Introduction to Geomorphology - Brossura

Ahnert, Frank

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0340692596 ISBN 13: 9780340692592

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1998

Riassunto

Geomorphology is the study of landforms on the surface of the earth - mountains, valleys, slopes and dunes, as well as submarine forms on the sea floor - coastal mud flats, coral reefs, and submarine canyons. In describing existing landforms, geomorphology investigates the past processes that have created them, and anticipates the future developments that will change them. Created by the movements of the earth's crust, by volcanoes and weathering, and eroded by streams, glacier ice, winds, coastal waves and currents, landforms are the product of the complex interaction between form, material and process.
Using as its central theme the functional interdependence of form, material and process, 'Introduction to Geomorphology' is an essential tool for all first-year students seeking a comprehensive understanding of the subject. It presents and explains the science of landforms, linking empirical results with theoretical models of landform development. The book includes a wide range of examples from around the world, together with a superb collection of photographs, maps and diagrams.

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Contenuti:

Purpose and Scope of Geomorphology, System - Theoretical Foundations
The Overall Geomorphodynamic System
Endogenic Process response Systems and their Geomorphological Expression
Exogenic Factors and Systems
Major Rock Types
The System of Weathering
Denudation
Denudation Slope Development
Hydrological and Hydraulic Aspects of the Fluvial System
Fluvial Erosion and Transport
The Local Forms of the River Channel
River Channel Patterns
The Long Profile and its Development
River Terraces
Alluvial Fans and Deltas
The Development of River and Valley Patterns
The Interaction of Stream Work and Slop Development in the Fluvial System
Denudation Surfaces, Pediments and Inselbergs
Landforms Controlled by Structure
Karst Landforms
The Glacial System
The Littoral System
Aspects of Applied geomorphology
Short Review of the Historical Development of Geomorphology.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0340692596
• ISBN 13: 9780340692592
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 360