Glacigenic Sediments: Volume 49
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published on 11. December 1990
Book
Hardback
673 pages
978-0-444-88307-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book aims primarily at providing those involved in fundamental or applied research in the fields of geology, geomorphology and hydrology with a systematic overview of glacigenic sediments. A generally applicable terminology is proposed which should facilitate communication between scientists from several fields. Also it should form a bridge between western and eastern "schools" dealing with Quaternary geology. Because the book is mainly devoted to depositional processes and the resulting deposits, the approach and the terminology followed in this book are obviously founded strongly on sedimentology, the geological discipline that deals specifically with these phenomena.The book will be helpful in describing the sediments involved, interpreting their genesis, establishing their extent and their mutual relationships, and thus in the reconstruction of the palaeogeographic development.The large list of references reflects the author's extensive search of the literature.
Reviews / Votes
The book is to be recommended especially for researchers of Quaternary deposits found in former glaciated terrains.Boreas...a very good source book for active specialists on glacial sedimentology.Sedimentary GeologyBrodzikowski and Van Loon have written a remarkable textbook that is in encyclopaedic poportions - truly a tour de force... I would not just recommend but suggest that this text be a compulsory work for anyone working with glacial sediments and dealing with glacial environmental problems. This text will remain a key benchmark for all succeeding texts for decades to come. I cannot recommend this text high enough or commend the two authors sufficiently for their phenomenal efforts.Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, PalaeoecologyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-444-88307-0 (9780444883070)
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Additional editions

Brodzikowski | K. Brodzikowski | A. J. van Loon
Glacigenic Sediments
E-Book
05/2014
Elsevier
€54.95
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Persons
Author
Uniwersytet Lodzki, Instytut Geografii Fizycznej i Ksztaltowania Środowiska, Zaklad Geologii, Al. Kościuszki 21, 90-418 Lodź, Poland
Doorwerth, The Netherlands
Content
Preface. Introduction. General Characteristics of Glacigenic Sedimentation. The System of Glacigenic Depositional Environments. Glacigenic Facies and Their Characteristics. Tables of the Continental and Marine Glacigenic Environments, Subenvironments, Facies and Deposits. The Continental Supraglacial Subenvironment and its Deposits. The Continental Englacial Subenvironment and its Deposits. The Continental Subglacial Subenvironment and its Deposits. The Marine Glacial Environment and its Deposits. The Continental Terminoglacial Subenvironment and its Deposits. The Continental Proglacial Subenvironment and its Deposits. The Continental Extraglacial Subenvironment and its Deposits. The Marine Proglacial Subenvironment. The Marine Extraglacial Subenvironment and its Deposits. Epilogue. References. Subject Index.(Full contents available upon request to the publisher).