Encyclopedia of snow, ice and glaciers
The earth's cryosphere, which includes snow, glaciers and ice caps, ice sheets, ice shelves, sea ice, river and lake ice, and frozen ground, contains about 75% of the earth?s fresh water. It exists at almost all latitudes, from the tropics to the poles, and plays a vital role in controlling the...
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| Format: | Electronic Resource |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer
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| Series: | Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
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| Online Access: | Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access |