Introducing Geomorphology : A Guide to Landforms and Processes
Adrian. Harvey
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Edinburgh : : Dunedin Academic Press Ltd, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (295 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to geomorphology; 1.1 What do we mean by 'landforms'?; 1.2 What we mean by spatial scales; 1.3 What we mean by temporal scales; 1.4 What we mean by the fundamental driving forces; 1.4.1 Internal (geological) forces; 1.4.2 External (climatic) forces; 1.5 Different approaches to the study of geomorphology; 2 Global-scale geomorphology; 2.1 The plate tectonics context; 2.1.1 The ocean floor; 2.1.2 Global-scale continental landforms; 2.2 The global climatic context; 2.2.1 Climatic geomorphology. - 2.2.2 Quaternary climatic change - glaciation2.2.3 Other changes to the climatic system during the Pleistocene; 2.2.4 Quaternary sea-level change; 2.3 Global-scale interactions between tectonic and climatic forces; 3 Regional-scale geomorphology; 3.1 Regional scale - structure; 3.1.1 The regional-scale plate-tectonic setting; 3.1.2 The direct creation of relief by internal processes; 3.1.3 Lithology - resistance to erosion; 3.1.4 Topographic expression of geological structures; 3.2 Regional scale processes - the drainage network; 3.2.1 Drainage evolution; 3.2.2 Drainage network composition. - 3.3 Regional scale - evolution3.3.1 Evidence of past landscapes; 3.4 An example - the regional scale geomorphology of Europe; 4 Local-scale geomorphology - process systems and landforms; 4.1 Weathering systems; 4.1.1 Mechanical weathering; 4.1.2 Chemical weathering; 4.1.3 Influence of climate on weathering regimes; 4.2 Slope systems; 4.2.1 Slope processes; 4.2.1.1 Rockfall and scree processes; 4.2.1.2 Overland flow; 4.2.1.3 Mass movement processes (excluding andslides); 4.2.1.4 Landslides; 4.2.2 Climatic influence on slope processes and slope profile morphology; 4.3 Fluvial systems. - 4.3.1 Fluvial processes4.3.2 Bedrock channels; 4.3.3 Alluvial channels; 4.3.4 Alluvial depositional forms; 4.3.4.1 Floodplains; 4.3.4.2 Alluvial fans; 4.3.5 Fluvial change; 4.4 Aeolian systems; 4.4.1 Aeolian processes; 4.4.2 Aeolian depositional morphology; 4.5 Glacial systems; 4.5.1 Glacial and fluvio-glacial processes; 4.5.2 Glacial and fluvio-glacial erosional forms; 4.5.3 Glacial and fluvio-glacial depositional forms; 4.6 Coastal systems; 4.6.1 Coastal processes; 4.6.2 Erosional coasts; 4.6.3 Depositional coasts; 4.6.4 Interactions with coastal biology; 4.6.5 Coastal change. - 4.6.6 Lake shorelines5 Timescales and landscape evolution; 5.1 Landscape evolution: an example - late Quaternary landscapes of Carlingill, Cumbria; 5.2 Relative dating; 5.3 Absolute dating; 5.4 Temporal and spatial scales - synthesis: two examples; 5.4.1 Upland north-west England; 5.4.2 The Sorbas basin: south-east Spain; 6 Geomorphology and interactions with society; 6.1 Human impact on geomorphic regimes; 6.2 Applied geomorphology; 6.3 Geomorphology in education and research; Further reading; Classics; High school texts; University level texts; Encyclopaedic works. - Specialist fields (selected examples only). - Adrian Harvey introduces the varying geomorphological forces and differing timescales which combine to shape the surface of the earth.
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| ISBN | 9781906716325
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