Ice caves / edited by Aurel Perşoiu, Stein-Erik Lauritzen.
| Other author | Perşoiu, Aurel. |
| Other author | Lauritzen, Stein-Erik. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2018] |
| Description | xxii, 729 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Earth and Planetary Sciences 2018 |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Perennial ice accumulations in caves : overview. History of ice caves research -- Ice caves climate -- Ice genesis, morphology and dynamics. Ice genesis and types of ice caves ; Ice surface morphology ; Ice dynamics in caves -- Dating ice deposits -- Cryogenic mineral formation in caves -- Ice cave fauna -- Microbial life in ice caves -- Paleoclimatic significance of cave ice -- The management of ice show caves -- Ice caves of the world. Geography of cave glaciation -- Ice caves in Switzerland -- Ice caves in Austria -- Ice caves in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Ice caves in Canada -- Ice caves in Croatia -- Ice caves in Germany -- Ice caves in Greece -- Ice caves in Italy -- Ice caves in Iran -- Ice caves in Asia -- Ice caves in FYR of Macedonia -- Ice caves in Norway, Fennoscandia and the arctic -- Ice caves in Poland -- Ice caves in Romania -- Ice caves in Russia -- Ice caves in Serbia -- Ice caves in Spain -- Ice caves in Slovakia -- Ice caves in Slovenia -- Ice caves in the USA. |
| Abstract | Ice Caves synthesizes the latest research on ice caves from around the world, bringing to light important information that was heretofore buried in various reports, journals, and archives largely outside the public view. Ice caves have become an increasingly important target for the scientific community in the past decade, as the paleoclimatic information they host offers invaluable information about both present-day and past climate conditions. Ice caves are caves that host perennial ice accumulations and are the least studied members of the cryosphere. They occur in places where peculiar cave morphology and climatic conditions combine to allow for ice to form and persist in otherwise adverse parts of the planet. The book is an informative reference for scientists interested in ice cave studies, climate scientists, geographers, glaciologists, microbiologists, and permafrost and karst scientists. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018300825 |
| ISBN | 9780128117392 |
| ISBN | 0128117397 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |