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A wondrous story of scientific endeavor—probing the great ice sheets of AntarcticaFrom the moment explorers set foot on the ice of Antarctica in the early nineteenth century, they desired to learn what lay beneath. David Drewry provides an insider’s account of the ambitious and often hazardous radar mapping expeditions that he and fellow glaciologists undertook during the height of the Cold War, when concerns about global climate change were first emerging and scientists were finally able to peer into the Antarctic ice and take its measure.In this panoramic book, Drewry charts the history and breakthrough science of Radio Echo Sounding, a revolutionary technique that has enabled researchers to measure the thickness and properties of ice continuously from the air—transforming our understanding of the world’s great ice sheets. To those involved in this epic fieldwork, it was evident that our planet is rapidly changing, and its future depends on the stability and behavior of these colossal ice masses. Drewry describes how bad weather, downed aircraft, and human frailty disrupt the most meticulously laid plans, and how success, built on remarkable international cooperation, can spawn institutional rivalries.The Land Beneath the Ice captures the excitement and innovative spirit of a pioneering era in Antarctic geophysical exploration, recounting its perils and scientific challenges, and showing how its discoveries are helping us to tackle environmental challenges of global significance.
Geology --- Geophysics --- Glaciology --- Radar in glaciology. --- NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions. --- Cryology --- Geology, Glacial --- Glacial geology --- Glaciogeology --- Hydrology --- Glaciers --- Antarctica. --- Climate change. --- Ice depth sounding. --- Ice sheets. --- Polar exploration. --- Radar sounding. --- Scott Polar Research Institute. --- Sea level rise. --- Sub-ice landscapes. --- US Antarctic Program. --- US Navy air operations. --- NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions --- SCIENCE / Physics / Geophysics
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This book highlights the research outcome of Cities Research Institute's SeaCities group at Griffith University and a panel with the same title which took place at the World Expo in Dubai 2021/22 supported by the UN. It reflects on topics which are relevant for a future aquatic urbanism like the evolution of a taxonomy for aquatic urbanism, island and ecological wetland development, the planning aspects of seascapes, as well as drivers for floating communities and aquacultural urbanism. The book broadens the perspective of the previous book "SeaCities: Urban Tactics for Sea-Level Rise" published in 2021 from a terrestrial towards an amphibious and aquatic understanding of future city development.
City planning --- Environmental management --- Sea level. --- Climatic factors. --- Planning. --- Climatology --- Mean sea level --- Sea level rise --- Oceanography --- Water levels --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Human geography. --- Marine engineering. --- Sustainable architecture. --- Environment. --- Environmental management. --- Engineering geology. --- Human Geography. --- Marine Engineering. --- Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. --- Environmental Sciences. --- Environmental Management. --- Geoengineering. --- Engineering --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Population biology --- Eco-architecture --- Environmentally conscious architecture --- Environmentally friendly architecture --- Green architecture --- Green building design --- Green design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design (Buildings) --- Architecture --- Sustainable design --- Engineering, Marine --- Marine technology --- Naval engineering --- Naval architecture --- Anthropo-geography --- Anthropogeography --- Geographical distribution of humans --- Social geography --- Anthropology --- Geography --- Human ecology --- Geology --- Ecology
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