Earth Surface Processes

Name: Earth Surface Processes
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ISBN: 9780632035076

ISBN-10: 0632035072

ISBN-13: 9780632035076

Edition: 1997

Authors: Philip A. Allen

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Earth Surface Processes is an introductory text for those studying the dynamics of fluid and sediment transport in the environments, in the context of both present-day patterns as well as the environmental changes decipherable in the geological record. The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with the global-scale aspects of the earth's surface system. The second part focuses on the physical underpinnings for fluid and sediment transport in a number of settings, found at the earth's surface and in its oceans. Earth Surface Processes fits into the literature of the broad holistic discipline of 'Earth System Science.' The author illustrates the physical principles of earth's…

Book details

List price: $133.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/7/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 7.49" wide x 9.74" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English



Preface



Thinking Globally ...The Global Earth Surface System


Fundamentals Of The Earth Surface System.Environmental Change: Past, Present And Future


Liberation And Flux Of Sediment



Acting Locally: Fluid And Sediment Dynamics


Some Fluid Mechanics


Sediment Transport


Hyperconcentrated And Mass Flows


Jets, Plumes And Mixing At The Coast


Tides And Waves


Ocean Currents And Storms


Wind


Glaciers


Further Reading


References


Index