Glaciers and Climate Change

Abstract

Although my book focuses on valley glaciers, it is not intended to provide a basic course in glaciology, nor does it claim to give a state-of-the-art picture of glacier research. It consists mainly of the personal reflections of a meteorologist who gradually became interested in glaciers and is written primarily for persons with a general interest in the physics of the environment. At the same time, however, the book contains a wide range of source material that should prove useful in university courses. Physical processes are described in a quantitative way and where possible are illustrated with the help of relatively simple models.