Past Glacial Environments
- 2nd Edition - November 28, 2017
- Editors: John Menzies, Jaap van der Meer
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 0 5 2 4 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 0 5 2 5 - 5
Past Glacial Environments, Second Edition, presents a revised and updated version of the very successful first edition of Menzies’ book, covering a breadth of topics with a focus o… Read more
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Request a sales quotePast Glacial Environments, Second Edition, presents a revised and updated version of the very successful first edition of Menzies’ book, covering a breadth of topics with a focus on the recognition and analysis of former glacial environments, including the pre-Quaternary glaciations.
The book is made up of chapters written by various geological experts from across the world, with the editor’s expertise and experience bringing the chapters together. This new and updated volume includes at least 45% new material, along with five new chapters that include a section on techniques and methods.
Additionally, this new edition is presented in full color and features a large collection of photographs, line diagrams, and tables with examples of glacial environments and landscapes that are drawn from a worldwide perspective.
Informative knowledge boxes and case studies are included, helping users better understand critical issues and ideas.
- Provides the most complete reference concerning the study of glacial processes and their geological, sedimentological, and geomorphological products
- Comprised of chapters written by various geological experts from across the world
- Includes specific case studies to alert readers to important ideas and issues
- Uses text boxes throughout to explain key concepts from glacial literature
- Presents full color photographs, line diagrams, and tables throughout
Glacial geomorphologists, geologists, geographers and earth scientists. Postgraduate students of glacial geomorphology, geology and geography
1. Introduction
Part I The Pre-Quaternary
2. Pre-Cambrian Glaciations and Chronology
3. Ordovician & Permo-Carboniferous Glaciations and Chronology
Part II The Quaternary
4. Quaternary Glaciations and Chronology
Part III Glacial processes
5. Subglacial Processes
6. Supraglacial Processes
7. Proglacial Processes
8. Glaciomarine Environments
9. Glacioaeolian Environments
10. Glaciolacustrine Environments
11. Glaciovolcanism
12. Glacial Stratigraphy and Lithofacies
13. Micromorphology and microtomography
14. Glaciohydrogeology
15. Glaciotectonics
16. GIS and the Glacial Environments
17. Periglacial Processes in Glacial Environments
18. Climate Change and Sea Level
Part IV Techniques and Methods
19. Palaeosols
20. Ice Sheet and Glacier Modelling
21. Geochronology
22. Geotechnical aspects of glacial sediments
23. Drift Prospecting in Glaciated terrains
Part V
24. Problems and Perspectives
- No. of pages: 858
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: November 28, 2017
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780081005248
- eBook ISBN: 9780081005255
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