Present Arctic Glaciation.

The review was written as a chapter of the book 'Arctic and Alpine Regions'. It reviews glacier classifications, surveys glacier regimes and discusses their roles in terms of their effect on climate, the eco system and their contributions to geomorphology and possible future economic uses....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hattersley-Smith,Goeffrey F.
Other Authors: DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*ARCTIC REGIONS
GLACIERS
CLASSIFICATION
CLIMATE
ECONOMICS
MAPPING
ECHO RANGING
ECOLOGY
ICE
CANADA
GEOMORPHOLOGY
Arctic
Canada
glacier*
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0747001
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0747001
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Summary:The review was written as a chapter of the book 'Arctic and Alpine Regions'. It reviews glacier classifications, surveys glacier regimes and discusses their roles in terms of their effect on climate, the eco system and their contributions to geomorphology and possible future economic uses. Recent progress in various aspects of glacier research are reviewed. (Author)

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