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The book discusses the origins, features and timing of volumetrically large volcanic eruptions; methods for assessing gas and tephra release in the modern day and the palaeo-record; and the impacts of volcanic gases and aerosols on the environment, from ozone depletion to mass extinctions. 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Active in field-based research, she spent two seasons field-testing Mars Curiosity Rover instruments in Svalbard, and received a Fulbright Fellowship to study in Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinda T. Elkins-Tanton is Director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University. Her research interests include silicate melting and solidification processes, planetary formation and early evolution, and the formation of large volcanic provinces. She is a two-time National Academy of Sciences Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, and now sits on the National Academy Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706936561826,"sku":"","price":550.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/products\/9781107058378.jpg?v=1665412307"},{"product_id":"9780521156851","title":"THE GLOBAL CRYOSPHERE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE by Barry, Roger","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: \"9780521156851\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCambridge University Press 30 September, 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback 498 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first textbook to address all the components of the Earth's cryosphere - all forms of snow and ice, both terrestrial and marine. It provides a concise but comprehensive summary of snow cover, glaciers, ice sheets, lake and river ice, permafrost, sea ice and icebergs - their past history and projected future state. It is designed for courses at upper undergraduate and graduate level in environmental science, geography, geology, glaciology, hydrology, water resource engineering and ocean sciences. It also provides a superb up-to-date summary for researchers of the cryosphere. The book includes an extensive bibliography, numerous figures and color plates, thematic boxes on selected topics and a glossary. The book builds on courses taught by the authors for many decades at the University of Colorado and the University of Alberta. Whilst there are many existing texts on individual components of the cryosphere, no other textbook covers the whole cryosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReview\u003cbr\u003e \"Barry and Gan, with their encyclopedic knowledge and extensive teaching experience have produced an extraordinary text that covers virtually all aspects of Earth's fragile cryosphere. ... it will be highly valued by climatologists, cryospheric scientists, and students engaging in learning about this important component of our changing planet.\" Anne Nolin Oregon State University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\" ... the first comprehensive account of the cryosphere. ... The breadth and depth of coverage and the outstanding scholarship that has typified Barry's life-long dedication here unfolds as [a] masterpiece. It will long remain the ultimate reference and teaching source.\" Jack D. 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The text should serve as a key reference for upper-level undergraduate instruction and ancillary summary material for graduate-level courses.\" Derrick J. Lampkin, Pennsylvania State University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is obviously a unique and valuable reference source for researchers and others wishing to have quick access to the entire field of cryospheric sciences...It is clear that the real strength of the book is its encyclopedic coverage of the cryosphere and the changes that it has undergone and is undergoing. In terms of cost per bit of information, it must be a bargain.\" - W. D. Harrison, Journal of Glaciology, April 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"By providing this textbook, Roger Barry and Thian Yew Gan have given us exactly what we need, a basis for offering an undergraduate course in polar sciences. I hope that many particular specialists in colleges and universities will start using this textbook in new courses in Cryospheric Sciences, as I am. It will go a long way toward achieving the rightful place of the Cryosphere in the full pantheon of Earth Science. The authors are to be commended for a truly significant contribution to the Cryospheric Sciences community.\" - Stephen F. Ackley, Journal of Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'... not only required reading for courses at upper undergraduate and graduate level or a handbook for earth science and technology specialists ... but also a comprehensive, well thought-over guide into the intriguing frozen world ... the clear handling of sometimes difficult issues is the main asset of the book ... recommended to all those dealing with theory and practice of cold-climate regions.' Geologos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Barry and Gan have neatly answered the need of researchers and teachers alike for a single text to explain and draw common themes from glaciology, ice sheet modelling, snow processes, river ice and permafrost ... a detailed and comprehensive work of reference ... This is a valuable text for academic staff and would serve very well as a library reference for undergraduates.' The Holocene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'... this excellent new volume ... [is] a major contribution to our understanding of the cryosphere, by combining the authors' first-hand knowledge of the issues and presenting a synthesis of a vast range of published literature. ...[The book is] a superb effort by the authors, and they should be commended for bringing together so many facts and analyses concerning the state of the cryosphere. For those of us who are frequently challenged about the reality and impact of global warming, this book has many of the answers!' Michael Hambrey, Antarctic Science\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Description\u003cbr\u003e First comprehensive book on cryospheric processes for advanced students and a superb up-to-date summary for researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e Roger Barry is Director of the World Data Center for Glaciology, a Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and a Distinguished Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He served as Director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center from 1981-2008. His teaching and research has been in climate change, arctic and mountain climates, and snow and ice processes. He has published 20 textbooks, more than 200 articles and supervised 55 graduate students. He was co-Vice Chair of the Climate and Cryosphere Project of the World Climate Research Programme from 2000-2005. Roger was a Guggenheim Fellow (1982-1983) and a Fulbright Teaching Fellow (Moscow, 2001). He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He is a winner of the Goldthwait Polar Medal (2006); the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, London (2007); the F. Matthes award of the Cryospheric Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers (2007); and the Humboldt Prize (2009-2011). He shared the Nobel Peace Prize with other team members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007). He has been a Visiting Professor in Australia (1975), France (2004), Germany (1994, 2009, 2010), Japan (1983), New Zealand (1986), Russia (2001), Switzerland (1983, 1990, 1997) and the United Kingdom (1997). He is fluent in French, German and Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThian Yew Gan is a Professor at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 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