The white planet : the evolution and future of our frozen world / Jean Jouzel, Claude Lorius, and Dominique Raynaud ; translated from the French by Teresa Lavender Fagan.

By:

Jouzel, Jean, 1947-

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

140084469X
9781400844692

Uniform titles: Plan�ete blanche. English Uniform titles:

Planète blanche. English

Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

551.31 23

LOC classification:

QC981.8.I23 J6813 2013

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

pt. 1. The world of ice : past and present -- pt. 2. Polar ice : amazing archives -- pt. 3. The white planet tomorrow -- pt. 4. The poles and the planet.

Summary: From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, The White Planet takes readers on a spellbinding scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate. Written by three internationally renowned scientists at the center of many breakthroughs in ice core and climate science, this book provides an unparalleled firsthand account of how the ""white planet"" affects global climate--an.

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"First published in France under the title Planète blanche, les glaces, le climat et l'environnement, Odile Jacob, 2008."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

pt. 1. The world of ice : past and present -- pt. 2. Polar ice : amazing archives -- pt. 3. The white planet tomorrow -- pt. 4. The poles and the planet.

From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, The White Planet takes readers on a spellbinding scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate. Written by three internationally renowned scientists at the center of many breakthroughs in ice core and climate science, this book provides an unparalleled firsthand account of how the ""white planet"" affects global climate--an.

In English.

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