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Geomorphology The Mechanics and Chemistry of Landscapes

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ISBN-10: 0521519780

ISBN-13: 9780521519786

Edition: 2010

Authors: Robert S. Anderson, Suzanne P. Anderson

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This textbook provides a modern, process-oriented approach to equip students with the tools to understand geomorphology. Using the basic principles of mechanical and chemical processes the book helps develop student insight, so they can fully explore Earth surface processes and the landscape around them.
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Book details

Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/17/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 651
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.114
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
Whole Earth morphology
Large scale morphology: the roles of geophysics
Tectonic geomorphology
Atmospheric processes and climate
Establishing timing in the landscape: dating methods
Weathering
Glaciers and glacial geology
Periglacial forms and processes
Hillslopes
Water in the landscape
Rivers
Bedrock channel incision
Sediment transport mechanics
Eolian processes and forms
Coastal geomorphology
Geomorphology of big floods
Whole landscapes
Physics
Math
References
Index