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Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology
This excellent text is a pioneering work in the study of landform development under processes associated with running water. Its primary emphasis is on subjects that were the focus of the authors' studies in both field and laboratory. Part I deals with the process of change in the evolving landscape. Part II explores process and form, and Part III, the effects of time.
In Part I, the relation of geomorphology to field problems is analyzed in studies of a mountain block in a semiarid climate, a meandering river cut into bedrock, and benches along a sea coast. Part Two contains studies of weathering, climate, and such denudational processes as flooding and erosion. Here, too, are examinations of the drainage basin as a geomorphic unit, water and sediment in channels, channel form and process, and hillslope characteristics and processes.
In Part III, the authors cover geochronology, drainage pattern evolution, channel changes with time, and the evolution of hillslopes. Two appendixes will help readers convert units and equivalents, and identify symbols and nomenclature. 1964 edition.
In Part I, the relation of geomorphology to field problems is analyzed in studies of a mountain block in a semiarid climate, a meandering river cut into bedrock, and benches along a sea coast. Part Two contains studies of weathering, climate, and such denudational processes as flooding and erosion. Here, too, are examinations of the drainage basin as a geomorphic unit, water and sediment in channels, channel form and process, and hillslope characteristics and processes.
In Part III, the authors cover geochronology, drainage pattern evolution, channel changes with time, and the evolution of hillslopes. Two appendixes will help readers convert units and equivalents, and identify symbols and nomenclature. 1964 edition.
544 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1964
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October 24, 2022
Book 26 of 2022: Fluvial Process in Geomorphology (1995, Dover Press, 522 p.; re-publication of 1964 edition published by W.H. Freeman and Company)
I've been working on this book for several years...I started it in the middle of my efforts to boat the JW Powell route. I started reading it to gain an understanding of rivers and how they shape the land.
The book consists of 3 parts:
1. The relation of geomorphology to field problems (semiarid mountain blocks, meandering rivers, and seacoast benches).
2. Studies of weathering, climate, flooding, and erosion.
3. Geochronology and evolution of landscapes.
While this book is a classic of quantitative geomorphology, being published in 1964 (originally) makes it a bit out of date. Davisian models of landscape evolution are presented as accepted explanations; it is my understanding of modern geomorphology that they are not entirely correct (there is no linear progression in landscapes from young to old). There is still, however, enough standard content to make it a worthwhile reference.
Recommended.
I've been working on this book for several years...I started it in the middle of my efforts to boat the JW Powell route. I started reading it to gain an understanding of rivers and how they shape the land.
The book consists of 3 parts:
1. The relation of geomorphology to field problems (semiarid mountain blocks, meandering rivers, and seacoast benches).
2. Studies of weathering, climate, flooding, and erosion.
3. Geochronology and evolution of landscapes.
While this book is a classic of quantitative geomorphology, being published in 1964 (originally) makes it a bit out of date. Davisian models of landscape evolution are presented as accepted explanations; it is my understanding of modern geomorphology that they are not entirely correct (there is no linear progression in landscapes from young to old). There is still, however, enough standard content to make it a worthwhile reference.
Recommended.
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