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Publication

2000 - Gordon and Breach, Australia

Language

English

Word Count

87,750 words, Guess

Page Count

351 pages

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  • DDC551.34/2
  • LCCGB2595 .W34 2000

Description

This book examines sea ice and icebergs and their role in the global climate system. It deals with the nature of the polar oceans; the distribution of sea ice; the mechanisms of growth, development and decay; the thermodynamics and dynamics of sea ice; sea ice deformation and ridge-building; the role of the marginal ice zones; the characteristics of icebergs; and the part played by sea ice in the climate system and in the transport of pollutants.

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