Request pdf the global cryosphere past present and future first an overview of the earths cryosphere all forms of snow and ice both terrestrial and marine snow cover glaciers ice . The global cryosphere past present and future roger barry thian yew gan cambridge university press aug 11 2011 science 0 reviews this is the first textbook to address all the components of the earths cryosphere all forms of snow and ice both terrestrial and marine it provides a concise but comprehensive summary of snow cover . The global cryosphere past present and future roger barry thian yew gan 9780521156851 books amazonca. Polar geography vol 35 no 1 march 2012 83 94 book reviews the global cryosphere past present and future by roger barry and thian yew gan new york cambridge university press 2011 472 xv pp us8000 softcover isbn 978 0 521 15685 1 back in 1998 shortly after i had moved to the university of delaware roger barry delivered a talk in our geography departments weekly seminar series