Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya : Glacial Environments, Processes, Hazards and Resources /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Series: | Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
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Table of Contents:
- The Regional Context
- Snow, Ice and Verticality in the Karakoram
- Karakoram Glaciers: Types and Terrain
- Glacier Mass Balance I: Snowfall and Glacier Nourishment
- Glacier Mass Balance II: Ablation
- Mass Balance Regimes
- Dynamics of Snow and Ice in Glacier Basins
- Landforms of the Karakoram and Glacierized Areas
- Surge-Type Glaciers
- Glacial Impoundments and Outburst Floods
- Rock Glaciers and Related Phenomena
- Glaciers and Climate Change
- Glaciers in Human Life.