Earth System Science 21. On Thin Ice. Lecture 22. Melting Glaciers: Glacial Outburst Floods

UCI ESS 21: On Thin Ice (Winter 2014) Lec 22. On Thin Ice -- Melting Glaciers: Glacial Outburst Floods -- View the complete course: Instructor: Julie Ferguson, Ph.D. License: Creative Commons CC-BY-SA Terms of Use: More courses at Description: In recent decades we have observed a significant reduction of the cryosphere due to anthropogenic climate change. The observed and predicted changes in the extent and amount of snow and ice will have major impacts on climate, ecosystems and human populations both at a local and global scale. This course will introduce students to the science behind climate change as well as the physical and chemical processes that govern components of the cryosphere, including snow, permafrost, sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets. Particular emphasis will be placed on the important role that each component plays in the larger clim