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Titolo |
Sediment cascades [[electronic resource] ] : an integrated approach / / edited by Tim Burt, Robert Allison |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-68999-1 |
9786612689994 |
0-470-68287-6 |
0-470-68286-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (483 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BurtT. P |
AllisonR. J (Robert J.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sediment transport |
Sedimentation and deposition |
Sediments (Geology) |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Sediment Cascades in the Environment: An Integrated Approach; 2 Mountains and Montane Channels; 3 Landslides and Rockfalls; 4 Sediment Cascades in Active Landscapes; 5 Pacific Rim Steeplands; 6 Local Buffers to the Sediment Cascade: Debris Cones and Alluvial Fans; 7 Overland Flow and Soil Erosion; 8 Erosional Processes and Sediment Transport in Upland Mires; 9 Gravel-Bed Rivers; 10 The Fine-Sediment Cascade; 11 Streams, Valleys and Floodplains in the Sediment Cascade; 12 Lakes and Reservoirs in the Sediment Cascade |
13 Continental-Scale River Basins14 Estuaries; 15 The Continental Shelf and Continental Slope; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. Suitable for academic researchers, industry practitioners, research students and advanced level undergraduates, seeking detailed knowledge and an up-to-date review of the recent research literature. The emphasis is on contemporary sediment system dynamics with |
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