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The periglacial environment / Hugh M. French.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley and Sons, ©2007.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 online resource (xviii, 458 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780470865903
  • 0470865903
  • 9781118684931
  • 1118684931
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Periglacial environment.LOC classification:
  • GB641 .F73 2007eb
Online resources:
Contents:
The Periglacial Environment; Contents; Preface to First Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to Third Edition; Acknowledgments; PART I: The Periglacial Domain; 1: Introduction; 2: Periglacial Landscapes?; 3: Periglacial Climates; PART II: Present-Day Periglacial Environments; 4: Cold-Climate Weathering; 5: Permafrost; 6: Surface Features of Permafrost; 7: Ground Ice; 8: Thermokarst; 9: Hillslope Processes and Slope Evolution; 10: Azonal Processes and Landforms; PART III: Quaternary and Late-Pleistocene Periglacial Environments; 11: Quaternary Periglacial Conditions.
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Summary: The Periglacial Environment, Third Edition presents a balanced and comprehensive account of the characteristics and significance of periglacial processes, landforms and deposits. The book is organised into four parts. Part one provides a general introduction to the subject.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-448) and index.

The Periglacial Environment; Contents; Preface to First Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to Third Edition; Acknowledgments; PART I: The Periglacial Domain; 1: Introduction; 2: Periglacial Landscapes?; 3: Periglacial Climates; PART II: Present-Day Periglacial Environments; 4: Cold-Climate Weathering; 5: Permafrost; 6: Surface Features of Permafrost; 7: Ground Ice; 8: Thermokarst; 9: Hillslope Processes and Slope Evolution; 10: Azonal Processes and Landforms; PART III: Quaternary and Late-Pleistocene Periglacial Environments; 11: Quaternary Periglacial Conditions.

The Periglacial Environment, Third Edition presents a balanced and comprehensive account of the characteristics and significance of periglacial processes, landforms and deposits. The book is organised into four parts. Part one provides a general introduction to the subject.

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