Dynamic Earth: Glaciers, Sea Ice, and Ice Formation

Publisher Britannica Digital Learning

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Britannica Digital Learning

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Copyright

2011

ISBN13

9781615301898

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - 12th Grade

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Overview

Glaciers and sea ice are vital to sustaining aquatic ecosystems and regulating ocean water temperature. Permafrost, a type of ground ice, dramatically affects the infrastructure and agricultural output of several communities around the world. The development of these varying formations and the interplay between them and the environment are thoughtfully considered in this fascinating volume.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
1: Ice on Planet Earth.
2: The Water Molecule.
3: The Ice Crystal.
4: Hoarfrost and Rime.
5: Mechanical Properties.
6: Thermal Properties.
7: Optical Properties.
8: Electromagnetic Properties.
9: Ice Ages.
10: Permafrost.
11: The Origin and Stability of Permafrost.
12: Air Temperature and Ground Temperature.
13: Climatic Change.
14: Permafrost Distribution in the Northern Hemisphere.
15: The Local Thickness of Permafrost.
16: The Effects of Climate.
17: The Effects of Water Bodies.
18: The Effects of Solar Radiation, Vegetation, and Snow Cover.
19: Types of Ground Ice.
20: Ice Wedges.
21: Active Wedges, Inactive Wedges, and Ice-Wedge Casts.
22: Surface Manifestations of Permafrost and Seasonally Frozen Ground.
23: Polygonal Ground.
24: Thermokarst Formations.
25: Pingos.
26: Patterned Ground.
27: Soil Flow.
28: The Study of Permafrost.
29: Problems Posed by Permafrost.
30: Permafrost Engineering.
31: Development in Permafrost Areas.
32: Ice in Lakes and Rivers.
33: The Seasonal Cycle.
34: Ice Formation in Lakes.
35: Nucleation of Ice Crystals.
36: The Effects of Wind Mixing.
37: The Rates of Growth.
38: Variations in Ice Structure.
39: Ice Decay.
40: Thinning and Rotting.
41: Melting.
42: The Geographic Distribution of Lake Ice.
43: Ice Formation in Rivers.
44: Accumulating Ice Cover.
45: Growth of Fixed Ice Cover.
46: Ice Buildups.
47: Decay and Ice Jams.
48: River Ice Modification.
49: The Geographic Distribution of River Ice.
50: Glaciers and Ice Sheets.
51: The Formation and Characteristics of Glacier Ice.
52: Mass Balance.
53: Heat or Energy Balance.
54: Glacier Flow.
55: Mountain Glaciers and Other Smaller Ice Masses.
56: Classification of Mountain Glaciers.
57: Surface Features.
58: Mass Balance of Mountain Glaciers.
59: The Flow of Mountain Glaciers.
60: Crevasse.
61: Glacier Hydrology.
62: Rock Glacier.
63: The Great Ice Sheets.
64: The Antarctic Ice Sheet.
65: The Greenland I
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