Periglacial Processes And Environments
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Geocryology
Author | : Albert Lincoln Washburn |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2013-11-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 193284628X |
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This book, originally published in 1980, provides a comprehensive overview of frost-action and mass-wasting processes and their effects, present and past. As warming of permafrost is becoming an increasingly important component of global climate change research, this text is also of increasing relevance. Geocryology is included in the title to emphasize the pervasive influence of ice and its phase changes in these processes. This book is neither a formal text nor a reference manual but something of both and a guide to the enormous literature. The text is illustrated with over 200 photographs and diagrams. The following topics are covered: Environmental factors, frozen ground, general frost-action processes, some periglacial forms, mass-wasting processes and forms, nivation, slopewash, fluvial action, lacrustine and marine action, wind action, thermokarst, environmental overview and environmental reconstructions. L. Washburn was the first executive director of the Arctic Institute of North America. He dedicated his life to fieldwork and the intensive study of the Arctic and Polar Regions in general, focusing on glacial and periglacial environments and Quaternary history of the earth. Dr. Washburn was Professor Emeritus in the department of Geological Sciences and the Quaternary Research Center at the University of Washington, and former Director of its Quaternary Research Center. He was deeply involved in the establishment of the journal Arctic and was founder and former Editor of Quaternary Research.
The Periglacial Environment
Author | : Hugh M. French |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 2017-10-27 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781119132790 |
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The Periglacial Environment, Fourth Edition, is an authoritative overview of the world’s cold, non-glacial environments. First published in 1976 and subsequently revised in 1996 and 2007, the text has been the international standard for nearly 40 years. The Fourth Edition continues to be a personal interpretation of the frost-induced conditions, geomorphic processes and landforms that characterize periglacial environments. Part One discusses the periglacial concept and describes the typical climates and ecosystems that are involved. Part Two describes the geocryology (permafrost science) associated with frozen ground. Part Three outlines the weathering and geomorphic processes associated with cold-climate conditions. Part Four provides insight into the periglacial environments of the Quaternary, especially the Late Pleistocene. Part Five describes some of the problems associated with human occupancy in regions that experience frozen ground and cold-climate conditions. Extensively revised and updated Written by an expert with over 50 years of field research Draws upon the author’s personal experience from Northern Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Tibet, Antarctica, Svalbard, Scandinavia, southern South America, Western Europe and eastern North America This book is an invaluable reference for advanced undergraduates in geography, geology, earth sciences and environmental sciences programs, and to resource managers and geotechnical engineers interested in cold regions.
Periglacial Processes and Environments
Author | : Albert Lincoln Washburn |
Publsiher | : London : E. Arnold |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : UCSD:31822013106448 |
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Periglacial Geomorphology
Author | : Colin K. Ballantyne |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 2018-01-16 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781405100069 |
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Periglacial Processes and Environments
Author | : A. Washburn |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1973-06 |
Genre | : Glacial landforms |
ISBN | : 031260095X |
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Periglacial and Paraglacial Processes and Environments
Author | : Jasper Knight,Stephan Harrison |
Publsiher | : Geological Society of London |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1862392811 |
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Periglacial and paraglacial environments, located outside ice sheet margins but responding to similar climate forcings, are key to identifying climate change effects upon the Earth system. These environments are relicts of cold Earth processes and so are most sensitive to global warming. Changes in the distribution and thickness of permafrost in continental interiors have implications for ecosystem and landscape stability. Periglacial Alpine environments are experiencing increased rockfall and mass movement, leading to rock glacier instability and sediment release to downstream rivers. In turn, these landscape effects impact on natural hazards and human activities in these sensitive and geologically transient environments.
The Periglacial Environment
Author | : Troy L. Pewe |
Publsiher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 481 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780773593633 |
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Periglacial Processes and Landforms in Britain and Ireland
Author | : John Boardman |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2011-04-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0521169127 |
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This 1987 book examines the intimate link between periglacial geomorphology and the fluctuating climates of the Quaternary Period in the British Isles. In the last two million years, ice sheets have covered northern Britain several times. In the south, at the limit of the glaciation, intense frost action and the formation of permafrost have influenced past and present landscapes. The first part of the book looks at areas of the world that have climates similar to periglacial Britain: Scandinavia, the Canadian Arctic, and alpine regions. Contributors then present data on periglacial landforms in the British Isles. Topics discussed include the periglaciation of upland Britain, ground ice depressions, and pingo remnants. The regions surveyed stretch from northern Scotland to the Isles of Scilly. The contributions are based on a conference held in late 1985 under the sponsorship of the International Geographical Union and the Quaternary Research Association of the United Kingdom.