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Modern and past glacial environments /

In combining and revising the two titles 'Past Glacial Environments' and 'Modern Glacial Environments', Dr Menzies and his contributors provide the most comprehensive and wide-ranging book ever prepared on both topics. This text is produced with the student mind, providing access...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Menzies, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002.
Edición:Rev. student ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Glacial environments, modern and past / J. Menzies
  • Global glacial chronologies and causes of glaciation / Parker E. Calkin and Grant M. Young
  • Glaciers and ice sheets / J. Menzies and Terry J. Hughes
  • Ice flow and hydrology / Neal R. Iverson
  • Processes of glacial transportation / Martin P. Kirkbride
  • Processes of terrestrial glacial deposition / Colin A. Whiteman
  • Subglacial environments / John Menzies and Bill W. Shilts
  • Sediments and landforms of modern proglacial terrestrial environments / Judith Maizels
  • Supraglacial and ice-marginal deposits and landforms / W. Hilt Johnson and John Menzies
  • Glaciolacustrine environments / Gail M. Ashley
  • Modern glaciomarine environments / Ross Powell and Gene W. Domack
  • Past glaciomarine environments / Anders Elverh�i and R�udiger Henrich
  • Processes of glaciotectonism / Dick M. van der Wateren
  • Glacial stratigraphy / Jim Rose and John Menzies
  • Problems and perspectives / J. Menzies.