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Introduction to Geomorphology
About this book
The study of landforms is becoming increasingly scientific. This book, first published in 1971, attempts to do justice to the work done in the last few decades, but strives to avoid a too uncritical acceptance of contemporary trends. The author first examines the fundamental characteristics and basic postulates of geomorphology. He then seeks to define the systematic stages through which the study of the landforms of a given area might proceed. Examples are drawn from a wide geographical range with emphasis on presenting examples of actual observations and measurements. The final section presents concise descriptions of simple and inexpensive methods of acquiring field data in landform study.
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Subject Index
Ablation, 122, 295; gradient, 321
Abney level, 402
Abrasion, 174, 176, 261, 264, 270; solution, 263
Accretion, 236, 238-9, 242, 246, 281, 354
Accretion rates, 321; estuaries, 159
Accumulation, 168; rates, 44
Acid crystalline rocks, 146, 190, 195
Acid environment, 290-1
Acid reaction, 161
Acidity, 142, 144-5, 146
Adsorption, 142, 222
Aerobic conditions, 145, 161
African cycle, 84
Aggradation, 277, 297-8, 372
Air photos, xiv, 246, 272, 273, 335
Alders, 252
Alectoria miniscula, 333
Algae, 159, 164, 194, 233, 290, 339
Alkaline environment, 291
Alkalinity, 145
Alleröd, 330
Allogenic streams, 115, 367, 369
Alluvial, channels, 117; deposits, 131, 345, 361; fans, 228, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262-3, 267, 275, 281, 299, 311, 339, 360-1, 400; plains, 230, 388
Alluviation, 229, 363, 387-9, 392, 400
Alluvium, 117, 174, 227, 260, 263, 363
Altiplanation, 53
Altitude, 45, 47, 57, 91-2, 123, 125, 157, 158, 253, 298-301, 341, 367
Alumina, 145, 147, 164, 222, 288-91
Aluminium, 141, 146, 231
Amphibole, 144
Amphritriie ornata, 152
Anaerobic, ...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- I. Definitions, nature and basic postulates
- II. Landforms and structure
- III. Physical, chemical and biological basis of geomorphological processes
- IV. Inter-relationships between processes and landforms
- V. Landforms and time
- Appendix: Some simple methods of field measurement
- Selected Bibliography
- Indexes
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