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Author : Joan Manuel Vilaplana
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (219 download)
Download or read book Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology in Mountain Environments written by Joan Manuel Vilaplana and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joan Manuel Vilaplana
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology in Mountain Environments written by Joan Manuel Vilaplana and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Clifford Embleton
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology written by Clifford Embleton and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Colin K. Ballantyne
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405100060
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Periglacial Geomorphology written by Colin K. Ballantyne and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hugh M. French
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119132797
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)
Download or read book The Periglacial Environment written by Hugh M. French and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Periglacial Environment, Fourth Edition, is an authoritative overview of the world’s cold, non-glacial environments. First published in 1976 and subsequently revised in 1996 and 2007, the text has been the international standard for nearly 40 years. The Fourth Edition continues to be a personal interpretation of the frost-induced conditions, geomorphic processes and landforms that characterize periglacial environments. Part One discusses the periglacial concept and describes the typical climates and ecosystems that are involved. Part Two describes the geocryology (permafrost science) associated with frozen ground. Part Three outlines the weathering and geomorphic processes associated with cold-climate conditions. Part Four provides insight into the periglacial environments of the Quaternary, especially the Late Pleistocene. Part Five describes some of the problems associated with human occupancy in regions that experience frozen ground and cold-climate conditions. Extensively revised and updated Written by an expert with over 50 years of field research Draws upon the author’s personal experience from Northern Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Tibet, Antarctica, Svalbard, Scandinavia, southern South America, Western Europe and eastern North America This book is an invaluable reference for advanced undergraduates in geography, geology, earth sciences and environmental sciences programs, and to resource managers and geotechnical engineers interested in cold regions.
Author : M. J. Clark
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Advances in Periglacial Geomorphology written by M. J. Clark and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1988 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Periglacial geomorphology is concerned with the landforms and processes which occur in cold non-glacial regions. These regions are becoming more important because of the need to exploit their natural resources, so that oil and mining industries require periglacial geomorphologists on their staff. This book presents a review of the present status of periglacial geomorphology as reflected through a series of themes, including weathering and sediment transport, active layer processes, process-form relationships and broad aspects of the periglacial system. The focus is firmly on the achievements of the last decade, and spans representative examples of European and North American work. International co-operation has been excellent in producing a valuable contribution to the literature.
Author : Dietrich Barsch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642800939
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)
Download or read book Rockglaciers written by Dietrich Barsch and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rockglaciers are the visible expression of the creep of mountain permafrost. They are indicative of special geo-ecologic and geomorphic conditions regarding thermal situation, talus production, hydrology, and hazards in high mountain environments of all major mountain systems on earth. As relict features, they are of great paleoclimatic value. This book presents a systematic treatment of this landform in its environmental context.
Author : Jasper Knight
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107055792
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Africa written by Jasper Knight and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a benchmark study of southern African landscape evolution during the Quaternary, for researchers, professionals and policymakers.
Author : Martin F. Price
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520254317
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Mountain Geography written by Martin F. Price and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-08-24 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountain Geography is a comprehensive resource that gives readers an in-depth understanding of the geographical processes that occur in the world's mountains and the impact of these regions on culture and society. The volume begins with an introduction that defines mountains, followed by a comprehensive treatment of their physical geography, including origins, climatology, snow and ice, landforms and geomorphic processes, soils, vegetation, and wildlife. The concluding chapters discuss the human geography of mountains and our attitudes toward them, populations in the mountain regions and their livelihoods and interactions within dynamic environments, the diversity of mountain agriculture, and the challenges of sustainable mountain development. -- Book Jacket.
Author : John Gerrard
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262071284
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (712 download)
Download or read book Mountain Environments written by John Gerrard and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using examples chosen from a variety of geographical settings and scales, A. J. Gerrard presents a novel approach to the study of mountain environments. He provides a framework in which mountains as special environments can be studied and shows how, no matter what their location or origin all mountain regions share common characteristics and undergo similar shaping processes. Gerrard's integrated approach combines ecological, climatological, hydrological, volcanic, and environmental management concerns in a systematic treatment of mountain geomorphology. He begins by examining the special nature of mountains, including a new classification of mountain types. He discusses mountain ecosystems, stressing the interaction between biota, soil, climate, relief, and geology, examines the high-energy systems of weathering and mass movement, and analyzes the role of rivers and hydrology and the processes of slope evolution. Two chapters are devoted to the particular characteristics of glaciation and vulcanism in mountain formation. The book concludes with a discussion of the special problems that human use of mountain regions create, including engineering, natural hazards, soil erosion, and the concept of integrated development. A. J. Gerrard is Lecturer in Geography at the University of Birmingham, England
Author : Jean Tricart
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Geomorphology of Cold Environments written by Jean Tricart and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text on periglacial geomorphology in three parts. I. Extent of frost climate phenomena. II. Periglacial processes and landforms. III. Glacial processes and landforms.
Author : Clifford Embleton
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology written by Clifford Embleton and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tobias Heckmann
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319941844
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)
Download or read book Geomorphology of Proglacial Systems written by Tobias Heckmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the recession of alpine glaciers since the end of the Little Ice Age (LIA), which has been accelerating in the past decades. It provides an overview of the research in the field, presenting definitions and information about the different proglacial areas and systems. A number of case studies are from the PROSA project group which encompasses the expertise of geomorphologists, geologists, glaciologists and geodesists. The PROSA joint project (High-resolution measurements of morphodynamics in rapidly changing PROglacial Systems of the Alps) is determined to tackle the problems of geomorphic activity on sediment export through a quantification of sediment fluxes effected by the aforementioned geomorphic processes within the forefield of the Gepatschferner glacier (Central Alps, Austria).
Author : Olav Slaymaker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521878128
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Geomorphology and Global Environmental Change written by Olav Slaymaker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-02 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A statement from the world's leading geomorphologists on the state of, and potential changes to, the environment.
Author : Palmer K. Bailey
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Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Periglacial Landforms and Processes in the Southern Kenai Mountains, Alaska written by Palmer K. Bailey and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The distribution and characteristics of periglacial landforms in the southern Kenai Mountains, Alaska, were investigated during the summer of 1979. The principal area of study was a 1300-metre high mountain mass which stood as a nunatak during the last general glaciation. Periglacial features in the area include gelifluction lobes, nivation hollows, cryoplanation terraces, tors, a string bog, and various forms of patterned ground such as sorted circles, sorted polygons, earth hummocks, sorted steps, sorted stripes, and small ice-wedge polygons. Ground temperature measurements indicate that permafrost recently existed in the area but is no longer present. The sorted polygons, cryoplanation terraces, and nivation hollows are relic features which have been inactive for a considerable time. The turf-banked sorted steps and large gelifluction lobes were active until the very recent thawing of permafrost. Cryofraction and frost sorting still are vigorous active processes. Finely jointed bedrock, a previous colder environment, and long exposure in the absence of glacial ice has allowed periglacial processes to be the dominant surface agents both in the principal study area and in similar areas along the western side of the Kenai Mountains. (Author).
Author : Jasper Knight
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862392816
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (928 download)
Download or read book Periglacial and Paraglacial Processes and Environments written by Jasper Knight and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2009 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Periglacial and paraglacial environments, located outside ice sheet margins but responding to similar climate forcings, are key to identifying climate change effects upon the Earth system. These environments are relicts of cold Earth processes and so are most sensitive to global warming. Changes in the distribution and thickness of permafrost in continental interiors have implications for ecosystem and landscape stability. Periglacial Alpine environments are experiencing increased rockfall and mass movement, leading to rock glacier instability and sediment release to downstream rivers. In turn, these landscape effects impact on natural hazards and human activities in these sensitive and geologically transient environments.
Author : Athol D. Abrahams
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000045900
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Periglacial Geomorphology written by Athol D. Abrahams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-10 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1992, contains the proceedings of the 22nd Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, and highlights the quantity and diversity of periglacial geomorphic research being undertaken in Arctic and alpine environments. The articles explore a variety of geomorphic processes and examine the potential impacts of global change on the nature and extent of permafrost and seasonal ice phenomena.
