Antarctic Journal of the United States
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Page : 804 pages
File Size : 48,71 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Antarctica
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Page : 804 pages
File Size : 48,71 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Antarctica
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Author : National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Polar Programs
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Page : 100 pages
File Size : 22,11 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Antarctica
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Author : Gordon Elliott Fogg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 23,78 MB
Release : 1992-09-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521361132
This is the first book to draw together a history of science in Antarctica.
Author : James McClintock
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 38,67 MB
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780230112452
The bitter cold and three months a year without sunlight make Antarctica virtually uninhabitable for humans. Yet a world of extraordinary wildlife persists in these harsh conditions, including leopard seals, giant squid, 50-foot algae, sea spiders, coral, multicolored sea stars, and giant predatory worms. Now, as temperatures rise, this fragile ecosystem is under attack. In this closely observed account, one of the world's foremost experts on Antarctica gives us a highly original and distinctive look at a world that we're losing.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
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Page : 58 pages
File Size : 13,15 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Antarctica
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Author : Fen Montaigne
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 20,52 MB
Release : 2010-11-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781429988902
A dramatic chronicle of Antarctica's penguins that bears witness to climate changes that foreshadow our own future The towering mountains and iceberg-filled seas of the western Antarctic Peninsula have for three decades formed the backdrop of scientist Bill Fraser's study of Adélie penguins. In that time, this breathtaking region has warmed faster than any place on earth, with profound consequences for the Adélies, the classic tuxedoed penguin that is dependent on sea ice to survive. During the Antarctic spring and summer of 2005-2006, author Fen Montaigne spent five months working on Fraser's field team, and he returned with a moving tale that chronicles the beauty of the wildest place on earth, the lives of the beloved Adélies, the saga of the discovery of the Antarctic Peninsula, and the story—told through Fraser's work—of how rising temperatures are swiftly changing this part of the world. Captivated by the tale of these polar penguins and a memorable field season in Antarctica, readers will come to understand that the fundamental changes Fraser has witnessed in the Antarctic will soon affect our lives.
Author : George E. Watson
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 31,69 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Nature
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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Antarctic Research Series, Volume 24. The Antarctic Research Series is a medium for authoritative reports on the extensive scientific research being done in Antarctica. The series has elicited contributions from leading scientists; it seeks to maintain high scientific and publication standards. The scientific editor for each volume is chosen from among recognized authorities in the discipline or theme that it represents, as are the reviewers on whom the editor relies for advice. Research results appearing in this series are original contributions too long or otherwise inappropriate for publication in standard journals. The material is directed to specialists actively engaged in the work, to graduate students, to scientists in closely related fields, and to laymen versed in the environmental sciences. Some volumes comprise a single monograph. Others are collections of papers with a common theme.
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Page : 162 pages
File Size : 35,64 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Antarctica
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Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,70 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Antarctica
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Author : Edward J. Larson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 42,35 MB
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0300159765
A Pulitzer Prize–winning author examines South Pole expeditions, “wrapping the science in plenty of dangerous drama to keep readers engaged” (Booklist). An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration—placing the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others in a larger scientific, social, and geopolitical context. Recounting the Antarctic expeditions of the early twentieth century, the author reveals the British efforts for what they actually were: massive scientific enterprises in which reaching the South Pole was but a spectacular sideshow. By focusing on the larger purpose of these legendary adventures, Edward J. Larson deepens our appreciation of the explorers’ achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about. “Rather than recounting the story of the race to the pole chronologically, Larson concentrates on various scientific disciplines (like meteorology, glaciology and paleontology) and elucidates the advances made by the polar explorers . . . Covers a lot of ground—science, politics, history, adventure.” —The New York Times Book Review