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This second edition defines different parts of the cryosphere including: permafrost, snow, land ice, sea ice, ocean, atmosphere and covers numerical modelling of thermodynamic exchanges: conservation of mass, energy, and momentum. It explores the physical basis behind phenomena such as formation of stone circles from melt-freeze processes, snow crystal formation and pressure-melting of glaciers. As an engaging course text for students, it discusses the contribution of melt to sea level rise and explains terms used commonly in the literature.


This book is intended for graduates with a numerical sciences background, particularly those who are heading towards postgraduate study or are generally interested in environmental physics.


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  • Explains basic physics underpinning research topics


  • Provides broad understanding of the fundamental cryospheric components


Introduction to the Physics of the Cryosphere

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      Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
      Publication Date: 12/23/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780750336451, 978-0750336451
      ISBN10: 0750336455

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This second edition defines different parts of the cryosphere including: permafrost, snow, land ice, sea ice, ocean, atmosphere and covers numerical modelling of thermodynamic exchanges: conservation of mass, energy, and momentum. It explores the physical basis behind phenomena such as formation of stone circles from melt-freeze processes, snow crystal formation and pressure-melting of glaciers. As an engaging course text for students, it discusses the contribution of melt to sea level rise and explains terms used commonly in the literature.


      This book is intended for graduates with a numerical sciences background, particularly those who are heading towards postgraduate study or are generally interested in environmental physics.


      Key Features


      • Explains basic physics underpinning research topics


      • Provides broad understanding of the fundamental cryospheric components


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