Earth Surface Processes, Landforms and Sediment Deposits
Autor John Bridge, Robert Demiccoen Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 ian 2014
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521857802
ISBN-10: 0521857805
Pagini: 832
Ilustrații: 717 b/w illus. 8 colour illus.
Dimensiuni: 208 x 260 x 49 mm
Greutate: 1.97 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0521857805
Pagini: 832
Ilustrații: 717 b/w illus. 8 colour illus.
Dimensiuni: 208 x 260 x 49 mm
Greutate: 1.97 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Part I. Introduction: 1. Definitions, rationale and scope of the book; 2. Overview of the Earth; Part II. Production of Sediment at the Earth's Surface: 3. Weathering of rocks, production of terrigenous sediment, and soils; 4. Biogenic and chemogenic sediment production; Part III. Fundamentals of Fluid Flow, Sediment Transport, Erosion and Deposition: 5. Unidirectional turbulent water flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition; 6. Air flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition; 7. Multidirectional water flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition; 8. Movement of sediment by gravity; 9. Generation and movement of volcaniclastic sediment; 10. Ice flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition; 11. Biogenic and chemogenic depositional structures; 12. Post-depositional deformation of soft sediment; Part IV. Environments of Erosion and Deposition: 13. Rivers, alluvial plains and fans; 14. Lakes; 15. Coasts and shallow seas; 16. Arid environments; 17. Glacial and periglacial environments; 18. Deep seas and oceans; Part V. Sediment into Rock: Diagenesis: 19. Diagenesis; Part VI. Long-term, Large-Scale Processes: Mountains and Sedimentary Basins: 20. Tectonic, climatic and eustatic controls on long-term, large-scale erosion and deposition; References; Index.
Recenzii
'… very accessible and well organised … a suitable candidate for undergraduate courses in Earth Science and associated disciplines, and the detail found in some sections will benefit graduate-level students and professionals.' Progress in Physical Geography
'… an excellent book …' The Geographical Journal
'… the writing is authoritative, up-to-date references enable the reader to access source material with ease, the diagrams are excellent, the scope is novel and illuminating, the content is wide-ranging, and there is an invigorating focus on processes as the key to understanding … this … advanced-level textbook is a must-have for sedimentologists, Holocene or otherwise …' The Holocene
'… an excellent book …' The Geographical Journal
'… the writing is authoritative, up-to-date references enable the reader to access source material with ease, the diagrams are excellent, the scope is novel and illuminating, the content is wide-ranging, and there is an invigorating focus on processes as the key to understanding … this … advanced-level textbook is a must-have for sedimentologists, Holocene or otherwise …' The Holocene
Descriere
A unique, advanced textbook combining sedimentology and geomorphology in a comprehensive and integrated way.