Glacial Geology: Ice Sheets and Landforms - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0470516917 ISBN 13: 9780470516911

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2009

Riassunto

The new Second Edition of Glacial Geology provides a modern, comprehensive summary of glacial geology and geomorphology. It is has been thoroughly revised and updated from the original First Edition. This book will appeal to all students interested in the landforms and sediments that make up glacial landscapes.

The aim of the book is to outline glacial landforms and sediments and to provide the reader with the tools required to interpret glacial landscapes. It describes how glaciers work and how the processes of glacial erosion and deposition which operate within them are recorded in the glacial landscape.

The Second Edition is presented in the same clear and concise format as the First Edition, providing detailed explanations that are not cluttered with unnecessary detail. Additions include a new chapter on Glaciations around the Globe, demonstrating the range of glacial environments present on Earth today and a new chapter on Palaeoglaciology, explaining how glacial landforms and sediments are used in ice-sheet reconstructions.  Like the original book, text boxes are used throughout to explain key concepts and to introduce students to case study material from the glacial literature. Newly updated sections on Further Reading are also included at the end of each chapter to point the reader towards key references.  The book is illustrated throughout with colour photographs and illustrations.

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Recensione:

"The book is written in an accessible manner and well-illustrated; undergraduate students will thus embrace it as a first resource." (Experimental Agriculture, 2010)

L'autore:

Matthew M. Bennett is the editor of Glacial Geology: Ice Sheets and Landforms, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Neil F. Glasser is the editor of Glacial Geology: Ice Sheets and Landforms, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

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• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470516917
• ISBN 13: 9780470516911
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 385
• Redattore: Bennett Matthew R., Glasser Neil F.