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Category : Loess
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Origin and Character of Loesslike Silt in the Southern Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau, China
Author: Origin and Character of Loesslike Silt in the Southern Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau, China
Author: Troy Lewis PéwéPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology, Stratigraphic
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: New Publications of the Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The Periglacial Environment
Author: Hugh M. FrenchPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119132797
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
The Periglacial Environment, Fourth Edition, is an authoritative overview of the world’s cold, non-glacial environments. First published in 1976 and subsequently revised in 1996 and 2007, the text has been the international standard for nearly 40 years. The Fourth Edition continues to be a personal interpretation of the frost-induced conditions, geomorphic processes and landforms that characterize periglacial environments. Part One discusses the periglacial concept and describes the typical climates and ecosystems that are involved. Part Two describes the geocryology (permafrost science) associated with frozen ground. Part Three outlines the weathering and geomorphic processes associated with cold-climate conditions. Part Four provides insight into the periglacial environments of the Quaternary, especially the Late Pleistocene. Part Five describes some of the problems associated with human occupancy in regions that experience frozen ground and cold-climate conditions. Extensively revised and updated Written by an expert with over 50 years of field research Draws upon the author’s personal experience from Northern Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Tibet, Antarctica, Svalbard, Scandinavia, southern South America, Western Europe and eastern North America This book is an invaluable reference for advanced undergraduates in geography, geology, earth sciences and environmental sciences programs, and to resource managers and geotechnical engineers interested in cold regions.
The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology
Author: Kenneth J GregoryPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1473971551
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
Book Description
Geomorphology is the study of the Earth′s diverse physical land-surface features and the dynamic processes that shape these features. Examining natural and anthropogenic processes, The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology is a comprehensive exposition of the fundamentals of geomorphology that examines form, process, and applications of the discipline. Organized into five substantive sections, the Handbook is an overview of: • Foundations and Relevance: including the nature and scope of geomorphology; the origins and development of geomorphology; the role and character of theory in geomorphology; geomorphology and environmental management; and geomorphology and society • Techniques and Approaches: including observations and experiments; geomorphological mapping; the significance of models; process and form; dating surfaces and sediment; remote sensing in geomorphology; GIS in geomorphology; biogeomorphology; human activity • Process and Environment: including the evolution of regolith; weathering; fluids, flows and fluxes; sediment transport and deposition; hill slopes; riverine environments; glacial geomorphology; periglacial environments; coastal environments; aeolian environments; tropical environments; karst and karst processes • Environmental Change: including landscape evolution and tectonics; interpreting quaternary environments; environmental change; disturbance and responses to geomorphic systems • Conclusion: including challenges and perspectives; and a concluding review The Handbook has contributions from 48 international authors and was initially organized by the International Association of Geomorphologists. This will be a much-used and much-cited reference for researchers in Geomorphology, Physical Geography and the Environmental Sciences.
Climatic Geomorphology
Author: M. Gutierrez ElorzaPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780444521286
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
During the past few decades climatic geomorphology has been substantially enlarged in knowledge, thanks to numerous detailed investigations, the application of a large number of techniques, and the acquisition of abundant absolute dates. The challenge of predicting the effects of the prophesied future global warming on morphogenetic processes and landforms has encouraged geomorphologists to study the Late Pleistocene and Holocene climatic changes from the geomorphological and geological record. The advances achieved in the field of climatic geomorphology during the past years are reflected by the publication of several specific monographs about the different morphoclimatic zones. The aim of this book is to provide an up-to-date general view of this branch of geomorphology. It includes a chapter on applied geomorphology for each morphoclimatic zone providing an approximation of the main environmental problems. Geoscientists, geomorphologists
Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1484
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1482
Book Description