Snow in the Tropics
Title | Snow in the Tropics PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Taro Lennerfors |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2019-03-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004393862 |
Snow in the Tropics by Thomas Taro Lennerfors and Peter Birch offers the first comprehensive history of the independent reefer operators. These shipping companies, such as Lauritzen, Salén, Seatrade, Star Reefers, and NYK Reefer, developed the dedicated transport of refrigerated products like meat, fish, and fruit by ship, from the early 20th century to the present. Snow in the Tropics describes how the history of the reefer operators has been formed in relation to shippers, such as Dole and Chiquita, in a constant struggle with the liner companies, such as Maersk, and in relation to global economic and political trends. It also covers how the industry is discursively constructed and the psychological drivers of the business decisions in it.
Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers
Title | Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers PDF eBook |
Author | Vijay P. Singh |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 1301 |
Release | 2011-06-29 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9048126428 |
The earth’s cryosphere, which includes snow, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, ice shelves, sea ice, river and lake ice, and permafrost, contains about 75% of the earth’s fresh water. It exists at almost all latitudes, from the tropics to the poles, and plays a vital role in controlling the global climate system. It also provides direct visible evidence of the effect of climate change, and, therefore, requires proper understanding of its complex dynamics. This encyclopedia mainly focuses on the various aspects of snow, ice and glaciers, but also covers other cryospheric branches, and provides up-to-date information and basic concepts on relevant topics. It includes alphabetically arranged and professionally written, comprehensive and authoritative academic articles by well-known international experts in individual fields. The encyclopedia contains a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from the atmospheric processes responsible for snow formation; transformation of snow to ice and changes in their properties; classification of ice and glaciers and their worldwide distribution; glaciation and ice ages; glacier dynamics; glacier surface and subsurface characteristics; geomorphic processes and landscape formation; hydrology and sedimentary systems; permafrost degradation; hazards caused by cryospheric changes; and trends of glacier retreat on the global scale along with the impact of climate change. This book can serve as a source of reference at the undergraduate and graduate level and help to better understand snow, ice and glaciers. It will also be an indispensable tool containing specialized literature for geologists, geographers, climatologists, hydrologists, and water resources engineers; as well as for those who are engaged in the practice of agricultural and civil engineering, earth sciences, environmental sciences and engineering, ecosystem management, and other relevant subjects.
Tropical Glaciers
Title | Tropical Glaciers PDF eBook |
Author | Georg Kaser |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780521633338 |
Glaciers in the tropics and their environmental consequences.
Outlines of physiography
Title | Outlines of physiography PDF eBook |
Author | William Lawson (F.R.G.S.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1880 |
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Knowledge ...
Title | Knowledge ... PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 1906 |
Genre | Science |
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The Quaternary in the Tropics
Title | The Quaternary in the Tropics PDF eBook |
Author | Klaus Heine |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 685 |
Release | 2023 |
Genre | Electronic books |
ISBN | 3031319214 |
Forest and Stream
Title | Forest and Stream PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1056 |
Release | 1908 |
Genre | Fishing |
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