| Mid-Latitude Slope Deposits (Cover Beds) Contributor(s): Terhorst, Birgit (Editor), Kleber, Arno |
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ISBN: 0444531181 ISBN-13: 9780444531186 Publisher: Elsevier Science OUR PRICE: $175.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Science | Earth Sciences - Sedimentology & Stratigraphy |
| Dewey: 551.43 |
| LCCN: 2013443177 |
| Series: Developments in Sedimentology |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Slope deposits are common in any inclined relief. So-called cover beds may veil entire landscapes, in which case they are commonly overlooked or confused with soil horizons. This book focuses on these widespread deposits and discusses their properties, genesis, and age mainly in subdued mountains of Central Europe, where to date most research on the matter has been conducted. The ecological consequences of such slope deposits on soils, slope water dynamics, and slope failures are addressed. Finally, transfer of the cover-bed concept to other mid-latitude regions is attempted for the reconstruction of landscape evolution. This unique compilation, covering several decades of a facies-oriented approach to slope-deposit research, delivers deep insight into the wide field of research on cover beds and encourages researchers all over the world to take an in-depth look at the critical zone as to its possible stratified nature. |
