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7. Ice and Glaciers in the Mountains

Authors : José M. García-Ruiz, José Arnáez, Teodoro Lasanta, Estela Nadal-Romero, Juan Ignacio López-Moreno

Published in: Mountain Environments: Changes and Impacts

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland

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Abstract

As is well known, there are two major domains of ice on the Earth’s surface: (i) polar and circumpolar areas, including near the coastlines, and (ii) mountain areas, where the presence of ice depends on both altitude and latitude.

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Title: Ice and Glaciers in the Mountains
Authors: José M. García-Ruiz
José Arnáez
Teodoro Lasanta
Estela Nadal-Romero
Juan Ignacio López-Moreno
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Book: Mountain Environments: Changes and Impacts
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-51954-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-51955-0

Copyright Year: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51955-0_7