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Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology
| Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology |
| Autore | Leopold Luna B |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newburyport, : Dover Publications, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (740 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.3/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WolmanM. Gordon
MillerJohn P |
| Collana | Dover Earth Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Physical geography
Rivers Geography Earth & Environmental Sciences Physical Geography |
| ISBN |
9780486139739
0486139735 9781621986553 1621986551 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
DOVER SCIENCE BOOKS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Table of Contents; Part I - THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE; Chapter 1 - The Changing Scene; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - Geomorphology and the Field Problem; Introduction; A Mountain Block in a Semiarid Climate; A Meandering River Cut into Bedrock; Benches along a Sea Coast; REFERENCE; Part II - PROCESS AND FORM; Chapter 3 - Climate and Denudational Processes; Introduction: Processes of Upbuilding and of Downwasting; Characteristics and Classification of Processes; Erodibility; Morphogenetic Regions
Interaction of Vegetation, Runoff, and Sediment Yield: An ExampleEffective Climate in Geomorphology; The Annual Water Budget; Distribution of Total Water Supply; Frequency Distribution of Climatic Events; Streamflow Fluctuation; Flood Frequency; The Frequency Concept and Geomorphic Processes; Landforms in Relation to Frequency of Climatic Events; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 - Weathering; Rocks and Water-the Components of Weathering; Materials Subject to Weathering; Composition of Rain and Snow in Relation to Weathering; Mineral-Water Reactions Products of Chemical Weathering and Some Determining FactorsProducts of Weathering-Clay Minerals; Effects of Removal by Erosion; Effects of Weathering Sequence; Effects of Transport of Materials; Effects of Precipitation and Temperature; Organic Matter; Processes of Physical Weathering; Products of Physical Weathering; Rates of Weathering; Soils-Introduction; Factors That Affect Soil Formation; Precipitation; Parent Material; Topography; Biologic Factors; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 - The Drainage Basin as a Geomorphic Unit; Numbers, Lengths, and Orders of Stream Channels Drainage Density and TextureDescription of the Drainage Basin in Cross Section; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 - Water and Sediment in Channels; Introduction; Forces Acting in Channels; Velocity and Its Distribution; Factors Controlling Flow Velocity; Energy Losses in Streamflow; Measurement of Velocity and Discharge; The Debris Load of Rivers: Introduction; The Nature of Fluid Force and Its Relation to Debris Movement; Bed Load and Suspended Load; Computation of Sediment Load; Measurement of Sediment Load; The Stream Bed and Its Description; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 - Channel Form and Process Shape of the ChannelRiffles and Bars; Variation of Hydraulic Characteristics at a Given Cross Section; River-bed Scour During Floods; Variation of Hydraulic Characteristics in a Downstream Direction; Longitudinal Profile of the River Channel; Observations on Introduced Base Level; Equilibrium, River Profiles, and Channel Geometry; Channel Pattern: Introduction; Straight Channels; Braided Channels; Geometry of Meanders; Flow in Meanders; Initiation and Development of Meanders; Meandering Valleys; The River Flood Plain: Introduction; Floods and the Flood Plain; Flood Plain Formation; REFERENCES Chapter 8 - Hillslope Characteristics and Processes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911007083003321 |
Leopold Luna B
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| Newburyport, : Dover Publications, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why Do Puddles Disappear? : Noticing Forms of Water
| Why Do Puddles Disappear? : Noticing Forms of Water |
| Autore | Rustad Martha E. H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lerner |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (24 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 551.3/5 |
| ISBN | 1-5124-4596-7 |
| Formato | Musica  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Why Do Puddles Disappear? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155699803321 |
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Rustad Martha E. H.
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