysics and atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington.
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Price: $106.00
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Sale: $106.00
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Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John Menzies
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Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.31
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Publication Date: 2002-01-09
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Reading Level: 352
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Description: In combining and revising the two titles 'Past Glacial Environments' and 'Modern Glacial Environments', Dr Menzies and his contributors provide the most comprehensive and wide-ranging book ever prepared on both topics.
This text is produced with the student mind, providing accessibility to a complex subject and introducing topics that provide the fundamental underpinnings of knowledge on glaciers, ice sheets, their sediments and landscapes. Modern and Past Glacial Environments features a large collection of photographs, line diagrams and tables and includes examples of glacial environments and landscapes which are drawn from a world wide perspective. Together with a web- based set of current and comprehensive references and bibliographic sources, it provides an ideal reference text.
This survey includes coverage of the glaciology, geomorphology and sedimentology of modern glaciers and ice sheets, and the sediments and forms generated within Pleistocene and pre-Pleistocene glacial environments. Quaternary scientists and students will find this work their first point of reference. Likewise students of Physical Geography, Geology, Earth Science, Engineering Geology, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Sciences should find this a useful guide and reference to Glacial Geomorphology and Geology.
Essential new academic version
Highest contributors in their fields
Well reviewed first editions
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