Sedimentology And Sedimentary Basins. From Turbulence To Tectonics - Couverture souple

Leeder, Mike

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0632049766 ISBN 13 : 9780632049769

Editeur : Blackwell Science Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Sedimentology is a core discipline of earth and environmental sciences. It enquires the origins, transport and deposition of mineral sediment on the Earth's surface. The subject is a link between positive effects arising from the building of relief by tectonics and the negative action of denudation in drainage catchments and tectonic subsidence in sedimentary basins. The author addresses the principles of the subject, emphasising the advantages of a general science approach and the importance of understanding modern processes. Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins is not an encyclopaedia, but attempts to stimulate interdisciplinary thought across the whole subject area and related disciplines. The book has been designed to meet the needs of earth and environmental science undergraduates.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mike Leeder is currently at the School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich. Previously he was at the School of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds. Mike believes that the first step in sedimentological problem-solving comes from field observations, a grasp of basic physics or chemistry comes second, and the application of simple mathematics third.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Science Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0632049766
• ISBN 13: 9780632049769
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 608
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• Personne responsable: non disponible