A practical guide to the study of glacial sediments / / edited by David J.A. Evans and Douglas I. Benn

• Pubblicazione: London, : Arnold, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.79
• Soggetto topico: Drift; Sedimentology; Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary; Geology - Fieldwork
• Altri autori: EvansDavid J. A BennDouglas I
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Book title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Figure Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction and rationale; Chapter 2 Facies description and the logging of sedimentary exposures; Chapter 3 The size of sedimentary particles; Chapter 4 Clast morphology; Chapter 5 Macrofabric; Chapter 6 Micro-scale features and structures; Chapter 7 Particle lithology (or mineral and geochemical analysis); Chapter 8 Engineering properties; Chapter 9 The research project - a case study of Quaternary glacial sediments; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Sediments are the most valuable form of physical evidence for past Earth surface processes. They have the potential to build up an archive of events and provide a window into the past. Through careful examination of sediments the shifting patterns of surface processes across space and time are revealed, allowing us to reconstruct past evironments and environmental change. A Practical Guide to the Study of Glacial Sediments is a guide to the standard techniques employed to read the sedimentary record of former glaciers and ice sheets. It demonstrates that the often complex and fragmentary glaci
• Titolo autorizzato: A practical guide to the study of glacial sediments
• ISBN: 0-203-78348-4; 1-282-66706-8; 9786612667060; 1-4441-1914-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828579803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II