Colour Atlas of Glacial Phenomena

Michael J. Hambrey, Jürg C. Alean

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN: 9781315355825
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Geology & Earth Sciences

Considering that glaciers and ice sheets cover about 10% of the Earth's land surface in a world where human civilization is increasingly impacted by the effects of changing glacial activity, Colour Atlas of Glacial Phenomena presents itself as an indispensable guide for students, professionals, and researchers who want to be better informed while studying and tracking the future influences of glaciers and ice sheets on the global environment. While stressing both the beauty and utility of glaciers, the authors cover critical features of glaciers and their landforms and provide useful explanations of the key concepts in glaciology and glacial geology. The authors expand to demonstrate how our lives are influenced by the Cryosphere, a key component of the Earth system and how this heightens the vulnerability of glaciers and ice sheets to deterioration. This illustrated book also helpfully maps out regions of mountain glaciers and ice caps around the world for a practical reference and discusses the products of glacial erosion and deposition integral to understanding rising global sea levels.

Index

Note: Bold terms refers to geographical localities.

A

Ablation, 1

Ablation area crevasses, 2

Ablation Lake, Alexander Island, Antarctica, 92, 257

Ablation valley, 2

Abrasion, 2

Accreted/accretion ice, 3

Accumulation, 3

Adams Inlet, Glacier Bay, Alaska, USA, 148

Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula, 100, 188, 289

Adfreezing, 3

Advance, see Glacier advance

Aeolian sediment, 4, 92

Air bubbles, 5

Aktineq Glacier, Bylot Island, Canadian Arctic, 204, 273

Alaska Range, Alaska, USA, vi, 223

Albedo, 5

Alexander Island, Antarctic Peninsula, 195

Alga, 6

Alluvial fan, 28; see also Braided outwash fan

Alpenglow, 6

Alpine glacier, 7

Alpine landscape, 7

Aluvión, 8

Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, 192, 286

Amery Oasis, East Antarctica, 243

Annual moraines, 8

Antarctic Convergence, Southern Ocean, 172

Antarctic Ice Sheet, 186, 192, 193

Antarctic oasis, see Oasis

Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet, 96, 146, 195

Aoraki/Mount Cook, Southern Alps, New Zealand, 6

Arborescent drainage system, 74; see also Dendritic drainage system

Arcuate crevasses, 9

Arcuate (transverse) foliation, 9

Areal scouring, 10

Arête, 11

Ash-layering, 11

Astro Lake and Astro Glacier, Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian Arctic, 185

Athabasca Glacier, Canadian Rocky Mountains, 74

Aufeis, 12

Auste Lovénbreen, northwestern Spitsbergen, Svalbard, 328

Austre Brøggerbreen, Svalbard, Norway, 62, 93, 113, 331, 354

Austre Lovénbreen, Svalbard, 97, 235, 255, 325

Austre Okstindbreen, northern Norway, 110

Austvågøya, Lofoten, Norway, 54

Avalanche, 13

Avalanche cone, 13

Avalanche deposit, 14

Avalanche-fed glacier, 14

Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian Arctic, 145, 252

B

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the Authors
• Introduction to Glacial Phenomena
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z
• Index