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Earth Surface Processes

Philip A. Allen
ISBN: 978-0-632-03507-6
Paperback
416 pages
October 1997, Wiley-Blackwell
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Preface.

Part I: Thinking Globally ...The Global Earth Surface System.

Fundamentals Of The Earth Surface System.

Environmental Change: Past, Present And Future.

Liberation And Flux Of Sediment.

Part II: Acting Locally: Fluid And Sediment Dynamics.

Some Fluid Mechanics.

Sediment Transport.

Hyperconcentrated And Mass Flows.

Jets, Plumes And Mixing At The Coast.

Tides And Waves.

Ocean Currents And Storms.

Wind.

Glaciers.

Further Reading.

References.

Index.

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