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Other authors / contributors: | Lorius, Claude.
Raynaud, Dominique.
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ISBN: | 140084469X 9781400844692 9780691144993 0691144990 9781299051164 1299051162 9780691173474 0691173478
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Digital file characteristics: | text file PDF
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Notes: | "First published in France under the title Planète blanche, les glaces, le climat et l'environnement, Odile Jacob, 2008." Includes bibliographical references and index. In English. Print version record.
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Summary: | From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, The White Planet takes readers on a spellbinding scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate. Written by three internationally renowned scientists at the center of many breakthroughs in ice core and climate science, this book provides an unparalleled firsthand account of how the ""white planet"" affects global climate--an.
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Other form: | Print version: 9780691144993 0691144990
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Standard no.: | 10.1515/9781400844692
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