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Past glacial environments /

"This volume presents a revised and updated version of the very successful first edition of Menzies' book, covering a breadth of topics with a focus on the recognition and analysis of former glacial environments, including the pre-Quaternary glaciations. It is made up of chapters written b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Menzies, John (Editor ), Meer, J. J. M. van der (Jaap J. M.) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier Science, [2018]
Edición:Second edition
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / J. Menzies and Jaap J.M. van der Meer
  • Precambrian Glacial Deposits: Their Origin, Tectonic Setting, and Key Role in Earth Evolution / G.M. Young
  • The Early Palaeozoic Glacial Deposits of Gondwana: Overview, Chronology and Controversies / D.P. Le Heron, S. Tofaif and J. Melvin
  • Quaternary Glaciations and Chronology / J. Ehlers, P.L. Gibbard and P.D. Hughes
  • Subglacial Processes and Sediments / J. Menzies, Jaap J.M. van der Meer and W.W. Shilts
  • Supraglacial Environments / A. Schomacker and Í.Ö. Benediktsson
  • Modern Glaciomarine Environments and Sediments / E.W. Domack and R. Powell
  • Glacioaeolian Processes, Sediments, and Landforms / E. Derbyshire and L.A. Owen
  • Glaciolacustrine Processes / S. Fitzsimons and J. Howarth
  • Glaciovolcanism: A 21st Century Proxy for Palaeo-Ice / J.L. Smellie
  • Glacial Lithofacies and Stratigraphy / J. Lee
  • Glaciohydrogeology / E. Ravier and J.-F. Buoncristiani
  • Glaciotectonics / E.R. Phillips
  • Geographic Information Systems and Glacial Environments / K. Wagner
  • Periglacial Processes in Glacial Environments / W. Pollard
  • Ice Sheets and Climate: The Marine Geological Record / S. Passchier
  • Soils and Palaeosols in Glacial Environments / J.A. Mason and P.M. Jacobs
  • Ice Sheet and Glacier Modelling / R.C.A. Hindmarsh
  • Geochronology Applied to Glacial Environments / A.J.T. Jull
  • Application of Till Mineralogy and Geochemistry to Mineral Exploration / M.B. McClenaghan and R.C. Paulen
  • Micromorphology and Microsedimentology of Glacial Sediments / J. Menzies and Jaap J.M. van der Meer
  • Glacial Environments: Themes and Issues / J. Menzies and Jaap J.M. van der Meer.