Geomorphology and geological surface processes

This book describes the geological setting of Iran throughout geological history, referring to paleogeography and general geodynamics.

This book honors the career of Professor Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch who was a pioneer and leader in the field of limnogeology since the 1980s.

This book presents an overview of the fluvial processes theory developed in the former USSR at Lomonosov Moscow State University for the last 50 years, following the famous manuscript by Professor Makkaveev in 1955.

This book presents selected research highlights from the Seventh Argentine Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies Congress, hosted at Puerto Madryn, Northern Patagonia, Argentina by the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies (AACYG).

This book presents (i) a comprehensive methodological approach in analyzing karst surface features using contemporary GIS tools of high resolution applied on a large study area and extensive dataset, (ii) a revision and evaluation of the existing concepts valid in the modern karst geomorphology, (iii) a detailed elaboration of overlooked and yet undefined karst surface features, and (iv) an innovation in the discussion on origin and evolution of karst surface features.

This book offers a unique and highly illustrated overview of the desert geomorphology of Iran.

This book documents and describes 32 natural caves from France and around the globe that have a width larger than 50 m, including data on the largest underground chamber in the world: Sarawak Chamber.

This book presents an overview of volcanic debris avalanche deposits, which are produced by partial volcanic edifice collapse, a catastrophic natural phenomenon.

This book describes famous geosites and historical localities in national parks and conservation areas from North America, East Africa, and Europe.

This book derives from observations of the contemporary built environment and its contradictions.

This book discusses Nevada in the context of the history of soil investigations; soil-forming factors; general soil regions; soil geomorphology; taxonomic structure of the soils; taxonomic soil regions; soil-forming processes; benchmark, endemic, rare, and endangered soils; and use of soils.

This heavily illustrated book contains descriptions and geologic interpretations of photographs (mostly aerial) illustrating the power and magnitude of repeated Ice Age flooding in the Pacific Northwest, as recently as 14,000 years ago.

This book discusses the striking geomorphological landscapes of mainland Norway.

This book documents the exploration and engineering history and potential of two submarine karst springs, Port Miou and Le Bestouan, from the 1970s until now.

These proceedings contain selected papers from the Special Symposium, organised by the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in October 2017.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Landscapes and Landforms of Switzerland.

This book offers an overview of recent literature on land degradation and its interrelationship with socio-economic development processes in the developing world.

This book gives a comprehensive view of the strengths and limits of the interdisciplinary methods that work together to form the geohistorical approach to geographical and geological sciences.

This book presents the geomorphological diversity of England and Wales.

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of geographic information systems and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, as presented by leading researchers and engineers at the 1st International Conference on Unmanned Aerial System in Geomatics (UASG), held in Roorkee, India on April 6-7, 2019.

This critical book focuses on the geomorphological landscapes of eastern Canada and provides a companion volume to "e;Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada"e; (2017).

This book addresses societal relationships to river systems, highlighting many unexplored possibilities in how we know and manage our rivers.

This Brief analyses and discusses the laterites in the Bengal Basin.

These proceedings contain selected papers from the Special Symposium, organised by the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in October 2017.

This book offers the scientific basis for the ample evaluation of badland management in India and some surrounding regions.

This book shares essential insights on evaporites and their effects on dams and reservoirs.

This book describes in detail numerous geological sites throughout the mountains of Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Eastern Arabia.

This book introduces selected contributions from the GEGAL (Spanish acronym for Latin American Geoarchaeological  Studies Group) Workshop held at La Paloma Beach, Uruguay, with a focus on Coastal Geoarchaeology, and an attendance of more than 50 researchers, students and professionals from several Latin American countries.

This edited volume brings together a collection of works that comprehensively address both the myriad geomorphological landscapes of the Maltese Islands and how their evolution has been shaped over various time-scales by different sets of processes.

This book provides insights on new geological, tectonic, and climatic developments in India through a time progression from the Archean to the Anthropocene that are captured via authoritative entries from experts in earth sciences.

This book describes the entire coast and beaches and barrier systems of Australia.

This book presents the characteristics and limitations of geological units, Cenozoic and geochronological concepts.

This book discusses various statistical models and their implications for developing landslide susceptibility and risk zonation maps.

This book is based on over 150 scientific papers about the Dogu'a Tembien district in Ethiopia.

This book offers a collection of conference articles presented at the Second International Young Scientists Forum on Soil and Water Conservation and ICCE symposium 2018 "e;Climate Change Impacts on Sediment Dynamics: Measurement, Modelling, and Management"e; held at Moscow from 27 to 31 August 2018.

This edited volume is based on the best papers accepted for presentation during the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018.

This edited volume contains the best papers accepted for presentation during the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018.

This book discusses the relationship between geology and fighting during the American Civil War.

This book presents the geomorphological diversity of England and Wales.

"e;Nature's Fury: Navigating Natural Hazards in Mountainous Topographies"e; shall be a comprehensive guide to the unique challenges and hazards associated with mountainous regions, and the efforts being made to mitigate their impact.

Working Guide to Drilling Equipment and Operations offers a practical guide to drilling technologies and procedures.

The potential for energy transformation from geothermal heat is limitless.

This book describes a search for geological evidence of meteorite impact structures in Britain.

Tuzo is the never-before-told story of one of Canada's most influential scientists and the discovery of plate tectonics, a pivotal development that forever altered how we think of our planet.

Tuzo is the never-before-told story of one of Canada's most influential scientists and the discovery of plate tectonics, a pivotal development that forever altered how we think of our planet.

Modeling and simulation were introduced to the earth sciences about four decades ago.

Modern researchers in plate tectonics may be concerned with the analysis of distributed deformation across diffuse plate boundaries and triple junction zones.

The book summarizes the results of the experimental studies of phase relations in the chemical systems relevant to Earth, carried out by the author in a time period of over 20 years between 1979 and 2001.

Design happens everywhere, whether in animate objects (e.

In the extensive field of earth sciences, with its many subdisciplines, the trans- fer of knowledge is primarily established via personal communication, during meetings, by reading journal articles, or by consulting books.