Glacial Geology

Matthew M. Bennett 지음

Wiley 2011년 09월 20일 출간

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The new Second Edition of Glacial Geology provides a modern, comprehensive summary of glacial geology and geomorphology. It is has been thoroughly revised and updated from the original First Edition. This book will appeal to all students interested in the landforms and sediments that make up glacial landscapes.The aim of the book is to outline glacial landforms and sediments and to provide the reader with the tools required to interpret glacial landscapes. It describes how glaciers work and how the processes of glacial erosion and deposition which operate within them are recorded in the glacial landscape.The Second Edition is presented in the same clear and concise format as the First Edition, providing detailed explanations that are not cluttered with unnecessary detail. Additions include a new chapter on Glaciations around the Globe, demonstrating the range of glacial environments present on Earth today and a new chapter on Palaeoglaciology, explaining how glacial landforms and sediments are used in ice-sheet reconstructions. Like the original book, text boxes are used throughout to explain key concepts and to introduce students to case study material from the glacial literature. Newly updated sections on Further Reading are also included at the end of each chapter to point the reader towards key references. The book is illustrated throughout with colour photographs and illustrations.

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Preface ixAcknowledgements xiIllustrations xiiiChapter 1: Introduction 11.1 What is Glacial Geology and Why is it Important? 11.2 The Aim and Structure of this Book 6Chapter 2: Glaciations Around The Globe 72.1 The Antarctic Ice Sheet 72.2 Greenland in the Greenhouse 152.3 Southern Hemisphere Temperate Glaciers: Patagonia and New Zealand 172.4 Northern Hemisphere Temperate Glaciers: Alaska and Iceland 212.5 High-Altitude Glaciers: The Himalaya 222.6 Tropical Glaciers: The Cordillera Blanca, Peru 262.7 Arctic Polythermal Glaciers 292.8 Summary 33Suggested Reading 33Chapter 3: Mass Balance and the Mechanisms of Ice Flow 413.1 Annual Mass Balance 413.2 The Mass Balance Gradient: The Glacial Driving Mechanism 443.3 Mechanisms of Ice Flow 473.4 The Principles of Basal Thermal Regime 553.5 Patterns and Rates of Ice Flow 633.6 Glacier Response to Climate Change 693.7 Summary 76Suggested Reading 76Chapter 4: Glacier Hydrology 814.1 Glacier Hydrology 814.2 Sources of Glacial Meltwater 824.3 Storage of Water in Glaciers 834.4 Methods of Studying Glacier Hydrology 844.5 Glacier Hydrological Systems 864.6 Subglacial Water Pressure 904.7 Discharge Fluctuations 974.8 Glacial Meltwater Erosion 1024.9 Summary 104Suggested Reading 104Chapter 5: The Processes of Glacial Erosion 1095.1 Glacial Abrasion 1095.2 Glacial Quarrying 1175.3 Estimating Rates of Glacial Erosion 1255.4 Patterns of Glacial Erosion 1285.5 Summary 131Suggested Reading 131Chapter 6: Landforms of Glacial Erosion 1356.1 Microscale Features of Glacial Erosion 1356.2 Mesoscale Features of Glacial Erosion 1476.3 Macroscale Features of Glacial Erosion 1576.4 Landscapes of Glacial Erosion 1746.5 Summary 179Suggested Reading 179Chapter 7: Glacial Debris Entrainment and Transport 1857.1 High-Level Debris Transport 1857.2 D

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"The book is written in an accessible manner and well-illustrated; undergraduate students will thus embrace it as a first resource." (Experimental Agriculture, 2010)

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저자(글) Matthew M. Bennett