Download or read book The Physics of Glaciers written by W. S. B. Paterson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the physical principles underlying the behaviour of glaciers and ice sheets. Concentrates on the major advances made in most aspects of the subject in the past 30 years with about half devoted to work done in the last 10 years i.e. since the first edition was published. The new edition is updated, expanded and in SI units