Principles of Glacier Mechanics

ISBN-13: 9781108446075 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 618 str.

Roger Leb Hooke

Opis

The principles of glacier physics are developed from basic physical laws in the third edition of this classic textbook. It is perfect for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses and for professional reference. Since the second edition, three-quarters of the chapters have been updated, and two new chapters have been added.

Spis treści

1. Why study glaciers?; 2. Some basic concepts; 3. Mass balance; 4. Flow and fracture of a crystalline material; 5. The velocity field in a glacier; 6. Temperature distribution in polar ice sheets; 7. The coupling between a glacier and its bed; 8. Water flow in and under glaciers: geomorphic implications; 9. Stress and deformation; 10. Stress and velocity distribution in an idealized glacier; 11. Numerical modeling; 12. Applications of stress and deformation principles to classical problems; 13. Ice streams and ice shelves; 14. Finite strain and the origin of foliation; 15. Response of glaciers to climate change; 16. Ice core studies; Problems; References; Index.