Origin and Formation of Coastal Boulder Deposits at Galway Bay and the Aran Islands, Western Ireland

This book presents geomorphological and sedimentological aspects of Holocene boulder ridges along the coastline of western Ireland (the Aran Islands and Galway Bay). Given these boulders' size, extent and altitude, they are among the most spectacular deposits moved by marine forces worldwide an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Erdmann, Wibke (Autor), Kelletat, Dieter (Autor), Scheffers, Anja (Autor), Haslett, Simon K. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Geography,
Temas:
Physical geography.
Geomorphology.
Natural disasters.
Oceanography.
Earth System Sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Ocean Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Study Sites, Methods and Aim
  • 3. Results from field work
  • 4. Results: Organization and architecture of boulder clusters and boulder ridges
  • 5. Discussion
  • 6. Conclusions.

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