Landscape Evolution in the United States: An Introduction to the Geography, Geology, and Natural History
Autor Joseph A. DiPietroen Limba Engleză Hardback – 26 feb 2013
The vast diversity of terrain and landscapes across the United States makes this an ideal tool for geoscientists worldwide who are researching the country’s geological evolution over the past several billion years.
- Presents the complexities of physical geography, geology, geomorphology, and climatology of the United States through an interdisciplinary, highly accessible approach
- Offers more than 250 full-color figures, maps and photographs that capture the systematic interaction of land, rock, rivers, glaciers, global wind patterns and climate
- Provides a thorough assessment of the logic, rationale, and tools required to understand how to interpret landscape and the geological history of the Earth
- Features exercises that conclude each chapter, aiding in the retention of key concepts
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780123977991
ISBN-10: 0123977991
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 x 28 mm
Greutate: 1.57 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE
ISBN-10: 0123977991
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 x 28 mm
Greutate: 1.57 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Public țintă
primary- Geologists, Exploration Geologists, Geographers, Geomorphologists, Climatologists, and Land Managers conducting research and working in industry, particularly with U.S. Geological Surveys nationwide, GPS/GIS companies as well as Oil & Gas companies. secondary- undergraduate students in the Geosciences, particularly those taking coursework in geomorphology/physical geology and landscape evolutionCuprins
Part I – Keys to Understanding Landscape Evolution 1. The Tortoise and the Hare 2. Component: The Rock/Sediment Type 3. Component: The Structural Form 4. Mechanisms That Impart Change to Landscape 5. Forcing Variable: The Tectonic System 6. Forcing Variable: The Climatic System 7. Forcing Variables: Sea Level and Isostasy 8. Interaction of Tectonics, Climate, and Time Part II – Structural Provinces 9. Unconsolidated Sediment 10. Nearly Flat-Lying Sedimentary Layers 11. Crystalline-Cored Mid-Continent Anticlines and Domes 12. Foreland Fold and Thrust Belts 13. Crystalline Deformation Belts 14. Young Volcanic Rocks of the Cordillera 15. Normal Fault-Dominated Landscapes 16. Cascadia Volcanic Arc System 17. California Transpressional System 18. The Story of the Grand Canyon Part III – Mountain Building 19. Early Theories on the Origin of Mountain Belts 20. Keys to the Interpretation of Geological History 21. Tectonic Style, Rock Successions, and Tectonic Provinces 22. Formation, Collapse, and Erosional Decay of Mountain Systems 23. The Appalachian Orogenic Belt: An Example of Compressional Mountain Building 24. The Cordilleran Orogenic Belt
Recenzii
"This text is written for first-semester university students and for general readers curious about the landscapes they live in or travel through in the United States." --Reference and Research Book News, August 2013