Call number:
9/M 07.0421(440)
In:
Geological Society Special Publication
Description / Table of Contents:
Abstract
Alluvial and fluvial fans are the most widespread depositional landform bordering the margins of highland regions and actively subsiding continental basins, across a broad spectrum of tectonic and climatic settings. They are significant to the local morphodynamics of mountain regions and also to the evolution of sediment-routing systems, affecting the propagation and preservation of stratigraphic signals of environmental change over vast areas.
The volume presents case studies discussing the geology and geomorphology of alluvial and fluvial fans from both active systems and ancient ones preserved in the stratigraphic record. It brings together case studies from a range of continents, climatic and tectonic settings, some introducing innovative monitoring and analysis techniques, and it provides an overview of current debates in the field.
This volume will be of particular interest to geologists, geomorphologists, sedimentologists and the general reader with an interest in Earth science.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
353 Seiten
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Illustationen, farbige Abbildungen
ISBN:
978-1-78620-267-3
Series Statement:
Geological Society Special Publication 440
URL:
http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/440/1
URL:
http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/specpubgsl/440/1.toc.pdf
Classification:
Geography and Geomorphology
Language:
English
Location:
Reading room
Branch Library:
GFZ Library