LEADER 03142nam 2200589Ia 450 001 996214687103316 005 20230106013154.0 010 $a1-282-38032-X 010 $a9786612380327 010 $a1-4443-1714-8 010 $a1-4443-1715-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000822220 035 $a(EBL)470245 035 $a(OCoLC)503050505 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000342695 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11264950 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342695 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10285701 035 $a(PQKB)11702252 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470245 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000822220 100 $a20090616d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSea ice$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by David N. Thomas and Gerhard S. Dieckmann 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aAmes, IA $cBlackwell Pub.$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (640 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-8580-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Chapter 1 The Importance of Sea Ice: An Overview; Chapter 2 Growth, Structure and Properties of Sea Ice; Chapter 3 Sea Ice and Oceanography; Chapter 4 Dynamics versus Thermodynamics: The Sea Ice Thickness Distribution; Chapter 5 Snow and Sea Ice; Chapter 6 Variability and Trends of the Global Sea Ice Cover; Chapter 7 Sea Ice Bacteria and Viruses; Chapter 8 Primary Producers and Sea Ice; Chapter 9 Heterotrophic Protists Associated with Sea Ice; Chapter 10 Sea Ice Meio- and Macrofauna 327 $aChapter 11 Sea Ice: A Critical Habitat for Polar Marine Mammals and BirdsChapter 12 Biogeochemistry of Sea Ice; Chapter 13 Palaeo Sea Ice Distribution and Reconstruction Derived from the Geological Record; Chapter 14 Sea Ice in Non-Polar Regions; Chapter 15 Sea Ice and Astrobiology; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z 330 $aAs the Arctic perennial sea ice continues to disappear at an alarming rate, a full understanding of sea ice as a crucial global ecosystem, and the effects of its loss is vital for all those working with and studying global climate change. Building on the success of the previous edition, the second edition of Sea Ice, now much expanded and in full colour throughout, includes six completely new chapters with complete revisions of all the chapters included from the first edition. The Editors, Professor David Thomas and Dr Gerhard Dieckmann have once again drawn together an extre 606 $aSea ice 606 $aIce 615 0$aSea ice. 615 0$aIce. 676 $a551.343 676 $a629.3 701 $aThomas$b David N$g(David Neville),$f1962-$0863910 701 $aDieckmann$b Gerhard$0873800 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996214687103316 996 $aSea ice$91950663 997 $aUNISA