Sediment cascades : an integrated approach / edited by Tim Burt, Robert Allison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burt, T. P.

Allison, R. J. (Robert J.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sediment transport.

Sedimentation and deposition.

Sediments (Geology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (483 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. Suitable for academic researchers, industry practitioners, research students and advanced level undergraduates, seeking detailed knowledge and an up-to-date review of the recent research literature. The emphasis is on contemporary sediment system dynamics with relevance both to landscape management and landform development. Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach begins with an explanation of the need for an integrated approach to sed

Contents:

Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Sediment Cascades in the Environment: An Integrated Approach; 2 Mountains and Montane Channels; 3 Landslides and Rockfalls; 4 Sediment Cascades in Active Landscapes; 5 Pacific Rim Steeplands; 6 Local Buffers to the Sediment Cascade: Debris Cones and Alluvial Fans; 7 Overland Flow and Soil Erosion; 8 Erosional Processes and Sediment Transport in Upland Mires; 9 Gravel-Bed Rivers; 10 The Fine-Sediment Cascade; 11 Streams, Valleys and Floodplains in the Sediment Cascade; 12 Lakes and Reservoirs in the Sediment Cascade

13 Continental-Scale River Basins14 Estuaries; 15 The Continental Shelf and Continental Slope; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612689994

9781282689992

1282689991

9780470682876

0470682876

9780470682869

0470682868

OCLC:

647847974