Consolidates a diverse range of data and explains their applications
Draws conclusions concerning past, present and future climatic change in relation to glaciers
Integrates environmental change and glacial processes with evidence from glaciers for environmental change
The most up-to-date text available concentrating on evidence from glaciers as an important source of information on environmental change
...useful to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers.
Journal of Quaternary Science
The book, which is quite short, covers a surprisingly large number of topics in seven well-organized main chapters. The overall impression of the book is clearly positive and the authors are to be congratulated for having undertaken such a formidable task.
World Meteorological Organization Bulletin
Provides a good introduction to the aspects of Quaternary research indicated by the title...a good book and highly recommended to all who are teaching or studying environmental change.
Boreas Book Reviews