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A practical guide to the study of glacial sediments /
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 revea...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London : New York :
Arnold ; Distributed in USA by Oxford University Press,
©2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 evironments 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 glaci. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-258) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781444119145 1444119141 1282667068 9781282667068 9786612667060 6612667060 |