Cryosphere science series

Chichester

Serie

400189778

Ice masses ranging from continental ice sheets to mountain glaciers are a key component of the global environment, intersecting both physical and human systems. The scientific study of snow and ice is thus central to issues as diverse as global climate change, regional water resources, and sea-level change, and is at the forefront of research across a wide spectrum of disciplinary interests including glaciology, climatology, geology, environmental science, geography and planning.