Field experiments and measurement programs in geomorphology / editor, Olav Slaymaker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Slaymaker, Olav, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geomorphology--Experiments.

Geomorphology.

Geomorphology--Fieldwork.

Geomorphology--Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 224 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book advances a typology of experimentation in the field science of geomorphology -- the study of the form of the earth's surface and the evolution of its relief. This typology is then applied to problems of total drainage basin change and subsets of processes of change associated with slopes and channels. Geomorphology has traditionally been a descriptive discipline concerned with the evolution of landscapes over very long time periods. However, since the 1950s there has been a strong trend towards the study of contemporary processes of change and the influence of society as well as of natural biophysical factors. Consequently, an experimental approach is becoming more appropriate. Commissioned by the International Geographical Union, this work is the first to document different field methodologies in geomorphology. The contributors are internationally known geomorphologists from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. They review methods, global coverage, and advances in understanding while at the same time promoting a more dynamic, more relevant, and more applied science of earth surface change -- the geomorphological aspects of global change.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table of contents

List of figures and tables

Preface

Introduction

The nature of geomorphic field experiments

Drainage basin studies

Rapid mass movement

Surface wash

Fluvial geomorphology

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-22599-9

9786613225993

0-7748-5660-2

OCLC:

243616502