Glaciers and the Polar Environment

• Other Authors: Kanao, Masaki (Editor), Godone, Danilo (Editor), Dematteis, Niccolò (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2021
• Subjects: Climate change
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Glaciers and Polar regions provide important clues to understanding the past and present status of the Earth system, as well as to predict future forms of our planet. In particular, Antarctica, composed of an ice-covered continent in its center and the surrounding Sothern Ocean, has been gradually i...