Tectonic Geomorphology

by Doug Burbank (University of California, Santa Barbara); Robert Anderson (University of Colorado at Boulder)

• ISBN13: 9780632043866
• ISBN10: 0632043865
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Tectonic Geomorphology reviews the fundamentals of the subject which include the nature of faulting and folding, the creation and use of geomorphic markers for tracing deformation, chronological techniques which date deformation, geodetic techniques for defining recent deformation, and paleoseismologic approaches to calibrate past deformation. The overall focus of this book is on new interpretations of landform evolution and insights on the interplay between surface processes and tectonics that emerge from integrative studies. The authors have developed an up-to-date interpretation of landscapes in tectonically active environments for upper-level undergraduate and graduate earth science students and practicing geologists.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
Introduction to Tectonic Geomorphology	1	(12)
Geomorphic Markers	13	(20)
Establishing Timing in the Landscape:---Dating Methods	33	(20)
Stress, Faults, and Folds	53	(32)
Short-Term Deformation: Geodesy	85	(20)
Paleoseismology	105	(26)
Rates of Erosion and Uplift	131	(28)
Holocene Deformation and Landscape Responses	159	(16)
Deformation and Geomorphology at Intermediate Time Scales	175	(26)
Tectonic Geomorphology at Late Cenozoic Time Scales	201	(30)
Numerical Modeling of Landscape Evolution	231	(20)
References Cited	251	(16)
Index	267