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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810876603321

Titolo

Sediment cascades : an integrated approach / / edited by Tim Burt, Robert Allison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2010

ISBN

1-282-68999-1

9786612689994

0-470-68287-6

0-470-68286-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (483 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BurtT. P

AllisonR. J (Robert J.)

Disciplina

627/.122

Soggetti

Sediment transport

Sedimentation and deposition

Sediments (Geology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



relevance both to landscape management and landform development. Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach begins with an explanation of the need for an integrated approach to sed