BOOK

Polar environments and global change

Barry, Roger G. (Roger Graham), 1935- author, Hall-McKim, Eileen A., author

2018

Overview

\"The Polar regions are the 'canary in the coal mine' of climate change: they are likely to be hit the hardest and fastest. This comprehensive textbook provides an accessible introduction to the scientific study of polar environments against a backdrop of climate change and the wider global environment. The book assembles diverse information on polar environmental characteristics in terrestrial and oceanic domains, and describes the ongoing changes in climate, the oceans, and components of the cryosphere. Recent significant changes in the polar region caused by global warming are explored: shrinking Arctic sea ice, thawing permafrost, accelerating loss of mass from glaciers and ice sheets, and rising ocean temperatures. These rapidly changing conditions are discussed in the context of the paleoclimatic history of the polar regions from the Eocene to the Anthropocene. Future projections for these regions during the 21st Century are discussed. The text is illustrated with many color figures and tables, and includes further reading lists, review questions for each chapter, and a glossary\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Environmental monitoring Polar regions. / Polar regions Environmental conditions. / Arctic regions Environmental conditions. / Antarctica Environmental conditions.
• ISBN: 9781108423168, 9781108436359

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
QC903.2.P73 B37 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE