Fluvial processes in geomorphology
Title:
Fluvial processes in geomorphology
Author:
Leopold, Luna B. (Luna Bergere), 1915-2006.
ISBN:
9780486139739
9781621986553
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Edition:
Dover ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Dover Publications, 1995.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 522 p.) : ill., maps.
General Note:
"An unabridged and unaltered republication of the work first published by W.H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco, in 1964"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
The changing scene -- Geomorphology and the field problem -- Climate and denudational processes -- Weathering -- The drainage basin as a geomorphic unit -- Water and sediment in channels -- Channel form and process -- Hillslope characteristics and processes -- Geochronology -- Drainage pattern evolution -- Channel changes with time -- Evolution of hillslopes -- Conversion of units and equivalents -- Symbols and nomenclature.
Abstract:
A pioneering study of landform development under processes associated with running water, this text encompasses both field and laboratory research. Topics include the landscapes of mountains, rivers, and seacoasts; studies of weathering, climate, and erosion; and coverage of geochronology, drainage patterns, channel changes, and the evolution of hill slopes. 1964 edition.
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Electronic Access:
Knovel http://app.knovel.com/web/toc.v/cid:kpFPG00007