Present Arctic Glaciation.

Abstract

The review was written as a chapter of the book 'Arctic and Alpine Regions'. It reviews glacier classifications, surveys glacier regimes and discusses their roles in terms of their effect on climate, the eco system and their contributions to geomorphology and possible future economic uses. Recent progress in various aspects of glacier research are reviewed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0747001

Entities

People

  • Goeffrey F. Hattersley-smith

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Earth Sciences
  • Geodynamics
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • Geophysics
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Physics

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Polar and Arctic Studies