Hillslope Form and Process

Klappentext This book looks at hillslopes and studies process mechanisms and rates that have become sufficiently numerous to allow a systematic study of them. Zusammenfassung Hillslopes occupy most the landscape. Studies of process mechanisms and rates have become sufficiently numerous to allow a systematic study of slopes. Only by making a synthesis of quantitative process studies and relating them to the development of slope forms can the shape of the landscape be understood and the separate effects of lithology and climate assessed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Geomorphic systems and models; 2. Starting points: systems of reference; Part I. Force and Resistance: 3. Force: sources of energy for debris transport; 4. Resistance; Part II. Process: The Interaction of Force and Resistance: 5. Process: introduction; 6. Instability processes in rock masses; 7. Instability in soil masses; 8. Surface water erosion; 9. Sub-surface water erosion; 10. Soil creep; part III. Form: comparison of Real Forms with Process-Response Models: 11. Humid temperate areas; 12. The periglacial landscape; 13. Semi-arid and arid landscapes; 14. Tropical landforms; Part IV. Synthesis: 15. Slope profiles; 16. Slopes in drainage basins; Appendices.

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• Authors: Carson, M. A. Carson, M. A. Kirkby Carson, M.a. Kirkby Carson, Michael Anthony Kirkby Carson, M. J. Kirkby
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521109116
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10911-6
• No. of pages: 484
• Series: Cambridge Geographical Studies
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography