Past Antarctica
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Past Antarctica
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Author : Marc Oliva
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2020-06-04
Past Antarctica written by Marc Oliva and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-04 with Science categories.
Past Antarctica: Paleoclimatology and Climate Change presents research on the past and present of Antarctica in reference to its current condition, including considerations for effects due to climate change. Experts in the field explore key topics, including environmental changes, human colonization and present environmental trends. Addressing a wide range of fields, including the biosphere, geology and biochemistry, the book offers geographers, climatologists and other Earth scientists a vital resource that is beneficial to an understanding of Antarctica, its history and conservation efforts. Synthesizes research on the past and present of Antarctica, bringing together top Earth scientists who work in this discipline Presents the most complete reconstruction of the paleoclimate and environment of Antarctica, tying in long-term climatic changes to the current environment Offers perspectives from different branches of the Earth Sciences using a spatial-temporal lens
Last Of Lands
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Author : John Francis Lovering
language : en
Publisher: Melbourne University
Release Date : 1979
Last Of Lands written by John Francis Lovering and has been published by Melbourne University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Travel categories.
Exploration Of Subsurface Antarctica
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Author : M.J. Siegert
language : en
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Release Date : 2018-01-08
Exploration Of Subsurface Antarctica written by M.J. Siegert and has been published by Geological Society of London this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-08 with Science categories.
Our appreciation of glaciological processes in Antarctica suffers from a lack of observations in regions where numerical models indicate the ice sheet to be susceptible to ocean and/or atmospheric warming. The solution lies in the use and development of glacier geophysics. In this volume we present a series of papers that demonstrate how geophysics can be deployed in Antarctica to comprehend: (1) boundary conditions that influence ice flow such as subglacial topography, the distribution of basal water and ice-sheet rheology; (2) phenomena that might affect ice-flow processes, such as complex internal ice-sheet structures and the proposition of large stores of hitherto unappreciated groundwater; and (3) how glacigenic sediments and formerly glaciated terrain on, and surrounding, the continent can inform us about past ice-sheet dynamics. The volume also takes a historical view on developments leading to current knowledge, examines active ice-sheet processes, and points the way forward on how geophysics can advance quantitative understanding of Antarctic ice-sheet behaviour.
Land Of Wondrous Cold
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Author : Gillen D’Arcy Wood
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-10-12
Land Of Wondrous Cold written by Gillen D’Arcy Wood and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-12 with History categories.
A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughs Antarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms large in the human imagination. The secrets of this vast frozen desert have long tempted explorers, but its brutal climate and glacial shores notoriously resist human intrusion. Land of Wondrous Cold tells a gripping story of the pioneering nineteenth-century voyages, when British, French, and American commanders raced to penetrate Antarctica’s glacial rim for unknown lands beyond. These intrepid Victorian explorers—James Ross, Dumont D’Urville, and Charles Wilkes—laid the foundation for our current understanding of Terra Australis Incognita. Today, the white continent poses new challenges, as scientists race to uncover Earth’s climate history, which is recorded in the south polar ice and ocean floor, and to monitor the increasing instability of the Antarctic ice cap, which threatens to inundate coastal cities worldwide. Interweaving the breakthrough research of the modern Ocean Drilling Program with the dramatic discovery tales of its Victorian forerunners, Gillen D’Arcy Wood describes Antarctica’s role in a planetary drama of plate tectonics, climate change, and species evolution stretching back more than thirty million years. An original, multifaceted portrait of the polar continent emerges, illuminating our profound connection to Antarctica in its past, present, and future incarnations. A deep-time history of monumental scale, Land of Wondrous Cold brings the remotest of worlds within close reach—an Antarctica vital to both planetary history and human fortunes.
Antarctica
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Author : Ian Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 1974
Antarctica written by Ian Cameron and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Nature categories.
1912 The Year The World Discovered Antarctica
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Author : Chris Turney
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-09-06
1912 The Year The World Discovered Antarctica written by Chris Turney and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-06 with History categories.
1912 was an incredible year, marking the height of the Heroic Age of Exploration. Curiosity about Antarctica was at fever pitch, and between 1910 and 1914 five teams of intrepid explorers embarked on the greatest race of the era, to travel beyond the edges of the known world and conquer this last great frontier. Pitted against each other were Captain Robert Falcon Scott for Britain, Roald Amundsen for Norway, Sir Douglas Mawson for Australasia, Wilhelm Filchner for Germany and Nobu Shirase for Japan. 'Conquest of the South Pole!' trumpeted the world's newspapers in March 1912. Amundsen had won. But behind all the headlines, there was a much bigger story. The exploits of these larger-than-life explorers, often narrated in their own words, thrilled and enthralled the world; the limits of our planet were pushed all the way to the South Pole and the door to Antarctica flung wide open. Drawing on his own polar experiences, Chris Turney reveals why 1912 witnessed the dawn of a new age in our understanding of the natural world. The tales of endurance, self-sacrifice and technological innovation that marked 1912 laid the foundation for modern scientific exploration and have continued to inspire future generations. 1912 is an awe-inspiring journey - part nail-biting adventure, part scientific history - through an ancient and fascinating land.
Antarctica
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Author : Kim Heacox
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Release Date : 1998
Antarctica written by Kim Heacox and has been published by National Geographic Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Antarctica categories.
Photographs and text profile the geography, wildlife, and landscapes of Antarctica.
Antarctica
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Author : Gabrielle Walker
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-03-01
Antarctica written by Gabrielle Walker and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-01 with Science categories.
There have been many books about Antarctica in the past, but all have focused on only one aspect of the continent - its science, its wildlife, the heroic age of exploration, personal experiences or the sheer awesome beauty of the landscape, for example - but none has managed to capture whole story, till now. Gabrielle Walker, author, consultant to New Scientist and regular broadcaster with the BBC has written a book unlike any that has ever been written about the continent. Antarctica weaves all the significant threads into an intricate tapestry, made up of science, natural history, poetry, epic history, what it feels like to be there and why it draws so many different kinds of people back there again and again. It is only when all the parts come together that the underlying truths of the continent emerge. Antarctica is the most alien place on Earth, the only part of our planet where humans could never survive unaided. It is truly like walking on another planet. And yet, in its silence, its agelessness and its mysteries lie the secrets of our past, and of our future.
The Explorations Of Antarctica
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Author : Gordon Elliott Fogg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Explorations Of Antarctica written by Gordon Elliott Fogg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Antarctica categories.
Antarctica
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Author : Richard M. Laws
language : en
Publisher: Boxtree, Limited
Release Date : 1989
Antarctica written by Richard M. Laws and has been published by Boxtree, Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Antarctica categories.
An introduction to Antarctica, the world's least-known continent, containing information on its climate, ecosystems, geology, geography, ice formations, plants, animals and sea life, as well as a history of man's involvement with the continent. Contains many maps and color photographs.