000			01681 a2200193 4500
020			_a9781108436359
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a551.6911 _bB279p
100			_aBarry, Roger G.
245			_aPolar environments and global change _cRoger G. Barry and Eileen A. Hall-McKim
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2018 _aCambridge
300			_axxiii, 418p
520			_aThe polar regions are the 'canary in the coal mine' of climate change: they are likely to be hit the hardest and fastest. This comprehensive textbook provides an accessible introduction to the scientific study of polar environments against a backdrop of climate change and the wider global environment. The book assembles diverse information on polar environmental characteristics in terrestrial and oceanic domains, and describes the ongoing changes in climate, the oceans, and components of the cryosphere. Recent significant changes in the polar region caused by global warming are explored: shrinking Arctic sea ice, thawing permafrost, accelerating loss of mass from glaciers and ice sheets, and rising ocean temperatures. These rapidly changing conditions are discussed in the context of the paleoclimatic history of the polar regions from the Eocene to the Anthropocene. Future projections for these regions during the twenty-first century are discussed. The text is illustrated with many color figures and tables, and includes further reading lists, review questions for each chapter, and a glossary.
650			_aEnvironmental monitoring -- Polar regions
650			_aPolar regions -- Environmental conditions
700			_aHall-McKim, Eileen A.
942			_cBK
999			_c560811 _d560811