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Rocks And Landforms
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Author : John Gerrard
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Rocks And Landforms written by John Gerrard and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
Geomorphology can be defined simply as the study of landforms. Landforms are the result of the interaction between what Ritter (1978) has called the driving and resisting forces. The driving forces or processes are the methods by which energy is exerted on earth materials and include both surface, geomorphological or exogenous processes and subsurface, geological or endogenous processes. The resisting forces are the surface materials with their inherent resistances determined by a complex combination of rock properties. Stated in these simple terms it would be expected that both sides of the equation be given equal weight in syntheses of landform evolution. However, this has not been the case. Until about the 1950s, geomorphology was mainly descriptive and concerned with producing time-dependent models of landscape evolution. Although the form of the land was the main focus, there was little detailed mention of process and scant attention to the properties of surface materials. There were, of course, exceptions. In the late 19th century G.K. Gilbert was stressing the equilibrium between landforms and processes. Many hydrologists were examining the detailed workings of river 'systems and drainage basins, culminating in the classic paper of Horton (1945).
Landforms And Geology Of Granite Terrains
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Author : Charles Rowland Twidale
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2005-05-26
Landforms And Geology Of Granite Terrains written by Charles Rowland Twidale and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05-26 with Science categories.
Granite is exposed over more than 15% of the continents, implying that its significance to the Earth’s surface is comparable to that of the carbonates. Landforms and Geology of Granite Terrains is devoted to this phenomenon and provides a comprehensive explanation of the landforms and landscapes developed on granitic rocks and forms. Whereas existing literature in the field predominantly deals with karst landscapes, this book is specifically focussed on granitic terrains. Landforms and Geology of Granite Terrains provides detailed considerations of the forms, major and minor, well-known and not so familiar granitic terrains, developed over large areas of the continents. It comprises interpretations which are of general significance in the analysis and understanding of the landscape and includes many theories in the context of granite landforms. The importance of structure, including crystal stresses, and the value of etching of subsurface initiation, multi-stages or two-stages development, neotectonic forms, solution forms is emphasized as well as the antiquity of some forms and surfaces (inherited forms). Morphogenetic forms are placed in perspective and comparison is made with similar forms in other rock types. This work is intended for geologists, geomorphologists, geographers and mining engineers and can serve both as a practical guide for professionals and as a textbook for university courses. Author, location and subject indices are included.
Granite Landforms
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Author : C.R. Twidale
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2012-12-02
Granite Landforms written by C.R. Twidale and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-02 with Science categories.
Granite Landforms provides a systematic, coherent, and comprehensive account and analysis of granite landforms. It examines granite forms and their genesis; the morphology of granite exposures; the nature of the materials from which granitic rocks have evolved; and the weathering processes near the Earth’s surface. It also describes major landforms and assemblages, as well as the minor features that have evolved on the major hosts. Organized into four parts encompassing 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of granite, including their characteristics, occurrences, and composition. It then discusses the factors that influence the weathering of granitic rocks and considers boulders and inselbergs, the all-slopes topography in granite, granite plains and rock basins, granite forms associated with steep slopes, and scarp foot depressions. The reader is also introduced to the piedmont angle, grooves or flutings, caves and tafoni, split rocks, cracked blocks and plates, and the role of climate in the development of landforms on granitic outcrops. Geologists, geomorphologists, geology students, and anyone interested in geology will find this book extremely useful.
Rock Time And Landforms
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Author : Jerome Wyckoff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Rock Time And Landforms written by Jerome Wyckoff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Science categories.
Geology
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Author : April Chloe Terrazas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-09-20
Geology written by April Chloe Terrazas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-20 with Geochemistry categories.
Introduces readers to the geologic cycle, the rock cycle, earth composition, landforms, and the water cycle.
Geology Rocks Minerals And Landforms
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Author : Jack Fleming
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2018-09-23
Geology Rocks Minerals And Landforms written by Jack Fleming and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-23 with Education categories.
GEOLOGY: Rocks, Minerals, and Landforms are written to have the reader develop a well-rounded knowledge of geology. This book includes interesting facts and topics such as volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, deserts, glaciers, geologic discoveries, crystals, fossils, energy, a career path in geology, experiments, activities, geology merit badge requirements, and much more. This book is designed for all levels of interest, including parents, teachers, students, badge counselors, and hobby enthusiast. This is a great book for your library and a great reference source. This book contains many photographs, diagrams, and charts. We highly recommend this book which will soon become a best seller. Please write a friendly review for us. Thank you - Jack
Erosion And Weathering
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Author : Willa Dee
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2014-01-01
Erosion And Weathering written by Willa Dee and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Rocks break down through the processes of erosion and weathering. Readers will learn through graphic organizers and simple, at-level text what causes erosion and weathering, and how this process is part of the rock cycle. Chapters explore topics such as how erosion and weathering create landforms and form sediment. The human role in erosion and weathering is also explained: both how human actions can exacerbate these processes and steps people take to slow them down. Videos, photographs, and graphic organizers create an enhanced experience in the interactive eBook version. These features supplement the print version with additional high-interest information.
Geology And Plant Life
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Author : Arthur R. Kruckeberg
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2004
Geology And Plant Life written by Arthur R. Kruckeberg and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Science categories.
Before any other influences began to fashion life and its lavish diversity, geological events created the initial environments--both physical and chemical--for the evolutionary drama that followed. Drawing on case histories from around the world, Arthur Kruckeberg demonstrates the role of landforms and rock types in producing the unique geographical distributions of plants and in stimulating evolutionary diversification. His examples range throughout the rich and heterogeneous tapestry of the earth's surface: the dramatic variations of mountainous topography, the undulating ground and crevices of level limestone karst, and the subtle realm of sand dunes. He describes the ongoing evolutionary consequences of the geology-plant interface and the often underestimated role of geology in shaping climate. Kruckeberg explores the fundamental connection between plants and geology, including the historical roots of geobotany, the reciprocal relations between geology and other environmental influences, geomorphology and its connection with plant life, lithology as a potent selective agent for plants, and the physical and biological influences of soils. Special emphasis is given to the responses of plants to exceptional rock types and their soils--serpentines, limestones, and other azonal (exceptional) substrates. Edaphic ecology, especially of serpentines, has been his specialty for years. Kruckeberg's research fills a significant gap in the field of environmental science by connecting the conventionally separated disciplines of the physical and biological sciences. Geology and Plant Life is the result of more than forty years of research into the question of why certain plants grow on certain soils and certain terrain structures, and what happens when this relationship is disrupted by human agents. It will be useful to a wide spectrum of professionals in the natural sciences: plant ecologists, paleobiologists, climatologists, soil scientists, geologists, geographers, and conservation scientists, as well as serious amateurs in natural history.
Rock Weathering And Landform Evolution
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Author : D. A. Robinson
language : en
Publisher: British Geomorphological Resea
Release Date : 1994-12-05
Rock Weathering And Landform Evolution written by D. A. Robinson and has been published by British Geomorphological Resea this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-12-05 with Science categories.
Rock Weathering and Landform Evolution brings together a series of important studies on rock weathering by leading researchers, and illustrates the diversity of approaches and techniques that are currently being used by geomorphologists to study weathering processes and responses. The book commences with a number of research studies and review chapters on weathering processes and weathered products. This is followed by several discussions of the weathering of cut or dressed rock in urban and coastal environments. Contributors then examine the application of weathering and weathering rates to the dating of deposits or rock surfaces. The final section of the book comprises studies of the relationship between weathering and landforms in a variety of climatic environments. The contributions included in this book cover a wide range of topics and demonstrate the many advances that are being made by researchers investigating rock weathering. Some of the studies deal with state-of-the-art technology, others the very traditional geomorphological skills of observation and deductive reasoning, backed up as necessary by statistical analysis. This volume is the first collection of papers on weathering published for many years, and provides a wealth of information not just to geomorphologists but also to geologists, engineers, architects and archaeologists.
New Zealand Rocks Landforms
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
New Zealand Rocks Landforms written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Geomorphology categories.
Introduces some different landforms found in New Zealand, and explains the natural processes which create and change them. Suggested level: junior, primary.