Glaciers and Climate

Past, Present, and Future
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-0-443-44732-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 449 g

Glaciers and Climate: Past, Present, and Future offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationship between glaciers and climate over geological time up to the present. The book begins by providing a foundational understanding of the cryosphere, detailing the various types of glaciers and their significance on Earth. It explores the theoretical frameworks that explain the interactions between glaciers and climate, supported by case studies and empirical datasets that illustrate these dynamics in real-world contexts. The text examines glacier movement, erosion, and deposition, shedding light on the geological processes that shape landscapes. It also investigates significant periods of glaciation, including the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, highlighting how these events have influenced global climate patterns. Furthermore, the book considers the importance of ice cores as valuable archives of past climate data, offering insights into historical climate changes and their implications for contemporary society. In addressing the current state of modern glaciers, the work underscores the accelerated trends of glacier retreat and the impacts of climate change in the Anthropocene. By linking glacier science to societal concerns, the book emphasizes the essential role glaciers play in understanding climate variability and the urgent need for action in response to ongoing environmental changes. Ultimately, this work serves as an invaluable resource for researchers and advanced students seeking to comprehend the critical interplay between glaciers and climate and its significance for the future of our planet.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Braithwaite, Roger J.

Hughes, Philip D.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Glaciers on Earth
2. Defining the cryosphere – ice sheets to cirque glaciers
3. Glaciers and climate – Theory
4. Glaciers and climate – Case studies and datasets
5. Glacier movement and erosion
6. Glacial deposition
7. Pleistocene glaciation
8. Holocene glaciation
9. Ice cores
10. Modern glaciers – the recent and current state of ice on Earth
11. The future – Ice in the Anthropocene
12. Conclusions – Glaciers and society

Über Autor(innen)

Hughes, Philip D.
Philip Hughes is Professor of Physical Geography and Head of Department at the University of Manchester. His first degree is in Geography from the University of Exeter followed by a Masters in Quaternary Science, then a PhD in Geography, both at the University of Cambridge (Darwin College). His PhD was on the glacial history of the Pindus Mountains, Greece. This was followed by an independent postdoctoral fellowship at Manchester examining the glaciation of Montenegro. He has since worked on glaciation across the Mediterranean mountains and elsewhere. He has utilized U-series dating and cosmogenic nuclides to date glacial landforms. He has also published on global glaciations and stratigraphy in Quaternary science. In 2011 Philip co-edited, with Jürgen Ehlers and Philip Gibbard, the successful Elsevier volume Quaternary Glaciation: Extent and Chronology – A Closer Look, and in 2023 three new Elsevier volumes on European Glacial Landscapes with David Palacios and co-authors.

Braithwaite, Roger J.
Roger J. Braithwaite is a Senior Honorary Research Fellow at The University of Manchester. He has published widely on glacier mass and energy balance, and sea level changes in journals such as Nature and Journal of Glaciology. He taught at The University of Manchester from 1994-2010. In 1979-94 he was a glaciologist at the Geological Survey of Greenland (GGU) in Copenhagen, with many field trips to Greenland. Most of these were to southern and western Greenland but he also made a pioneering study of glacier energy balance in North Greenland in 1993-94.In 1971-79 he was Research Assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich with field research in northern Canada, Greenland and Scandinavia In 1978 he obtained his PhD at McGill University, Montreal and in 2019 he was awarded D.Sc. by the University of Manchester. Braithwaite has held several senior editorial and advisory positions and was awarded a certificate "For contributing to the award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC."