Earth Surface Processes - Softcover

Allen, Philip A.

 
9780632035076: Earth Surface Processes
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0632035072 ISBN 13: 9780632035076
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1997

Synopsis

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 surface processes and explains the relevant theories by quantitative practical exercises.

  • The pioneering textbook on the "new sedimentology"
  • One of the first textbooks to adopt the Earth Systems approach to geology, developed at Penn State and Stanford
  • Should reinvigorate more traditional courses in physical sedimentology and dynamical sedimentology
  • Successfully marries the innovative holistic approach to Earth Systems with the traditional reductionist approach to sedimentary processes
  • Explains both the global-scale Earth Surface System and the fluid dynamics and sedimentary transport processes that underlie this
  • Quantitative approach is reinforced with worked examples and solutions
  • Richly illustrated with original diagrams and a colour plate section

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About the Author

Philip A. Allen is the author of Earth Surface Processes, published by Wiley.

From the Back Cover

Earth Surface Processes is an introductory text for those studying the dynamics of fluid and sediment transport in the environments - set in the context of both present day patterns and the environmental changes decipherable in the geological record. The book is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the global scale aspects of the Earth surface system, and the second focussing on the physical underpinnings for fluid and sediment transport in a

From the Inside Flap

Earth Surface Processes is an introductory text for those studying the dynamics of fluid and sediment transport in the environments - set in the context of both present day patterns and the environmental changes decipherable in the geological record. The book is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the global scale aspects of the Earth surface system, and the second focussing on the physical underpinnings for fluid and sediment transport in a

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0632035072
ISBN 13 
9780632035076
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
432