Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
463 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm |
Note |
"A John Macrae book." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-443) and index. |
Contents |
I: The Sajama expedition -- The mountain God -- An island in the sky -- II: Early days -- Where next? -- Beginnings -- A decade on Quelccaya -- III: The warming sets in -- First signs -- The great experiment -- Temperature follows suit -- China opens up -- IV: The essence of life -- A city by a lake -- The seesaw -- V: More pieces for the puzzle -- Casting about -- From Tibet... -- ...to Peru -- Altering the course of thinking -- Pushing back the bar -- Solving the mercer problem -- Endurance and tragedy on Dasuopu -- VI: Kilimanjaro -- Scratching the surface -- Drilling deeper -- The story in the snows. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 10.0 33.0 107092. |
Subject |
Upper atmosphere -- Observations.
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Climatic changes -- Research.
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Climatology -- Research.
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Tropics -- Climate -- Research.
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ISBN |
0805064435 |
Standard No. |
9780805064438 |
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