Author: A. R. OrmePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Edwards Air Force Base (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Lake Thompson, Mojave Desert, California
Author: A. R. OrmePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Edwards Air Force Base (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Late Cenozoic Drainage History of the Southwestern Great Basin and Lower Colorado River Region
Author: Marith C. ReheisPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813724392
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Papers in this title were selected from presentations from an April 2005 workshop sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Surface Dynamics Program, the U.S. Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, and the Smithsonian Institution. Papers are divided into two broad topics of the configuration, areal extent, and temporal development of the chain of interconnected lakes that emptied into Death Valley during periods of the Pleistocene, and the late Cenozoic history of drainage integration in the lower Colorado River region. Papers are occasionally illustrated in both color and black-and-white; the publication contains no index.
Ecosystem Classification and Relationships for Pleistocene Lake Thompson Bed, Mojave Desert, California
Author: Robert LichvarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biotic communities
Languages : en
Pages : 63
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An Introduction to the Archaeology of the Western Mojave Desert, California
Author: Mark Q. SuttonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
California Prehistory
Author: Terry L. JonesPublisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 0759113742
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Some forty scholars examine California's prehistory and archaeology, looking at marine and terrestrial palaeoenvironments, initial human colonization, linguistic prehistory, early forms of exchange, mitochondrial DNA studies, and rock art. This work is the most extensive study of California's prehistory undertaken in the past 20 years. An essential resource for any scholar of California prehistory and archaeology!
History of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology
Author: R. H. GrapesPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862392557
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
These papers deal with various aspects of the histories of geomorphology and Quaternary geology in different parts of the world. They include: the origin of the term 'Quaternary', histories of ideas and debates relating to aspects of fluvial geomorphology, glacial geomorphology and glaciation, desert dunes and the geology of Australia, peneplains in China, a palaeo-Tokyo Bay in Japan, together with biographies of Charles Cotton, Valerija Čepulytė and Česlovas Pakuckas that highlight their respective contributions to the disciplines of geomorphology and Quaternary geology.
The Great Basin
Author: Donald GraysonPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520948718
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Covering a large swath of the American West, the Great Basin, centered in Nevada and including parts of California, Utah, and Oregon, is named for the unusual fact that none of its rivers or streams flow into the sea. This fascinating illustrated journey through deep time is the definitive environmental and human history of this beautiful and little traveled region, home to Death Valley, the Great Salt Lake, Lake Tahoe, and the Bonneville Salt Flats. Donald K. Grayson synthesizes what we now know about the past 25,000 years in the Great Basin—its climate, lakes, glaciers, plants, animals, and peoples—based on information gleaned from the region’s exquisite natural archives in such repositories as lake cores, packrat middens, tree rings, and archaeological sites. A perfect guide for students, scholars, travelers, and general readers alike, the book weaves together history, archaeology, botany, geology, biogeography, and other disciplines into one compelling panorama across a truly unique American landscape.
Ophiolites, Arcs, and Batholiths
Author: Clifford Andrae HopsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780813724386
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Wright (geology, U. of Georgia) and Shervais (geology, Utah State U.) edit selections from a symposium titled "Ophiolites, Batholiths, and Regional Geology: A Session in Honor of Cliff Hopson" held at the Cordilleran Section Meeting of The Geological Society of America in 2005. With contributions from geologists and earth scientists from throughout the United States, the title contains separate sections for papers on the topics of ophiolites, arcs, and batholiths. The publication is illustrated in both black-and-white and color, but contains no index.
Punctuated Chaos in the Northeastern Mojave Desert
Author: Robert E. ReynoldsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Paleoenvironments and Paleohydrology of the Mojave and Southern Great Basin Deserts
Author: Yehouda EnzelPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 9780813723686
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description