Latin American Geomorphology : From the Crust to Mars / edited by Andrea Coronato, Grace B. Alves.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coronato, Andrea, editor.

Alves, Grace B., editor.

Series:

The Latin American Studies Book Series, 2366-343X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geomorphology.

Geology.

Local Subjects:

Geomorphology.

Geology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

This book presents varied geomorphological topics and planetary studies from different geomorphological regions analysed by young researchers from Latin America, from Costa Rica to southern Argentina, from the mountains to the oceans, and from the Caribbean to the Scotia tectonic plates. The six chapters included in this book originate from presentations made during the “IAG Central and South American Webinar” carried on in March 2021 for the commemoration of the “Geomorphology Week”, promoted by the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) and coordinated by the invited book editors. The chapters develop topics related to landforms and geomorphological processes originated by modern tectonics along a transform tectonic plate boundary, by cryo-snowy environments in the drier Central Andes, by fluvial and littoral processes in the Brazilian inland and the Atlantic coast, and by high runoff generated by storm-cells driving into mountainous and wooded terrains. New insights on Mars water features research are also included in the book. Several chapters refer to risk assessment for society or resource management considerations; other chapters refer to present or recent geomorphological processes but others do so to those developed in the Quaternary. .

Contents:

Chapter 1. Neotectonic influence on the geomorphology of the transform boundary between the Scotia and South American plates in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Chapter 2. Glacial and periglacial studies related to rock-glacier evolution in the upper Cochiguás catchment, Coquimbo region, Central Chile

Chapter 3. Deciphering the megafan responses to paleoenvironmental changes in the late Quaternary: lessons from the Pantanal wetland, Central Brazil

Chapter 4. Detection of storm events and associated impacts on oceanic beaches between Ilha Grande and Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Chapter 5. Geomorphological effects of tropical cyclones in Costa Rica

Chapter 6. Illumination condition in Mars and its relationship with water related features.

ISBN:

9783031551789