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Glaciers & glaciation / Douglas I. Benn and David J.A. Evans.
- Title
- Glaciers & glaciation / Douglas I. Benn and David J.A. Evans.
- Author
- Benn, Douglas I.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Arnold ; Wiley, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | GB2403.2 .B46 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Evans, David J. A.
- Description
- vii, 734 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 28 cm.
- Summary
- This comprehensively referenced text examines the nature, origin and behaviour of glacier systems, and the geological and geomorphological evidence for their former existence. It includes international case studies throughout.
- Alternative Title
- Glaciers and glaciation
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Lehrbuch
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [631]-716) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- pt. 1. Glaciers. 1. Glacier Systems. 2. Snow, Ice and Climate. 3. Glaciers and Meltwater. 4. Glacier Motion. 5. Subglacial Processes. 6. Supraglacial and Englacial Environments. 7. Terrestrial Ice-Marginal Environments. 8. Glacilacustrine and Glacimarine Environments -- pt. 2. Glaciation. 9. Erosional Forms and Landscapes. 10. Sediment Facies. 11. Sediment-Landform Associations. 12. Landsystems and Megageomorphology. App. I. Notations used in formulae -- App. II. Grain size scales.
- ISBN
- 0340584319 (pb)
- 0340653035 (hb)
- 0470236515 (Wiley)
- 0470236507 (Wiley)
- LCCN
- gb^98020878^
- OCLC
- 38329570
- SCSB-10041137
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library