INDICE: Preface. Acknowledgements. 1.0 Introduction. 1.1 Concept and rationale. 1.2 Hazard awareness. 1.3 Physical properties of ice classification. 1.4 Hazard and Risk. 1.5 Summary. 2.0 Arctic Sea Ice. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 The Arctic Ocean. 2.3 Sea ice thickness and extent. 2.4 Impacts. 2.5 direct impacts.2.6 Direct Impacts. 2.7 Mitigation. 2.8 Summary. 3.0 Ice Sheets Antarctica and Greenland. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Ice sheet systems. 3.3 Greenland. 3.4 Antarctica. 3.5 Impacts of ice sheet loss. 3.6 Mitigation. 3.7 Summary. 4.0 Icebergs. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Iceberg characteristics. 4.3 Iceberg impact and risk.4.4 Iceberg mitigation. 4.5 Summary. 5.0 Glaciers. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Inherent glacier hazards. 5.3 Glacier mass balance changes. 5.4 Mitigation measures. 5.5 Summary. 6.0 Glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs). 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 The glacial meltwater system. 6.3 GLOFs. 6.4 Trigger mechanisms. 6.5 Impacts. 6.6 Risk. 6.7 Mitigation. 6.8 Summary. 7.0 Permafrost. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2Permafrost distribution and characteristics. 7.3 Permafrost hazardousness. 7.4 Lowland permafrost hazards. 7.5 Mountain permafrost hazards. 7.6 Summary. 8.0 Snow Avalanches. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Definition, classification and motion. 8.3 Factors promoting avalanches. 8.4 Impacts. 8.5 Mitigation measures. 8.6 Summary. 9.0 River ice Ice Jams and Ice Roads. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Ice jams.9.3 Ice roads. 9.4 Summary. 10.0 Ice storms and Blizzards. 10.1 Introduction.10.2 Definitions. 10.3 Weather systems and processes. 10.4 Impacts. 10.5 Mitigation. 10.6 Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale (NESIS). 10.6 Impact of climate warming. 10.7 Summary. 11.0 Conclusions The future. References. Glossary.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-02928-2
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 28/01/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés