Title: River Ice Breakup ISBN 13: 978-1-887201-50-6 A collaborative effort by different experts in the field of river ice, contributing their unique
expertise and focusing on different aspects of river ice breakup processes
and associated problems. |
DESCRIPTION
The breakup of a river ice cover can be both fascinating and perilous, owing to ever-changing ice conditions and dynamic processes that sometimes lead to extreme flood events caused by ice jams. Though much progress has been made recently in the study of ice jams, less has been achieved on the more general, and more complex, problem of how to predict the entire breakup process, from the first ice movement to the last ice effect on river stage. This type of knowledge is essential to determining when and where ice jam threats may develop and when they may release and generate steep flood waves that can trigger ice runs and jamming further downstream. In turn, such understanding is invaluable to natural hazard reduction, ecosystem conservation and protection, and adaptation to climatic impacts. This book combines the existing information, previously scattered in various journals, conference proceedings, and technical reports. It contains contributions by several authors to achieve a comprehensive and balanced coverage, including qualitative and quantitative descriptions of relevant physical processes, forecasting methods and flood-frequency assessments, as well as ecological impacts and climatic considerations. The book should be of interest to readers of different backgrounds, both beginners and specialists.
From the Table of Contents: CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION<>Brian C. Burrell CHAPTER 2 - THE ICE CYCLE OF CANADIAN RIVERS<>David Milburn CHAPTER 3 - OVERVIEW OF THE BREAKUP PROCESS<>Spyros Beltaos CHAPTER 4 - HEAT TRANSFER AND ICE COVER DECAY<>Faye Hicks, Wei Cui & George Ashton CHAPTER 5 - PRE-BREAKUP PERIOD<>Spyros Beltaos CHAPTER 6 - ONSET OF BREAKUP<>Spyros Beltaos |
CHAPTER 7 - ICE JAMS<>Spyros Beltaos CHAPTER 8 - ICE-JAM RELEASE: JAVES, ICE RUNS AND BREAKING FRONTS<>Martin Jasek & Spyros Beltaos CHAPTER 9 - DEVELOPMENT OF ICE-AFFECTED STAGE-FREQUENCY CURVES<>Kathleen D. White CHAPTER 10 - BREAKUP ICE JAM FORECASTING<>Kathleen D. White CHAPTER 11 - ICE BREAKUP: A NEGLECTED FACTOR IN RIVER ECOLOGY<>Terry D. Prowse & Joseph M. Culp CHAPTER 12 - CLIMATIC ASPECTS<>Spyros Beltaos & Brian C. Burrell REFERENCES <> AUTHORS’ INDEX <> SUBJECT INDEX |
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