Physics of Glaciers
- 3rd Edition - August 16, 1999
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Author: W. S. B. Paterson
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 4 7 4 2 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 1 3 8 6 - 7
Explains the physical principles underlying the behaviour of glaciers and ice sheets and concludes with a chapter on the information about past climate and atmospheric composition… Read more
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Request a sales quoteExplains the physical principles underlying the behaviour of glaciers and ice sheets and concludes with a chapter on the information about past climate and atmospheric composition obtainable from ice cores. The past 40 years have seen major advances in most aspects of the subject; the book concentrates on these. It is an updated and expanded version of the second edition, and is now available in the long-awaited paperback format. Much of the book deals with developments since the second edition was published.
Dr Paterson's introduction to glacier studies was with the British North Greenland Expedition in 1953-4. He emigrated to Canada in 1957 and between 1959 and 1980 studied glaciers in the Canadian Arctic and the Rocky Mountains, mainly under the auspices of the Canadian Government's Polar Continental Shelf Project. Since 1980 he has done consulting work and has also been a visiting scientist with the Geophysics Department at the University of Copenhagen (three times) and with the Australian Antarctic Division. He has also given a comprehensive lecture course at the Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology in Lanzhou, China. He is now retired (more or less) and lives in British Columbia.
Dr Paterson's introduction to glacier studies was with the British North Greenland Expedition in 1953-4. He emigrated to Canada in 1957 and between 1959 and 1980 studied glaciers in the Canadian Arctic and the Rocky Mountains, mainly under the auspices of the Canadian Government's Polar Continental Shelf Project. Since 1980 he has done consulting work and has also been a visiting scientist with the Geophysics Department at the University of Copenhagen (three times) and with the Australian Antarctic Division. He has also given a comprehensive lecture course at the Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology in Lanzhou, China. He is now retired (more or less) and lives in British Columbia.
- New paperback edition of a classic text
- Well-known and respected author
- Updated and expanded since the second edition, reflecting the advances in most aspects of the subject over the last 40 years
Graduate students starting research, also established workers in glacier studies and related subjects such as geomorphology, climatology and paleoclimatology.
The Transformation of Snow to Ice
Mass Balance
Heat Budget and Climatology
Structure and Deformation of Ice
Hydraulics of Glaciers
Glacier Sliding; Deformation of Subglacial Till
Structures and Fabrics of Glaciers and Ice Sheets
Flow of Ice Shelves and Ice Streams
Non-Steady Flow of Glaciers and Ice Sheets
Surging and Tidewater Glaciers
Ice Core Studies
Mass Balance
Heat Budget and Climatology
Structure and Deformation of Ice
Hydraulics of Glaciers
Glacier Sliding; Deformation of Subglacial Till
Structures and Fabrics of Glaciers and Ice Sheets
Flow of Ice Shelves and Ice Streams
Non-Steady Flow of Glaciers and Ice Sheets
Surging and Tidewater Glaciers
Ice Core Studies
- Edition: 3
- Published: August 16, 1999
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780750647427
- eBook ISBN: 9780080513867
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W. S. B. Paterson
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus, University of Copenhagen, Australian Antarctic Division, and Canadian Polar Continental Shelf Project