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9780340653036

Glaciers and Glaciation

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  • ISBN13:

    9780340653036

  • ISBN10:

    0340653035

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1997-11-15
  • Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
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Summary

This major new text provides a synthesis of the nature, origin and behavior of glacier systems and the geological and geomorphological evidence for their former existence. It features a superb collection of color and black and white photographs, over 300 in all, together with over 450 linediagrams. Using case studies drawn from around the world, it is referenced throughout and concludes with a fully comprehensive bibliography.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Glaciers
Glacier Systemsp. 3
Snow, Ice and Climatep. 65
Glaciers and Meltwaterp. 97
Glacier Motionp. 141
Subglacial Processesp. 177
Supraglacial and Englacial Environmentsp. 211
Terrestrial Ice-Marginal Environmentsp. 241
Glacilacustrine and Glacimarine Environmentsp. 271
Glaciation
Erosional Forms and Landscapesp. 311
Sediment Faciesp. 377
Sediment-Landform Associationsp. 421
Landsystems and Megageomorphologyp. 533
Notations used in formulaep. 625
Grain size scalesp. 629
Referencesp. 631
Indexp. 717
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