ENGLISH

Principles of Geomorphology

By Thornbury William D

Book information

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Year
1954
ISBN
0471861901
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14344695 bytes)
Edition
10
Pages
618\317
Topic
Geography
Time added
2019-11-18 06:41:13
Geomorphology

Description

1 Backgrounds of Geomorphology 1 2 Some Fundamental Concepts 16 3 An Analysis of the Geomorphic Processes 34 4 Weathering, Soil processes, and Mass-Wasting 68 5 The Fluvial Geomorphic Cycle 99 6 Complications of the Fluvial Cycle 142 7 Stream Deposition 164 8 The Peneplain Concept 177 9 Topography on Domal and Folded Structures 208 10 Topography upon Faulted Structures 243 11 The Arid Cycle 276 12 Eolian Land Forms299 13 Karst Topography 316 14 Types and Characteristics of Glaciers 354 15 Mountain Glaciation 367 16 Ice Caps and Their Topographic Effects384 17 Geomorphology of Coasts 427 18 Topography of the Ocean Floors 459 19 Land Forms Resulting from Volcanism 488 20 Pseudovolcanic Features 515 21 Tools of the Geomorphologist 523 22 Applied Geomorphology 553 Author Index 591 Subject Index 597

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