Introduction to the Physics of the Cryosphere (IOP Concise Physics) - Softcover

Sandells, Melody; Flocco, Daniela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1627053026 ISBN 13: 9781627053020

Publisher: IOP Concise Physics, 2014

Synopsis

Introduction to the Physics of the Cryosphere is intended for graduates with a numerical sciences background, particularly those who are heading towards postgraduate study or are generally interested in environmental physics. Conservation equations underpin the physics encompassed in this book, although the interesting part comes in how the necessary variables and boundary conditions are defined to be able to simulate changes in the cryosphere. Phase changes between ice, liquid water and water vapour also come into play.

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About the Author

Melody Sandells studied Physics (MSci) at Imperial College, London before undertaking her PhD at the University of Reading on Modelling the Impact of Vegetation on the Seasonal Snowcover, which involved a four month field experiment in the Owyhee Mountains of Idaho. She moved on to study the densification of snow at the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling in University College London. Later, she returned to the University of Reading as a member of the European Space Agency Expert Scientific Laboratory for the SMOS mission. Since then, Mel has dedicated her research to understanding how to improve global observations of snow mass, visiting the Canadian sub-Arctic, and Nordic Arctic along the way.

Edition details

• Publisher: IOP Concise Physics
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1627053026
• ISBN 13: 9781627053020
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 90