Modern Glacial Environments: Processes, Dynamics and Sediments: Glacial Environments, Volume One - Softcover

Menzies, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750623519 ISBN 13: 9780750623513

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1995

Synopsis

Modern Glacial Environments provides a current and comprehensive survey of the glaciology, geomorphology and sedimentology of modern glaciers and ice sheets through an examination of the processes, dynamics and sediments found in these environments. This is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging text ever published on this topic. Quaternary scientists and students will find this work the first point of reference.
The book was conceived in order to present students with a complete survey of modern research and ideas on glacial environments incorporating glaciology, glacial geology and geomorphology, and sedimentology. Chapters cover causes of glaciation, ice sheet models, glacial physics, glacial hydrology, processes of erosion, deposition and transport, together with additional chapters on modern glacial environments.

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Modern Glacial Environments provides a current and comprehensive survey of the glaciology, geomorphology and sedimentology of modern glaciers and ice sheets through an appreciation of the processes, dynamics and sediments found in these environments. The book presents university students with a comprehensive review of modern research and ideas on glacial environments incorporating glaciology, glacial geomorphology and geology and sedimentology. This text considers the cause of glaciation, ice sheet modelling, glacial physics, hydrology, processes of erosion, transportation, deposition and glaciotectonism. Other chapters cover modern proglacial, supraglacial, glaciolacustrine and glaciomarine environments. A companion volume: Past Glacial Environments: Sediments, forms and techniques, also edited by John Menzies, covers both Pleistocene and Pre-Pleistocene environments. This companion text includes chapters on past subglacial, supraglacial, glaciolacustrine and glaciomarine environments. Themes in this book consider glacial stratigraphy, lithofacies associations, paleosols, glacio-isostasy and eustasy as well as chapters on drift prospecting, placer mining, SEM, micromorphology and radiometric dating techniques.

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0750623519
• ISBN 13: 9780750623513
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 392