Process Geomorphology
Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S. (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 1. January 1995
Book
Hardback
544 pages
978-0-697-07632-8 (ISBN)
Description
A study of the processes that form the landscape of the earth. The text is mainly orientated to geomorphology courses and is intended for students of geology, earth science and geography. This new edition provides increased coverage of planetary geomorphology, and puts greater emphasis on tectonic geomorphology.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Dubuque, IA
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations, photographs, colour plates
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Weight
1480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-697-07632-8 (9780697076328)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Author
Bucknell University, USA
University of Nevada, Research Institute, USA
Content
Process geomorphology; climate and internal forces; chemical weathering and soils; physical weathering, mass movement and slopes; the drainage basin - development, mormometry and hydrology; fluvial processes; fluvial landforms; wind processes and landforms; glaciers and glacial mechanics; glacial erosion, deposition at landforms; periglacial processes and landforms; Karst - processes and landforms; coastal zones - processes and landforms.