Glaciers [electronic resource] / Peter G. Knight.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-256) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Glaciers and the global system -- 3. Formation and mass balance of glaciers -- 4. Material, chemical and thermal properties of glaciers -- 5. Structure and morphology of glaciers -- 6. Glacier hydrology -- 7. Movement of glaciers -- 8. Glacier fluctuations -- 9. Glacial sediment transfer and geomorphology -- 10. Glacier hazards and resources -- 11. Ice cores -- 12. Research directions in glaciology.

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Electronic reproduction. [London, Eng. : Taylor and Francis, 2012]. PDF file created from digital scan of print book.