Wind as a Geological Process: On Earth, Mars, Venus and Titan - Brossura

Greeley, Ronald

 
9780521359627: Wind as a Geological Process: On Earth, Mars, Venus and Titan

Sinossi

This book gives an account of geological aspects of windblown material.

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Descrizione del libro

This book gives an account of geological aspects of windblown material. Aeolian processes play an important role in modifying the surface of the Earth, and they are also active on Mars. Additionally, they are thought to occur on Venus and possibly Titan as well.

Contenuti

1. Wind as a geological process; 2. The aeolian environment; 3. Physics of particle motion; 4. Aeolian abrasion and erosion; 5. Aeolian sand deposits and bedforms; 6. Interaction of wind and topography; 7. Windblown dust.

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9780521243858: Wind as a Geological Process: On Earth, Mars, Venus and Titan

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521243858 ISBN 13:  9780521243858
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1985
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