Mountain Ice And Water

Author : John F. Shroder,Gregory B Greenwood
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444637888

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Mountain Ice and Water by John F. Shroder,Gregory B Greenwood Pdf

Mountain Ice and Water: Investigations of the Hydrologic Cycle in Alpine Environments is a new volume of papers reviewed and edited by John Shroder, Emeritus Professor of Geography and Geology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA, and Greg Greenwood, Director of the Mountain Research Initiative from Bern, Switzerland. Chapters in this book were derived from research papers that were delivered at the Perth III Conference on Mountains of our Future Earth in Scotland in October 2015. The conference was established to help develop the knowledge necessary to respond effectively to the risks and opportunities of global environmental change and to support transformations toward global sustainability in the coming decades. To this end, the conference and book have investigated the future situation in mountains from three points of view. (1) Dynamic Planet: Observing, explaining, understanding, and projecting Earth, environmental, and societal system trends, drivers, and processes and their interactions to anticipate global thresholds and risks, (2) Global Sustainable Development: Increasing knowledge for sustainable, secure, and fair stewardship of biodiversity, food, water, health, energy, materials, and other ecosystem services, and (3) Transformations towards Sustainability: Understanding transformation processes and options, assessing how these relate to human values, emerging technologies and social and economic development pathways, and evaluating strategies for governing and managing the global environment across sectors and scales. Derived from research papers delivered at the Perth III Conference on Mountains of our Future Earth in Scotland in October 2015 Helps develop the knowledge necessary for responding effectively in coming decades to the risks and opportunities of global environmental change and tactics for global sustainability Provides the research community working on global change in mountains with a broader framework established by the Future Earth initiative

Author : Anjal Prakash,David Molden
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789061895

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Water in Himalayan Towns: Lessons for Adaptive Water Governance by Anjal Prakash,David Molden Pdf

Increasing urbanization and changing climate are two critical stressors that are adversely affecting the biophysical environment of urban areas in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. The book discusses various choices and options – from demand management to supply enhancement, understanding ecological footprints of towns to managing water at a bioregional scale. In doing so, it is vital to address issues of equity and empower local institutions in managing water. The focus for the future must be on building urban resilience by strengthening the adaptive capacities of affected communities while also understanding the limits to adaptation. In Focus – a book series that showcases the latest accomplishments in water research. Each book focuses on a specialist area with papers from top experts in the field. It aims to be a vehicle for in-depth understanding and inspire further conversations in the sector.

Author : Martin F. Price
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520254312

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Mountain Geography by Martin F. Price Pdf

Mountain Geography is a comprehensive resource that gives readers an in-depth understanding of the geographical processes that occur in the world's mountains and the impact of these regions on culture and society. The volume begins with an introduction that defines mountains, followed by a comprehensive treatment of their physical geography, including origins, climatology, snow and ice, landforms and geomorphic processes, soils, vegetation, and wildlife. The concluding chapters discuss the human geography of mountains and our attitudes toward them, populations in the mountain regions and their livelihoods and interactions within dynamic environments, the diversity of mountain agriculture, and the challenges of sustainable mountain development. -- Book Jacket.

Author : Rodney Moffett
Publisher : UJ Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781928424451

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A Scientific Bibliography of the Drakensberg, Maloti and Adjacent Lowlands by Rodney Moffett Pdf

This bibliography includes scientific articles on the Drakensberg, Maloti and Adjacent Lowlands published between 1808 and 2019. Although focussing on material appearing in accredited journals, there is such a wealth of information in the form of unpublished, yet traceable, reports, documents, presentations and dissertations, these are also included. The bibliography has two parts – a complete list arranged alphabetically, and the same references arranged in 33 different disciplines. These range from Palaeobotany with 17 entries, to Rock Art with 502 entries.

Author : Karsten Paerregaard
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780520393929

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Andean Meltdown by Karsten Paerregaard Pdf

Andean Meltdown examines how climate change and its consequences for Peru's glaciers are affecting the country's water supply and impacting Andean society and culture in unprecedented ways. Drawing on forty years of extensive research, relationship building, and community engagement in Peru, Karsten Paerregaard provides an ethnographic exploration of Andean ritual practices and performances in the context of an altered climate. By documenting Andean peoples' responses to rapid glacier retreat and urgent water shortages, Paerregaard considers the myriad ways climate change intersects with environmental, social, and political change. A pathbreaking contribution to cultural anthropology and environmental humanities, Andean Meltdown challenges prevailing theoretical thinking about the culture-nature nexus and offers a new perspective on Andean peoples' understanding of their role as agents in the shifting relationship between humans and nonhumans.

Author : Mark Lawrence
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780008284824

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The Girl and the Mountain (Book of the Ice, Book 2) by Mark Lawrence Pdf

Second novel in the chilling and epic new fantasy series from the bestselling and critically-acclaimed author of PRINCE OF THORNS and RED SISTER. 'If you like dark you will love Mark Lawrence. And when the light breaks through and it all makes sense, the contrast is gorgeous' ROBIN HOBB

Author : Edward Thompson Ruppel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Geology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001168413

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A Pleistocene Ice Sheet in the Northern Boulder Mountains, Jefferson, Powell, and Lewis and Clark Counties, Montana by Edward Thompson Ruppel Pdf

A descriptive report of the glacial geology in the northern part of the Boulder Mountains, Montana.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Geology
ISBN : MINN:31951D00331418C

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Geological Survey Professional Paper by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Geology
ISBN : UOM:39015037728733

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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper by Anonim Pdf

Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016838497

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Geological Survey Professional Paper by Geological Survey (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Water
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030022004271

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Selected Water Resources Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Evan Marlett Boddy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Salt
ISBN : STANFORD:36105047010496

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The History of Salt by Evan Marlett Boddy Pdf

Author : Emeritus Associate Scott Polar Research Institute Colin P Summerhayes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780197627983

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The Icy Planet by Emeritus Associate Scott Polar Research Institute Colin P Summerhayes Pdf

For most people, planet Earth's icy parts remain out of sight and out of mind. Yet it is the melting of ice that will both raise sea level and warm the climate further by reducing the white surfaces that reflect solar energy back into space. In effect, our icy places act as the world's refrigerator, helping to keep our climate relatively cool. The Icy Planet lays out carbon dioxide's role as the control knob of our climate over the past 1000 million years, then explores what is happening to ice and snow in Antarctica, the Arctic and the high mountains. Colin P. Summerhayes takes readers to the world's icy places to see what is happening to its ice, snow, and permafrost. He recounts tales from his own visits to these frozen landscapes, shining a light on some of the wonders he has encountered in his travels. He also brings together pieces of the climate story from different scientific disciplines, and from the past and the present, to illustrate how Earth's climate system works. Utilizing geological records of climate change alongside new technologies in ice coring, Summerhayes crafts a detailed and compelling record of Earth's climate history and examines how that can be used as a window into our future.

Author : Christian Huggel,Mark Carey,John J. Clague
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107065840

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The High-Mountain Cryosphere by Christian Huggel,Mark Carey,John J. Clague Pdf

This book provides a definitive overview of the global drivers of high-mountain cryosphere change and their implications for people across high-mountain regions.

Author : Jorge Daniel Taillant
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199367276

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Glaciers by Jorge Daniel Taillant Pdf

Though not traditionally thought of as strategic natural resources, glaciers are a crucial part of our global ecosystem playing a fundamental role in the sustaining of life around the world. Comprising three quarters of the world's freshwater, they freeze in the winter and melt in the summer, supplying a steady flow of water for agriculture, livestock, industry and human consumption. The white of glacier surfaces reflect sunrays which otherwise warm our planet. Without them, many of the planet's rivers would run dry shortly after the winter snow-melt. A single mid-sized glacier in high mountain environments of places like California, Argentina, India, Kyrgyzstan, or Chile can provide an entire community with a sustained flow of drinking water for generations. On the other hand, when global temperatures rise, not only does glacier ice wither away into the oceans and cease to act as water reservoirs, but these massive ice bodies can become highly unstable and collapse into downstream environments, resulting in severe natural events like glacier tsunamis and other deadly environmental catastrophes. But despite their critical role in environmental sustainability, glaciers often exist well outside our environmental consciousness, and they are mostly unprotected from atmospheric impacts of global warming or from soot deriving from transportation emissions, or from certain types of industrial activity such as mining, which has been shown to have devastating consequences for glacier survival. Glaciers: The Politics of Ice is a scientific, cultural, and political examination of the cryosphere -- the earth's ice -- and the environmental policies that are slowly emerging to protect it. Jorge Daniel Taillant discusses the debates and negotiations behind the passage of the world's first glacier-protection law in the mid-2000s, and reveals the tension that quickly arose between industry, politicians, and environmentalists when an international mining company proposed dynamiting three glaciers to get at gold deposits underneath. The book is a quest to educate general society about the basic science behind glaciers, outlines current and future risks to their preservation, and reveals the intriguing politics behind glacier melting debates over policies and laws to protect the resource. Taillant also makes suggestions on what can be done to preserve these crucial sources of fresh water, from both a scientific and policymaking standpoint. Glaciers is a new window into one of the earth's most crucial and yet most ignored natural resources, and a call to reawaken our interest in the world's changing climate.