Sediment Cascades : An Integrated Approach

by Editor: Tim Burt (Durham University, UK); Editor: Robert Allison (Durham University, UK)

• ISBN13: 9780470682869
• ISBN10: 0470682868
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. Suitable for academic researchers, industry practitioners, research students and advanced level undergraduates, seeking detailed knowledge and an up-to-date review of the recent research literature. The emphasis is on contemporary sediment system dynamics with relevance both to landscape management and landform development.Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach begins with an explanation of the need for an integrated approach to sediment delivery systems and introduces the main themes of sediment production, delivery, storage and transfer. Further chapters then focus on specific environments from mountains, through floodplains, to estuaries and the continental shelf. Focuses on contemporary sediment system dynamics and current research Covers a sequence of environments from steep mountains to the continental shelf Highlights the continuity of the subject by linking each component area with its adjacent elements

Table of Contents

Sediment cascades in the environment: an integrated approach

Mountains and montane channels

Landslides and rockfalls

Sediment cascades in active landscapes

Steeplands

Fans and debris cones

Overland flow and soil erosion

Upland bogs and wetlands

Gravel bed rivers

Fine sediment transport

Floodplains

Lakes

Continental-scale river basins

Salt marshes, deltas and estuaries

Continental shelf

List of Contributors

Preface

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