000453775 000__ 01702cam\a2200337Ia\4500 000453775 001__ 453775 000453775 005__ 20210513160102.0 000453775 008__ 120412s2012\\\\ctuab\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\d 000453775 010__ $$a 2012935088 000453775 020__ $$a9780300187007 000453775 020__ $$a0300187009 000453775 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn785865150 000453775 035__ $$a453775 000453775 040__ $$aBTCTA$$beng$$cBTCTA$$dUKMGB$$dBDX$$dYDXCP$$dBWX$$dUAF$$dCDX$$dYAM$$dORX$$dILC$$dSHH$$dISE 000453775 043__ $$at------ 000453775 049__ $$aISEA 000453775 050_4 $$aQH84.2$$b.M43 2012 000453775 08204 $$a577.5/86$$223 000453775 1001_ $$aMeduna, Veronika. 000453775 24510 $$aSecrets of the ice :$$bAntarctica's clues to climate, the universe, and the limits of life /$$cVeronika Meduna. 000453775 260__ $$aNew Haven :$$bYale University Press ,$$c2012. 000453775 300__ $$a225 p. :$$bill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;$$c26 cm. 000453775 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 210-218) and index. 000453775 5050_ $$aA land of ice -- Uncovering the past -- Life on ice -- True Antarcticans -- Oasis in a frozen desert -- Beyond the ice. 000453775 520__ $$aAntarctica is the only continent without permanent human habitation, yet it may hold the key to our survival. Meduna shows how geologists and glaciologists learn about the implications of today's climate change for the future; how scientists study migration patterns of emperor penguins or examine the microbial evidence that may reveal how life evolved on Earth-- and what it may look like on other planets. 000453775 650_0 $$aEcology$$zAntarctica. 000453775 650_0 $$aClimatic changes$$xEnvironmental aspects$$zAntarctica. 000453775 650_0 $$aScientific expeditions$$zAntarctica. 000453775 651_0 $$aAntarctica$$xEnvironmental conditions. 000453775 651_0 $$aAntarctica$$xResearch. 000453775 651_0 $$aAntarctica$$xDiscovery and exploration. 000453775 85200 $$bgen$$hQH84.2$$i.M43$$i2012 000453775 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:453775$$pGLOBAL_SET 000453775 980__ $$aBIB 000453775 980__ $$aBOOK