{"product_id":"9781405129763","title":"The Cryosphere and Global Environmental Change","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEnvironmental Systems and Global Change Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Cryosphere and Global Environmental Change\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOlav Slaymaker | Richard Kelly\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Environmental Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the first textbook to consider all aspects of the cryosphere system in the context of global environmental change driven by human activity and climate.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders all six aspects of the cryosphere – ice sheets, glacier ice, permafrost, river and lake ice, sea ice and snow – in the context of global environmental change driven by human activity and climate.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes a new concept of cryosphere transience and landscape transition which links climate, hydrology, ecology and geomorphology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the evidence, process, and patterns of cryosphere change, on local and global scales.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a wealth of data to inform the current global environmental change debate.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional resources for this book can be found at: \u003cb\u003ebcs.wiley.com\/he-bcs\/Books?action=index\u0026amp;bcsId=5064\u0026amp;itemId=140512976X\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eProfessor Slaymaker's\u003c\/b\u003e research has four foci: mountain hydrogeomorphology, land use impacts, sustainable development and global environmental change. From 1994-2002 he was a Governor of the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Kelly's\u003c\/b\u003e research focuses on the use of measurements from remote sensing ground, aircraft and satellite instruments coupled with environmental models to better understand the cryosphere, especially snow and ice environments. He is also interested in the development of new technologies for improved direct \u003ci\u003ein situ\u003c\/i\u003e and remote sensing measurements of the cryosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 January 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405129763\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310362030220,"sku":"9781405129763","price":96.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405129763.jpg?v=1780193626","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405129763","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}