Source-to-sink fluxes in undisturbed cold environments / / edited by Achim A. Beylich, John C. Dixon, Zbigniew Zwoliński.
Amplified climate change and ecological sensitivity of polar and cold climate environments are key global environment issues. Understanding how projected climate change will alter surface environments in these regions is only possible when present day source-to-sink fluxes can be quantified. The book provides the first global synthesis and integrated analysis of environmental drivers and quantitative rates of solute and sedimentary fluxes in cold environments, and the likely impact of projected climate change. The focus on largely undisturbed cold environments allows ongoing climate change effects to be detected and, moreover, distinguished from anthropogenic impacts. A novel approach for co-ordinated and integrative process geomorphic research is introduced to enable better comparison between studies. This highly topical and multidisciplinary book, which includes case studies covering Arctic, Antarctic, and alpine environments, will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in the fields of geomorphology, sedimentology and global environmental change.
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| Ort, Verlag, Jahr |
Cambridge
: Cambridge University Press
, 2016
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| Umfang | 1 online resource (xi, 408 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN | 1-316-59430-0 1-316-59514-5 1-316-59528-5 1-316-59542-0 1-316-59556-0 1-316-59612-5 1-107-70579-7 |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Zusatzinfo | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jul 2016). |
| Zusatzinfo | Cover; Half-title ; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of contributors; Preface ; Part I Solute and sedimentary fluxes and budgets in changing cold climate environments ; 1 Introduction to the theme ; References ; 2 The I.A.G./A.I.G. SEDIBUD (Sediment Budgets in Cold Environments) program ; References Part II Climate change in cold environments and general implications for contemporary solute and sedimentary fluxes 3 The changing cryosphere - implications for solute and sedimentary fluxes in cold climate environments ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 The changing cryosphere 3.2.1 Spatial distribution 3.2.2 Temporal variations and cryosphere component interaction ; 3.2.3 Late Holocene development of the cryosphere ; 3.3 Implications for solute and sedimentary fluxes ; 3.3.1 Hillslope processes by overland flow ; 3.3.2 Fast gravitational slope processes 3.3.3 Slow gravitational slope processes 3.3.4 Fluvial sediment transport ; 3.3.5 River ice processes ; 3.3.6 Coastal processes ; 3.3.7 Solute fluxes ; 3.4 Summary and outlook ; References 4 Changes in vegetation cover and implications for solute and sedimentary fluxes in cold climate environments 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 The Latnjajaure case study ; 4.3 Outlook ; Acknowledgments ; References ; Part III Solute and sedimentary fluxes in subarctic and Arctic environments 5 Contemporary solute and sedimentary fluxes in Arctic and subarctic environments: current knowledge |
| Zusatzinfo | English |
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