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The principles of glacier physics are developed from basic laws in this up-to-date third edition for advanced students and researchers.
List of contents
1. Why study glaciers?; 2. Some basic concepts; 3. Mass balance; 4. Flow and fracture of a crystalline material; 5. The velocity field in a glacier; 6. Temperature distribution in polar ice sheets; 7. The coupling between a glacier and its bed; 8. Water flow in and under glaciers: geomorphic implications; 9. Stress and deformation; 10. Stress and velocity distribution in an idealized glacier; 11. Numerical modeling; 12. Applications of stress and deformation principles to classical problems; 13. Ice streams and ice shelves; 14. Finite strain and the origin of foliation; 15. Response of glaciers to climate change; 16. Ice core studies; Problems; References; Index.
About the author
Roger LeB. Hooke is a Research Professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, Orono. He has been involved in glaciological research for over thirty years, focusing on processes relevant to the origin of glacial landforms. In addition to the first and second editions of Principles of Glacier Mechanics (1st edition, 1997, 2nd edition, 2005), he has published over 100 research papers in journals such as the Geological Society of America Bulletin, Geology, the Journal of Glaciology, Quaternary Research, and the Journal of Geology.
Summary
The principles of glacier physics are developed from basic physical laws in the third edition of this classic textbook. It is perfect for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses and for professional reference. Since the second edition, three-quarters of the chapters have been updated, and two new chapters have been added.
