Glacial Geology: Ice Sheets and Landforms - Couverture rigide

Bennett, Matthew R.; Glasser, Neil F.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471963445 ISBN 13 : 9780471963448

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

Providing a comprehensive summary of glacial geology, this textbook explains how to interpret glacial landforms and sediments. It explains how glaciers move and how the processes of glacial erosion and deposition which operate within them are recorded.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Glacial Geology: Ice Sheets and Landforms provides a modern, comprehensive summary of glacial geology. It is presented in a clear and concise format, which is not cluttered with unnecessary detail. During the Late Cenozoic period much of the northern hemisphere was extensively glaciated. This had a profound effect on the nature of the landscape. In order to understand this landscape one must be able to identify and interpret the glacial landforms and sediments from which it is composed. These landforms and sediments tell a unique part of the story of the Cenozoic Ice Age. This book is about these landforms and sediments and provides the reader with the tools with which to interpret them. It shows how glaciers work and how the processes of glacial erosion and deposition which operate within them are recorded in the glacial landscape.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471963445
• ISBN 13: 9780471963448
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 456
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible