Mid-Latitude Slope Deposits (Cover Beds)

Mid-Latitude Slope Deposits (Cover Beds), Second Edition focuses on widespread deposits and discusses their properties, genesis and age in subdued mountains of Central Europe, where to date most research on the matter has been conducted. The ecological consequences of such slope deposits on soils, slope water dynamics, and slope failures are addressed. Finally, transfer of the cover-bed concept to other mid-latitude regions is attempted for the reconstruction of landscape evolution. This unique compilation, covering several decades of a facies-oriented approach to slope-deposit research delivers deep insights into the wide field of research on cover beds and encourages researchers all over the world. This is a valuable resource for students, academics and researchers in geomorphology, quaternary sciences, pedology, hydrology, and sedimentology.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Subdued mountains of Central Europe
3. Cover beds with interbedded/intercalated loess-like slope deposits
4. Influence of cover beds on soils
5. Influence of cover beds on slope hydrology
6. Geotechnical properties of periglacial cover beds
7. Transferring the concept of cover beds
8. Laser granulometry of cover beds and separating process regimes by end-member modelling
9. Relative dating with cover beds
10. Provenance of cover-bed eolian matter using U-Pb dating of detrital zircons
11. Conclusions

Product details

• Assisted by: Kleber Arno (Editor), Terhorst Birgit (Editor)
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.04.2024
• EAN: 9780323960038
• ISBN: 978-0-323-96003-8
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, The environment, Environmental Economics, Science / Environmental Science, Environmental science, engineering and technology