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Glacier Fluctuations and Climatic Change

Proceedings of the Symposium on Glacier Fluctuations and Climatic Change, held at Amsterdam, 1–5 June 1987

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Johannes Oerlemans

    1. Institute of Meteorology and Oceanography, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Glaciology and Quaternary Geology (GQGE, volume 6)

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Table of contents (26 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Episodic Palaeozoic Glaciation in the Cape-Karoo Basin, South Africa

    • J. N. J. Visser
    Pages 1-12

  3. Quaternary Glaciations and Palaeoclimate of Mount Kenya, East Africa

    • W. C. Mahaney, R. W. Barendregt, W. Vortisch
    Pages 13-35

  4. Tephrochronological Studies of Holocene Glacier Fluctuations in South Iceland

    • A. J. Dugmore
    Pages 37-55

  5. Relationship of Land Terminating and Fjord Glaciers to Holocene Climatic Change, South Georgia, Antarctica

    • C. M. Clapperton, D. E. Sugden, M. Pelto
    Pages 57-75

  6. Glacier Changes Following the Little Ice Age — A Survey of the International Data Basis and Its Perspectives

    • W. Haeberli, P. Müller, P. Alean, H. Bösch
    Pages 77-101

  7. A Description of the United States’ Contribution to the World Glacier Inventory

    • C. Suzanne Brown
    Pages 103-108

  8. Historic Glacier Variations in Scandinavia

    • J. Bogen, B. Wold, G. Østrem
    Pages 109-128

  9. The Decline of the Last Little Ice Age in High Asia Compared with That in the Alps

    • W. Kick
    Pages 129-142

  10. Variations of Rio Plomo Glaciers, Andes Centrales Argentinos

    • J. C. Leiva, L. E. Lenzano, G. A. Cabrera, J. A. Suarez
    Pages 143-151

  11. Effects of Topographic and Climatic Controls on 19th and 20th Century Glacier Changes in the Lyngen and Bergsfjord Areas, North Norway

    • W. B. Whalley, J. E. Gordon, A. F. Gellatly
    Pages 153-172

  12. A Historical Perspective of the Nineteenth Century Ice Trade

    • R. A. Smith
    Pages 173-182

  13. Mass Balance History of Blue Glacier, Washington, USA

    • Richard L. Armstrong
    Pages 183-192

  14. Mass Balance and Volume of South Cascade Glacier, Washington 1958–1985

    • Robert M. Krimmel
    Pages 193-206

  15. Field Stations for Glacier-Climate Research, West Greenland

    • Ole B. Olesen, Roger J. Braithwaite
    Pages 207-218

  16. Calculation of Glacier Ablation from Air Temperature, West Greenland

    • Roger J. Braithwaite, Ole B. Olesen
    Pages 219-233

  17. Hydrometeorological Conditions, Mass Balance and Runoff from Alpine Glaciers

    • David N. Collins
    Pages 235-260

  18. On the Blowing Snow in Adelie Land, Eastern Antarctica

    • Gerd Wendler
    Pages 261-279

  19. Altitudinal Shift of the Equilibrium Line in Greenland Calculated from Heat Balance Characteristics

    • W. Ambach, M. Kuhn
    Pages 281-288

  20. The Evolution of the Englacial Temperature Distribution in the Superimposed Ice Zone of a Polar Ice Cap During a Summer Season

    • Wouter Greuell, Johannes Oerlemans
    Pages 289-303
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`... provide a broad and stimulating view of the state of research and are valuable as a substantial contribution to the present discussion of climatic changes.'
GeoJournal, 23:3, 1991

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Meteorology and Oceanography, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Johannes Oerlemans

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Glacier Fluctuations and Climatic Change

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Symposium on Glacier Fluctuations and Climatic Change, held at Amsterdam, 1–5 June 1987

  • Editors: Johannes Oerlemans

  • Series Title: Glaciology and Quaternary Geology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7823-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0110-3Published: 31 January 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4040-4Published: 06 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-7823-3Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 420

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Hydrogeology

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