Lakes of the World with Google Earth : Understanding our Environment / / by Anja M. Scheffers, Dieter H. Kelletat |
Autore | Scheffers Anja M |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 293 p. 404 illus., 270 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 910.02 |
Collana | Coastal Research Library |
Soggetto topico |
Marine sciences
Freshwater Physical geography Water Science education Marine & Freshwater Sciences Physical Geography Water, general Science Education |
ISBN | 3-319-29617-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: General approach, and a short look at the diversity of lakes -- 2. Important pre-requisites for the existence of lakes: Basin and depression forming processes -- 3. Swamps, bogs and other wetlands -- 4. Saline lakes and saltpans -- 5. Lakes adapted to landscapes and climate -- 6. Epilogue: History and future of lakes in times of climate change and rising World population -- Index. . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254138703321 |
Scheffers Anja M
![]() |
||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Landforms of the World with Google Earth : Understanding our Environment / / by Anja M. Scheffers, Simon M. May, Dieter H. Kelletat |
Autore | Scheffers Anja M |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
Disciplina |
551.45/7
551.457 |
Soggetto topico |
Geomorphology
Physical geography Earth System Sciences |
ISBN | 94-017-9713-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I – Introduction -- 1. Shaping the Surface of Earth – Geomorphology in a Nutshell.- Part II – Endogenic Forms and Processes.- 2. Volcanic Landforms.- 3. Igneous Intrusive Landforms.- 4. Tectonic Landforms.- Part III – Exogenic Forms and Processes.- 5. Impacts Craters.- 6. Physical and Chemical Weathering.- 7. Karst landscapes – topographies sculptured by dissolution of rock -- 8. Mass Movements – landforms shaped under the force of gravity -- 9. Forms by Flowing Water (Fluvial Features) -- 10. Planar Forms and Plain Forming Processes: Pediments/Glacis, and Peneplains (with Inselbergs) -- 11. Forms by Wind (or: Aeolian Processes): Deflation and Dunes -- 12. Glacier Ice and its Domain.- 13. Frost and Permafrost as Morphological Agents (or: the Periglacial Domain) -- Part IV – Epilogue – Transformation of the Earth´s Surface by Man (Anthropogenic Forms) -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299456203321 |
Scheffers Anja M
![]() |
||
Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|