Bibliograph

Glaciers & glaciation, Douglas I. Benn, David J.A. Evans

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Glaciers & glaciation, Douglas I. Benn, David J.A. Evans

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 715-788) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Glaciers & glaciation

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

233546077

Responsibility statement

Douglas I. Benn, David J.A. Evans

Summary

"A masterpiece... It demonstrates what can be achieved when widespread and ambitious fieldwork is combined with extensive library work, excellent understanding, and what must have been inordinate dedication." Professor J.D. Ives"...A modern synthesis that will be appreciated by professional scientists and graduate students both inside and outside the discipline. This book is the best of its kind, an impressive contribution to science and to education." Professor G.K.C. Clarke for the American Geophysical UnionGlaciers & Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resourceIn this new edition, the text, references and illustrations have been thoroughly updated to provide a state-of-the-art overview of the nature, origin and behaviour of glaciers and the geological and geomorphological evidence for their past history on earthThe first part of the book investigates the processes involved in forming glacier ice, the nature of glacier-climate relationships, the mechanisms of glacier flow and the interactions of glaciers with other natural systems such as rivers, lakes and oceans. In the second part, the emphasis moves to landforms and sediment, the interpretation of the earth's glacial legacy and the reconstruction of glacial depositional environments and palaeoglaciology. --Book Jacket

Table Of Contents

Glaciers. Snow, ice and climate -- Glacier hydrology -- Processes of glacier motion -- Glacier dynamics -- Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets -- Glaciers and sea-level change -- Glaciation. Erosional processes, forms and landscapes -- Debris entrainment and transport -- Glacigenic sediments and depositional processes -- Sediment-landform associations -- Landsystems and palaeoglaciology

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Glaciers and glaciation

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