Global glacier changes : facts and figures / project management and editing, Michael Zemp, Jaap van Woerden ; scientific authors, Isabelle Roer ... [et al.].
Zemp, Michael.; Woerden, Jaap van.; Roer, Isabelle.; United Nations Environment Programme.; World Glacier Monitoring Service.
2008
GB2405 .G56 2008 (Mapit)
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Title Global glacier changes : facts and figures / project management and editing, Michael Zemp, Jaap van Woerden ; scientific authors, Isabelle Roer ... [et al.].
ISBN 9789280728989 (pbk.)
9280728989 (pbk.)
Imprint [Geneva, Switzerland ] : United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ; [Zurich, Switzerland] : World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), c2008.
Language English
Description 88 p. : chiefly col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number GB2405 .G56 2008
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Available Note Also available freely online via the World Wide Web.
Added Author Zemp, Michael.
Woerden, Jaap van.
Roer, Isabelle.
Added Corporate Author United Nations Environment Programme.
World Glacier Monitoring Service.
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Introduction
Glaciers and climate
Global distribution of glaciers and ice caps
Glacier fluctuation series
Global glacier changes
Regional glacier changes
Conclusions.

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