{"product_id":"tropical-glaciers-paperback-9780521020961","title":"Tropical Glaciers (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521020961","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTropical Glaciers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlaciers in the tropics and their environmental consequences.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorg Kaser (Author), Henry Osmaston (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521020961, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 December 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages, 140 b\/w illus.  40 tables\u003cbr\u003e27.8 x 21 x 1.3 cm, 0.532 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a valuable addition to any university library.' The Holocene\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTropical glaciers are both highly sensitive indicators of global climate and fresh water reservoirs in some fast developing regions. This book gives a theoretical and practical analysis of tropical glaciology including a useful definition of tropical glacier-climate regimes and the analysis of the main glaciological key variables. The Rwenzori and the Cordillera Blanca are investigated as examples of tropical glacierized mountains. The fluctuations of their glaciers since the end of the Little Ice Age are reconstructed and the probable climatic reasons are discussed. The evidence of great expansions of mountain glaciers throughout the tropics on several occasions during the Quaternary are summarised, examined and then applied and contrasted. The accompanying map of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park at a scale of 1:100,000 shows the spectacular retreat of the glaciers during the last century, and their extensions over half the area of the Park in the last 300,000 years.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figureas and tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Sub-preface\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: the story of a glacial lake\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Nature of Tropical Glaciers: 1. A brief introduction on the matter\u003cbr\u003e 2. The delimitation of the tropics\u003cbr\u003e 3. The distribution of glaciers in the tropics\u003cbr\u003e 4. Working hypotheses\u003cbr\u003e 5. Glaciological key variables: tropics and mid-latitudes in comparison: Part II. Modern Glacier Fluctuations in Tropical High Mountains: 6. Modern glacier fluctuations on the Rwenzori\u003cbr\u003e 7. Modern glacier fluctuations in the Cordillera Blanca\u003cbr\u003e 8. Modern glacier fluctuations in the tropics and their possible causes\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Former Quaternary Tropical Glaciers: 9. The nature, extents and climates of former Quaternary tropical glaciers, with special reference to the East African mountains\u003cbr\u003e Prospect\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Environmental science, engineering \u0026amp; technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Environmental science, engineering \u0026amp; technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Environmental%20science,%20engineering%20\u0026amp;%20technology%20%5BTQ%5D%22\"\u003eTQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Limnology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Limnology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Limnology%20%5Bfreshwater%5D%20%5BRBKF%5D%22\"\u003efreshwater RBKF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006163603736,"sku":"9780521020961","price":63.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521020961I.jpg?v=1694963485","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tropical-glaciers-paperback-9780521020961","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}