Mountains, Lowlands, and Coasts: The Physiography of Cold Landscapes

Tobias Bolch; Hanne H. Christiansen

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-394849-6.00007-X

Mountains, Lowlands, and Coasts: The Physiography of Cold Landscapes

Tobias Bolch^*, Hanne H. Christiansen

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Large parts of the terrestrial area of planet Earth belong to the cryosphere. The distribution is mainly governed by temperature, precipitation, and wind. Hence, snow and ice are predominant in high latitudes, but are restricted to high altitudes in mid-latitudes and low latitudes. Here, we first give an overview of the physiography of high mountains, cold lowlands, and cold coasts, and then focus on glaciers and permafrost, and their interaction, as the most important and widespread components of the terrestrial cryosphere.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	201-217
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123964731
ISBN (Print)	9780123948496
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-394849-6.00007-X
Publication status	Published - 23 Oct 2014

Keywords

Coasts
Cold landscapes
Glaciers
Lowlands
Mountains
Permafrost

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