UID:
almahu_9948601393602882
Format:
VIII, 197 p.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2004.
ISBN:
9783642187452
Content:
Morphotectonics, the relation between geomorphology and (neo)tectonics is fundamental to the understanding of landscape evolution. Stressing mainly the quantitative interpretation of field observations, this monograph compares the morphological structure of drainage systems, river courses, glacial forms, volcanic landscapes and mass movements with joint orientations. The latter are indicative of the neotectonic stresses; and thus inferences on the genesis of the morphological forms can be drawn. The data on outcrops on all six continents and on islands in all major oceans have been acquired to a large extent by the author himself. The book, therefore, represents a first-hand account of the work and its relevance which has been done worldwide over the last 30 years.
Note:
1 Fundamentals -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.3 Orientation Studies -- 1.4 Tectonic Features -- 1.5 Planar Morphological Features -- 1.6 Significance of Correlations -- 2 Global Morphotectonics -- 2.1 Scope of Chapter -- 2.2 Laurasia -- 2.3 Gondwanaland -- 2.4 The Oceans -- 2.5 Global Morphotectonic Conclusions -- 3 Local Morphotectonics -- 3.1 Scope of Chapter -- 3.2 Local Valley Morphology -- 3.3 Basins -- 3.4 Shore/Coast Lines -- 3.5 Inselbergs -- 3.6 Volcanic Features -- 3.7 Mass Movements on Slopes -- 3.8 Local Morphotectonic Conclusions -- References.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783642622748
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783540200178
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783642187469
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-18745-2
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18745-2
