{"product_id":"field-techniques-in-glaciology-and-glacial-geomorphology-isbn-9780470844274","title":"Field Techniques in Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology","description":"\u003ci\u003eField Techniques in Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology\u003c\/i\u003e is the first text to provide this essential information in a single comprehensive volume.  \u003cp\u003eCoverage includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe role of field data acquisition in the broader disciplines of glaciology and glacial geomorphology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLogistical preparations for fieldwork\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eField techniques in glaciology such as investigations on ice and meltwaters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eField techniques in glacial geomorphology ranging from investigations on glacial landforms and sediments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInternational case studies show each method in practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Aim 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The scope of this book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Book format and content 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 The role of fieldwork in glaciology and glacial geomorphology 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 The relationship between field glaciology and glaciological theory 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Planning and conducting glaciological fieldwork 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Aim 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Designing and planning field-based research 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Logistical preparations for fieldwork 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Fieldwork data 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Glacier ice: Character, sampling and analysis 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Aim 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Ice masses and ice facies: Principles, definition and identification 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Sampling glacier ice 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Ice analysis 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Student projects 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Glacier meltwater: Character, sampling and analysis 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Aim 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Background 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Measuring bulk meltwater discharge: Stage-discharge rating curves 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Sampling and analysing glacial meltwaters 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Automated measurements by sensors and loggers 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Tracer investigations 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Student projects 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Hot-water borehole drilling and borehole instrumentation 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Aim 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Introduction 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Hot-water drilling 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Borehole instrumentation 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Summary 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Student projects 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Ice radar 148\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Aim 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Background and physical principles 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Ice radar equipment 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Radar data presentation 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Field radar surveys 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Processing 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Field application and interpretation of ice radar 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Student projects 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Glacier mass balance and motion 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Aim 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Surface energy budget 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Mass balance 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Glacier motion and ice velocity 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Student projects 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Glacigenic sediments 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Aim 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Introduction to field sedimentology 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Colour and organic content 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Sediment texture 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Particle morphology: The shape and roundness of sedimentary particles 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Bedding 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Sedimentary structures 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Palaeocurrent data 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Other properties 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.10 Field sampling techniques 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.11 Fabric analysis: General considerations 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.12 Clast macrofabrics 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.13 Clast microfabrics and microstructural description 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.14 Clast mesofabrics 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.15 Laboratory analysis 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.16 Interpreting the environment of deposition of sediments 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.17 Presentation of sedimentological data 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.18 Student projects 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Mapping glaciers and glacial landforms 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Aim 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 General considerations 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Aims of the mapping and the areal extent of the map 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Desk-based studies 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Remotely sensed data 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Geomorphological mapping 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Field mapping 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Field surveying techniques 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Ground-penetrating radar and shallow seismic reflection investigations of sediment bodies 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Electrical resistivity surveys 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.11 Aquatic (marine and lacustrine) geophysical techniques 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.12 Mapping glacier structures (structural glaciology) 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.13 Final map compilation 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.14 Mapping and measurement of landforms change over time 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.15 Student projects 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Monitoring and reconstructing glacier fluctuations 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Aim 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Remotely sensed images 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Fieldwork mapping and historical documents 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Dating glacier fluctuations using ‘absolute age’ (numerical-age) and ‘relative age’ estimates 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Numerical-age dating techniques 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Relative-age dating techniques 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Dating glacier fluctuations – concluding remarks 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Student projects 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 396\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBryn Hubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eField Techniques in Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Wiley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeil F. Glasser\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eField Techniques in Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Wiley.   All Geography and Earth Science students carry out fieldwork as part of their studies, either on supervised field courses or independently as part of an extended project. \u003ci\u003eField Techniques in Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology\u003c\/i\u003e provides students with accepted and practicable techniques for addressing their chosen research.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book begins by exploring the role of field data acquisition and covers the practical aspects of preparing for fieldwork, discussing key logistical considerations. The remaining chapters focus on a specific aspect of field glaciology or glacial geomorphology. Examples are provided in the interaction between fieldwork and theory in glaciology, and of the acquisition and treatment of field data. Each chapter provides a background to the topic, followed by useful methodological information, such as how to construct and deploy field instruments, and concluding with suggestions for projects utilising the techniques discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn accessible text focusing on practice rather than theory.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the main approaches and techniques available in glaciology and glacial geomorphology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInternational case studies show each method in practice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAllows an understanding to be gained of how the data presented in key papers were gained.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is essential for 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\/3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e year undergraduate students of Physical Geography, Environmental Science and Earth Science, taking courses in glaciology, glacial geomorphology and glacial geology. It is an excellent reference for professional glaciologists, geologists, environmental consultants, engineers, geophysicists and lecturers, researchers and postgraduates working and teaching in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989205303525,"sku":"NP9780470844274","price":72.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470844274.jpg?v=1761783201","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/field-techniques-in-glaciology-and-glacial-geomorphology-isbn-9780470844274","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}