Glaciers and Glaciation, 2nd Edition
Author | : Douglas Benn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017-09 |
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ISBN | : 9781138458130 |
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Author | : Douglas Benn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017-09 |
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ISBN | : 9781138458130 |
Author | : Douglas I. Benn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 734 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780340653036 |
Author | : Douglas I. Benn |
Publisher | : Halsted Press |
Total Pages | : 734 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Glacial landforms |
ISBN | : 9780470236505 |
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.
Author | : Douglas Benn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 817 |
Release | : 2014-02-04 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1444128396 |
Glaciers and Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource. In this new edition, the text, references and illustrations have been thoroughly updated to give today's reader an up-to-the minute overview of the nature, origin and behaviour of glaciers and the geological and geomorphological evidence for their past history on earth. The 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.
Author | : Douglas Benn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 1864 |
Release | : 2014-02-04 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1444174002 |
Glaciers and Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource. In this new edition, the text, references and illustrations have been thoroughly updated to give today's reader an up-to-the minute overview of the nature, origin and behaviour of glaciers and the geological and geomorphological evidence for their past history on earth. The 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.
Author | : Matthew M. Bennett |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 407 |
Release | : 2011-09-20 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1119966698 |
The new Second Edition of Glacial Geology provides a modern, comprehensive summary of glacial geology and geomorphology. It is has been thoroughly revised and updated from the original First Edition. This book will appeal to all students interested in the landforms and sediments that make up glacial landscapes. The aim of the book is to outline glacial landforms and sediments and to provide the reader with the tools required to interpret glacial landscapes. It describes how glaciers work and how the processes of glacial erosion and deposition which operate within them are recorded in the glacial landscape. The Second Edition is presented in the same clear and concise format as the First Edition, providing detailed explanations that are not cluttered with unnecessary detail. Additions include a new chapter on Glaciations around the Globe, demonstrating the range of glacial environments present on Earth today and a new chapter on Palaeoglaciology, explaining how glacial landforms and sediments are used in ice-sheet reconstructions. Like the original book, text boxes are used throughout to explain key concepts and to introduce students to case study material from the glacial literature. Newly updated sections on Further Reading are also included at the end of each chapter to point the reader towards key references. The book is illustrated throughout with colour photographs and illustrations.
Author | : Robert P. Sharp |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1991-06-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521407403 |
Glaciers, so simple in chemical composition, are actually complex, vital entities. Far from being a passive chunk of ice, a glacier is a dynamic system, sensitive to its surroundings and constantly changing to adapt to its environment. An appreciation of the natural beauty of glaciers are created, how they behave, how they affect the environment and how they are eventually destroyed. Few people are untouched by glaciers. A significant part of the world's population inhabits areas formerly covered by glacial ice, which left its marks on the land. Today, glaciers are only found in select parts of the world, but by their influence on global sea level and climatic change, they could have a dramatic effect on modern humanity. Living Ice: Understanding Glaciers and Glaciation aims to increase our knowledge and understanding of glacial activity and products. It is written in a nontechnical and engaging style. The text is peppered with anecdotes and insights from one of the world's experts on glaciers and it is also liberally and thoughtfully illustrated by numerous stunning black and white and colour illustrations. It is suitable for anyone with a passing knowledge of earth science and an interest in the world of living ice.
Author | : Douglas I. Benn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 824 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
This comprehensively referenced text examines the nature, origin and behaviour of glacier systems, and the geological and geomorphological evidence for their former existence. It includes international case studies throughout.
Author | : David J. A. Evans |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2014-04-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1134653948 |
Sediments are the most valuable form of physical evidence for past Earth surface processes. They have the potential to build up an archive of events and provide a window into the past. Through careful examination of sediments the shifting patterns of surface processes across space and time are revealed, allowing us to reconstruct past environments and environmental change. A Practical Guide to the Study of Glacial Sediments is a guide to the standard techniques employed to read the sedimentary record of former glaciers and ice sheets. It demonstrates that the often complex and fragmentary glacial sedimentary record can, when examined systematically and rationally, provide detailed insights into former environments and climates in places where no other evidence is available. The complementary techniques covered in this book include: facies description, grain size analysis, clast form assessment, clast macrofabric analysis, micromorphology, particle lithology and assessment of engineering properties. They yield consistent and meaningful results in a range of glacial depositional environments throughout the world, from the high Arctic to the Himalayas. A Practical Guide to the Study of Glacial Sediments provides students and researchers with a clear and accessible guide to recording and interpreting glacial successions wherever the location.
Author | : Ireneo Peter Martini |
Publisher | : Pearson Education |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
For undergraduate-level courses in Glacial Geology and Geomorphology taken by science and non-science students. Featuring an accessible, non-mathematical, but rigorous conceptual treatment with numerous very simple explanatory illustrations this introduction to the basic principles of glaciology, geomorphology, and geology serves as a portal to the more advanced literature in the field and to discussion and research of the local situation. Focusing on processes and history (not just descriptions), it helps students understand how glaciers form and move, what effect they have, when and where they have affected the Earth, and the consequences of ice ages.