Antarctica : global science from a frozen continent / edited by David W. H. Walton.

Other author Walton, D. W. H.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2013.
Descriptionxii, 342 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Discovering the unknown continent / David W. H. Walton -- A keystone in a changing world / Brian Storey -- Ice with everything / Valérie Masson-Delmotte -- Climate of extremes / John J. Cassano -- Stormy and icy seas / Eberhard Fahrbach -- Life in a cold environment / Peter Convey, Angelika Brandt and Steve Nicol -- Space research from Antarctica / Louis Lanzerotti and Alan T. Weatherwax -- Living and working in the cold / Lou Sanson -- Scientists together in the cold / Colin P. Summerhayes -- Managing the frozen commons / Olav Orheim -- Antarctica : a global change perspective / Alan Rodger.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 328-332) and index.
LCCN 2012026684
ISBN9781107003927 (hardback)
ISBN110700392X (hardback)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks G860 .A5575 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold