LEADER 05544nam 22006973u 450 001 9910781965703321 005 20230725053546.0 010 $a1-283-30677-8 010 $a9786613306777 010 $a1-119-95016-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000000057754 035 $a(EBL)822554 035 $a(OCoLC)767855578 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC822554 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000057754 100 $a20131223d2011|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aChanging Cold Environments$b[electronic resource] $eA Canadian Perspective 210 $aHoboken $cWiley$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (358 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-69969-8 327 $aChanging Cold Environments: A Canadian Perspective; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Glossary; PART ONE: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF CANADA'S COLD ENVIRONMENTS; 1 Cold Canada and the Changing Cryosphere; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Cryosphere; 1.3 Cold Canada; 1.4 Cold Climates; 1.5 Arctic and Alpine Considerations; 1.6 Canada's Physical Geography; References; Discussion Questions; Some Useful Internet Sources; 2 The Late Quaternary Glaciation of Northern Canada; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Landforms and the Late Quaternary Glaciations 327 $a2.3 Late Quaternary Sea level Change and its Relationship to Glaciation History2.4 Late Quaternary Glaciation and Deglacial History; 2.5 Wider Implications of Canadian Arctic Ice Sheet Dynamics; 2.6 Holocene Glacial Events; References; Discussion Questions; Some Useful Internet Sources; 3 The Evolution of Polar Desert and Tundra Ecosystems; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Nature of the Environment; 3.3 Ecology of Arctic Plants; 3.4 Vegetation Zonation; 3.5 Arctic Oases; 3.6 Long term Evolution of Canadian Arctic Ecosystems; 3.7 The Quaternary 327 $a3.8 Postglacial Climate and Vegetation Change in Arctic CanadaReferences; Discussion Questions; Some Useful Internet Sources; 4 Remote Sensing and Canadian Snow Climatology; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Importance of Snow in the Earth System; 4.3 Snow Measurements in Canada; 4.4 Remote Sensing of Snow; 4.5 Snow Variations Inferred from Remote Sensing Observations; 4.6 Discussion; 4.7 Conclusion; References; Discussion Questions; Some Useful Internet Sources; PART TWO: THE CHANGING CRYOSPHERE; 5 The Changing Climates; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Late Pliocene; 5.3 Quaternary History 327 $a5.4 Postglacial Conditions5.5 The Last Two Millennia; 5.6 Recent Changes; 5.7 The Future; References; Discussion Questions; Some Useful Internet Sources; 6 Snow and Runoff: Processes, Sensitivity and Vulnerability; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Snow Accumulation; 6.3 Land Cover; 6.4 Snow Ablation; 6.5 Snowmelt Runoff Processes; 6.6 Streamflow; 6.7 Snowmelt Floods in Large Basins; 6.8 Snow Vulnerability; References; Discussion Questions; Some Useful Internet Sources; 7 Permafrost Distribution and Stability; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Distribution of Permafrost; 7.3 Thermal Regime of Permafrost 327 $a7.4 Permafrost and Climate Change7.5 Conclusions; References; Discussion Questions; Some Useful Internet Sources; 8 Sea Ice in Canada; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 What is Sea Ice?; 8.3 The Physical Nature of Sea Ice; 8.4 Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Sea Ice; 8.5 Sea Ice and Climate Change; 8.6 Implications for Northern Communities, Economic Development and the Environment; References; Discussion Questions; Some Useful Internet Sources; 9 Lake and River Ice in Canada; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Role in the Climate System; 9.3 Climatic Controls; 9.4 Historical Trends and Linkages to Climate 327 $a9.5 Future Ice Regime Projections 330 $aChanging Cold Environments; Implications for Global Climate Change is a comprehensive overview of the changing nature of the physical attributes of Canada's cold environments and the implications of these changes to cold environments on a global scale. The book places particular emphasis on the broader environmental science and sustainability issues that are of increasing concern to all cold regions if present global climate trends continue. Clearly structured throughout, the book focuses on those elements of Canada's cold environments that will be most affected by global climate change 606 $aCold regions 606 $aCold regions 606 $aNatural history - Canada 606 $aNatural history - Canada, Northern 606 $aNatural history -- Canada, Northern 606 $aNatural history -- Canada 606 $aPhysical geography - Canada 606 $aPhysical geography - Canada, Northern 606 $aPhysical geography -- Canada, Northern 606 $aPhysical geography -- Canada 615 4$aCold regions. 615 4$aCold regions. 615 4$aNatural history - Canada. 615 4$aNatural history - Canada, Northern. 615 4$aNatural history -- Canada, Northern. 615 4$aNatural history -- Canada. 615 4$aPhysical geography - Canada. 615 4$aPhysical geography - Canada, Northern. 615 4$aPhysical geography -- Canada, Northern. 615 4$aPhysical geography -- Canada. 676 $a363.738740971 676 $a551.310971 700 $aFrench$b Hugh M$01522047 701 $aSlaymaker$b Olav$0771822 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781965703321 996 $aChanging Cold Environments$93761565 997 $aUNINA