Tropical Glaciers (Paperback)

List of figureas and tables; Preface; Sub-preface; Prologue: the story of a glacial lake; Part I. The Nature of Tropical Glaciers: 1. A brief introduction on the matter; 2. The delimitation of the tropics; 3. The distribution of glaciers in the tropics; 4. Working hypotheses; 5. Glaciological key variables: tropics and mid-latitudes in comparison: Part II. Modern Glacier Fluctuations in Tropical High Mountains: 6. Modern glacier fluctuations on the Rwenzori; 7. Modern glacier fluctuations in the Cordillera Blanca; 8. Modern glacier fluctuations in the tropics and their possible causes; Part III. Former Quaternary Tropical Glaciers: 9. The nature, extents and climates of former Quaternary tropical glaciers, with special reference to the East African mountains; Prospect; References; Index.