01847nam 22004333 450 991068845940332120251116141549.0(CKB)5400000000040510(MiAaPQ)EBC30390341(Au-PeEL)EBL30390341(NjHacI)995400000000040510(BIP)88750371(EXLCZ)99540000000004051020230620d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGlaciers and the Polar Environment1st ed.London :IntechOpen,2021.©2021.1 online resource (204 pages)1-83962-594-5 Glaciers and Polar regions provide important clues to understanding the past and present status of the Earth system, as well as to predict future forms of our planet. In particular, Antarctica, composed of an ice-covered continent in its center and the surrounding Sothern Ocean, has been gradually investigated during the last half century by all kinds of scientific branches; bioscience, physical sciences, geoscience, oceanography, environmental studies, together with technological components. This book covers topics on the recent development of all kinds of scientific research on glaciers and Antarctica, in the context of currently on-going processes in the extreme environment in polar regions.GlaciersGlaciers.551.312Kanao Masaki1262998Godone Danilo1366837Dematteis Niccolò1366838MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910688459403321Glaciers and the Polar Environment3389367UNINA