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Fluvial geomorphology is the study of the erosional and depositional processes of rivers and the resulting sediments and landforms. This work covers this topic.
List of contents
List of Contributors.
I - BACKGROUND.
1. Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology: Problem Statement and Recent Practice.
II - THE TEMPORAL FRAMEWORK : DATING AND ASSESSINNG GEOMORPHOLOGICAL TRENDS.
2. Surficial Geologic Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology.
3. Archeology and Human Artifacts.
4. Using Historical Data in Fluvial Geomorphology.
III - THE SPATIAL FRAMEWORK: EMPHASIZING SPATIAL STRUCTURE AND NESTED CHARACTER OF FLUVIAL FORMS.
5. Systems approach in fluvial Geomorphology.
6. Analysis of Aerial Photography and Other Remotely Sensed Data.
7. Geomorphic Classification of Rivers and Streams.
8. Modelling Catchment Processes.
IV - CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE: DATING, EMPHASIZING SPATIAL STRUCTURE AND FLUVIAL PROCESSES.
9. Radiogenic and Isotopic Methods for the Direct Dating and of Fluvial Sediments.
10. Vegetation as a Tool in the Interpretation of Fluvial Geomorphic Processes and Landforms in Humid Temperate Areas
V - ANALYSIS OF PROCESSES AND FORMS: WATER AND SEDIMENT INTERACTIONS.
11. Measurement and Analysis of Alluvial Channel Form.
12. Flow Measurement and Characterization.
13. Bed Sediment Measurement.
14. Use of Tracers in Fluvial Geomorphology.
15. Sediment Transport.
16. Sediment Budgets as an Organizing Framework in Fluvial Geomorphology.
VI - DISCRIMINATING, SIMULATING AND MODELING PROCESSES AND TRENDS.
17. Models in Fluvial Geomorphology.
18. Flow and Sediment-Transport Modeling.
19. Numerical Modeling of Alluvial Landforms.
20. Statistical and Fluvial Geomorphology.
VII - CONCLUSION : APPLYING THE TOOLS.
21. Integrating Geomorphological Tools in Ecological and Management Studies.
Index.
