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Mountain ice and water : investigations of the hydrologic cycle in alpine environments / edited by Gregory B. Greenwood, Mountain Research Initiative, Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland, J.F. Shroder, Jr., Center for Afghanistan Studies and Geography and Geology, University of Nebraska, Omaha.

Other author/creatorGreenwood, Gregory B.
Other author/creatorShroder, John F., 1939-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoAmsterdam, Netherlands ; Boston : Elsevier, [2016]
Descriptionxiv, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from eBook - Environmental Science 2016 [EBCES16]
Subject(s)
Series Developments in earth surface processes, 0928-2025 ; 21
Developments in earth surface processes ; 21. 0928-2025 ^A302314
Partial contents The Drakensberg Escarpment as the Great Supplier of Water to South Africa -- Mountain Area Glaciers of Russia in the 20th and the Beginning of the 21st Centuries -- Inorganic Chemistry in the Mountain Critical Zone: Are the Mountain Water Towers of Contemporary Society Under Threat By Trace Contaminants? -- Water and Sustainability in the Lake Mývatn Region of Iceland: Historical Perspectives and current concerns -- Precipitation and Conifer Response in Semiarid Mountains: a case from the 2012-15 drought in the Great Basin, USA -- Impact of Hydropower on Mountain Communities in Teesta Basin of Eastern Himalaya, India -- Climate Vulnerability, Water Vulnerablity: Challenges to Adaptation in Eastern Himalayan Springsheds -- Neotropical Mountains Beyond Water Supply: Environmental Services as a Trifecta of Sustainable Mountain Development -- What Future for Mountain Glaciers? Insights and Implications From Long-Term Monitoring in the Austrian Alps.
Abstract "Covers major water and ice issues pertaining to planetary dynamics, sustainable development, and new thinking on mountain ice and water that help plan for an uncertain future in the face of climate change."--Back cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017304542
ISBN9780444637871

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