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The Frozen Earth
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Author : Peter John Williams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1989
The Frozen Earth written by Peter John Williams and has been published by Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Science categories.
This book describes the effects of cold climates on the surface of the earth. Using scientific principles, the authors describe the evolution of ground thermal conditions and the origin of natural features such as frost heave, solifluction, slope instabilities, patterned ground, pingos and ice wedges. The thermodynamic conditions accompanying the freezing of water in porous materials are examined and their fundamental role in the ice segregation and frost heave processes is demonstrated in a clear and simple manner. This book concentrates on the analysis of the causes and effects of frozen ground phenomena, rather than on the description of the natural features characteristic of freezing or thawing ground. Its scientific approach provides a basis for geotechnical analyses such as those essential to resource development.
Frozen Earth
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Author : Doug Macdougall
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2013-02-15
Frozen Earth written by Doug Macdougall and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-15 with Science categories.
In this engrossing and accessible book, Doug Macdougall explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from the earliest known glaciation—nearly three billion years ago—to the present. Following the development of scientific ideas about these dramatic events, Macdougall traces the lives of many of the brilliant and intriguing characters who have contributed to the evolving understanding of how ice ages come about. As it explains how the great Pleistocene Ice Age has shaped the earth's landscape and influenced the course of human evolution, Frozen Earth also provides a fascinating look at how science is done, how the excitement of discovery drives scientists to explore and investigate, and how timing and chance play a part in the acceptance of new scientific ideas. Macdougall describes the awesome power of cataclysmic floods that marked the melting of the glaciers of the Pleistocene Ice Age. He probes the chilling evidence for "Snowball Earth," an episode far back in the earth's past that may have seen our planet encased in ice from pole to pole. He discusses the accumulating evidence from deep-sea sediment cores, as well as ice cores from Greenland and the Antarctic, that suggests fast-changing ice age climates may have directly impacted the evolution of our species and the course of human migration and civilization. Frozen Earth also chronicles how the concept of the ice age has gripped the imagination of scientists for almost two centuries. It offers an absorbing consideration of how current studies of Pleistocene climate may help us understand earth's future climate changes, including the question of when the next glacial interval will occur.
The Frozen Earth
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Author : Peter J. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1991-07-25
The Frozen Earth written by Peter J. Williams and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-07-25 with Science categories.
This book describes the effects of cold climates on the surface of the earth. Using scientific principles, the authors describe the evolution of ground thermal conditions and the origin of natural features such as frost heave, solifluction, slope instabilities, patterned ground, pingos and ice wedges. The thermodynamic conditions accompanying the freezing of water in porous materials are examined and their fundamental role in the ice segregation and frost heave processes is demonstrated in a clear and simple manner. This book concentrates on the analysis of the causes and effects of frozen ground phenomena, rather than on the description of the natural features characteristic of freezing or thawing ground. Its scientific approach provides a basis for geotechnical analyses such as those essential to resource development.
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Author : Peter John Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
The Frozen Earth written by Peter John Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Glaciers categories.
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Author : Peter J. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-10-24
The Frozen Earth written by Peter J. Williams and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-24 with Science categories.
This book describes the effects of cold climates on the surface of the earth. Using scientific principles, the authors describe the evolution of ground thermal conditions and the origin of natural features such as frost heave, solifluction, slope instabilities, patterned ground, pingos and ice wedges. The thermodynamic conditions accompanying the freezing of water in porous materials are examined and their fundamental role in the ice segregation and frost heave processes is demonstrated in a clear and simple manner. This book concentrates on the analysis of the causes and effects of frozen ground phenomena, rather than on the description of the natural features characteristic of freezing or thawing ground. Its scientific approach provides a basis for geotechnical analyses such as those essential to resource development.
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Author : J. D. Macdougall
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2013-02-15
Frozen Earth written by J. D. Macdougall and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-15 with Science categories.
Explores the causes and effects of ice ages, explains how the Pleistocene Ice Age has shaped the earth's landscape and influenced human evolution, and offers authoritative speculation and explanations of future climate changes, their causes, and their impact on both the natural world and human civilization.
Life Of Permafrost
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Author : Pey-Yi Chu
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2020
Life Of Permafrost written by Pey-Yi Chu and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with History categories.
By tracing the English word permafrost back to its Russian roots, this unique intellectual history uncovers the multiple, contested meanings of permafrost as a scientific idea and environmental phenomenon.
The Frozen Earth And Other Poems
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Author : Winifred Holtby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1935
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Eric Wishbone And The Frozen Earth
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Author : Jonathan Oldershaw
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
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Frozen Earth
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Author : R. V. Fodor
language : en
Publisher: Enslow Pub Incorporated
Release Date : 1981-01
Frozen Earth written by R. V. Fodor and has been published by Enslow Pub Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses the evidence for the existence of ice ages, explains what glaciers are, and presents the many explanations offered for the causes of ice ages with emphasis on the astronomical theory. Also considers the effects of future climatic changes.