TY - BOOK N2 - This publication is about the world's surface ice on land outside the two polar ice sheets. It provides a review on the basis of available data, the global distribution of glaciers and ice caps and their changes since maximum extents of the so-called Little ice Age. The work also presents the latest state of knowledge on glacier changes and discusses the challenges of the 21st century for the monitoring of glaciers and ice caps.--Publisher's description. AB - This publication is about the world's surface ice on land outside the two polar ice sheets. It provides a review on the basis of available data, the global distribution of glaciers and ice caps and their changes since maximum extents of the so-called Little ice Age. The work also presents the latest state of knowledge on glacier changes and discusses the challenges of the 21st century for the monitoring of glaciers and ice caps.--Publisher's description. T1 - Global glacier changes :facts and figures / DA - c2008. CY - [Geneva, Switzerland ] : CY - [Zurich, Switzerland] : AU - Zemp, Michael. AU - Woerden, Jaap van. AU - Roer, Isabelle. CN - GB2405 CN - GB2405 PB - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ; PB - World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), PP - [Geneva, Switzerland ] : PP - [Zurich, Switzerland] : PY - c2008. ID - 336983 KW - Glaciers KW - Ice caps KW - Climatic changes. SN - 9789280728989 (pbk.) SN - 9280728989 (pbk.) TI - Global glacier changes :facts and figures / LK - http://www.grid.unep.ch/glaciers/pdfs/glaciers.pdf UR - http://www.grid.unep.ch/glaciers/pdfs/glaciers.pdf ER -