| Description |
vii, 387 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1, The geological framework: Gross morphology and structure of the earth; Concepts of time; Global tectonics; Localized movements of the continental crust; Patterns of global relief and crustal mobility. -- Part 2, Subaerial denudation: The geometry and energetics of fluvially-eroded terrains; Weathering and the weathered mantle; Hillslopes; Streams; Rates and patterns of landscape evolution. -- Part 3, The role of ice: Modern ice-sheets and glaciers; Glacial erosion and deposition; Glacifluvial erosion and deposition; Periglacial forms and processes. -- Part 4, The role of the sea: Coastal processes; Sea-level changes; The evolution of coastal landforms |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 373-374 |
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Includes index |
| Subject |
Geomorphology.
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| LC no. |
76017095 |
| ISBN |
0582484294 |
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0582484308 (paperback) |
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