Megaflooding on Earth and Mars - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521868521 ISBN 13: 9780521868525

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Megaflooding is the sudden discharge of exceptional volumes of water. Megafloods have significantly altered the terrain of Earth and Mars, and may have acted as triggers for climate change on these planets. Recently, research into megaflooding has made important advances: on Earth, real-time measurements of contemporary floods in Iceland complement research into older and larger terrestrial floods, while on Mars terabytes of data from several spacecraft orbiting that planet are dramatically revising our view of flooding there. Beginning with a historical overview of flood science, the book presents sections on morphology and mechanisms, flood sedimentology, and modeling, each illustrated with examples from Earth and Mars. By juxtaposing terrestrial and Martian research, this volume creates a unique synthesis to further our understanding of these enormous paleoflood events. It is an invaluable reference for researchers and students of hydrology, geomorphology, sedimentology and planetary science, as well as environmental and hydraulic engineers.

About this title

Book Description:

This book highlights research into megaflooding, the sudden discharge of exceptional volumes of water, responsible for significant alteration of the terrain of Earth and Mars. By presenting terrestrial and Martian research together, this volume furthers our understanding of these enormous paleoflood events, and is an invaluable reference guide.

About the Author:

Devon M. Burr received her education at the United States Naval Academy, St John's College, Santa Fe, and the University of Arizona, where she was a Fulbright Fellow. After her Ph.D. in 2003, she worked as the Eugene M. Shoemaker Fellow at the United States Geological Survey Astrogeology Branch before moving to the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe. She is currently a Professor in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she specializes in planetary geomorphology and fluid sediment transport.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521868521
• ISBN 13: 9780521868525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 330
• Editor: Burr Devon M., Carling Paul A., Baker Victor R.