UID:
almahu_9948601144902882
Format:
XII, 333 p.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 1961.
ISBN:
9783662010341
Content:
The surface features of the Earth are commonly split into two cate gories, the first of which comprises those features that are due to processes occurring inside the solid Earth (endogenetic features) and the second those that are due to processes occurring outside the solid Earth (exogenetic features). Specifically, the endogenetic features are treated in the science of geodynamics, the exogenetic features in the science of geomorphology. I have treated the theoretical aspects of the endogenetic features in my "Principles of Geodynamics", and it is my aim to supplement my earlier book with a discussion of the theory of the exogenetic features. It is my hope that the two books will together present a reasonably coherent, if necessarily incomplete, account of theoretical geology. Contrary to endogenetic phenomena, exogenetic processes can often be directly observed as they occur: the action of a river, the development of a slope and the evolution of a shore platform are all sufficiently rapid so that they can be seen as they take place. This has the result that in geomorphology one is generally on much less speculative ground regard ing the mechanics of the processes at work than one is in geodynamics.
Note:
I. Physical Geomophology -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Development of Slopes -- 1.3. River Erosion -- 1.4. The Form of Drainage Basins -- 1.5. Subaquatic Effects -- 1.6. Niveal Features -- 1.7. Aeolian Features -- 1.8. Special Features -- II. Physical Background -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Dynamics of Flowing Water -- 2.3. Dynamics of Flowing Ice -- 2.4. Dynamics of Blowing Wind -- III. Mechanics of Slope Formation -- 3.1. Principles -- 3.2. Reduction of Rocks -- 3.3. Spontaneous Mass Movement -- 3.4. Discussion of Agents in Slope Formation -- 3.5. Combined Effect: Denudation -- 3.6. Endogenetic Effects in Slope Development -- IV. River Bed Processes -- 4.1. Definition -- 4.2. Flow in Open Channels -- 4.3. Forces of Fluids on Particles -- 4.4. Sediment Transportation -- 4.5. Mutual Interaction of Bed, Flow, and Sediment Transport -- 4.6. Pebble Gradation and Bottom Slopes in Rivers -- V. Development of Drainage Basins -- 5.1. General Remarks -- 5.2. Motion in River Bends -- 5.3. Meanders in Alluvial Channels -- 5.4. Valley Formation -- VI. Theory of Aquatic Effects -- 6.1. General Remarks -- 6.2. Movements in Large Bodies of Water -- 6.3. Factors Acting in Subaquatic Geomorphology -- 6.4. Coasts -- 6.5. Dynamics of River Mouths -- 6.6. Theoretical Submarine Geomorphology -- VII. Niveal Effects -- 7.1. General Remarks -- 7.2. Longitudinal Movement of Glaciers -- 7.3. Three-Dimensional Movement of Ice -- 7.4. Other Niveal Effects -- VIII. Theory of Aeolian Features -- 8.1. The Significance of Wind Action -- 8.2. The Physics of Sand Movement -- 8.3. Geomorphological Effects of Blown Sand -- 8.4. Physics of Dust Movement -- 8.5. Geomorphological Effects of Dust Movement -- IX. Theory of Some Special Features -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Hoodoos -- 9.3. Thermal Effects -- 9.4. Theory of Karst Phenomena -- Author Index.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783662010365
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783662010358
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783540027430
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-662-01034-1
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-01034-1
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