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Theoretical Geomorphology

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 featu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scheidegger, Adrian E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1970, 1970
Edition:2nd ed. 1970
Subjects:
Geomorphology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Physical Geomorphology
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Development of Slopes
  • 1.3. Curved Lines in Geomorphology
  • 1.4. River Erosion
  • 1.5. The Form of Drainage Basins
  • 1.6. Subaquatic Effects
  • 1.7. Niveal Features
  • 1.8. Aeolian Features
  • 1.9. 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. Theory of River Action
  • 4.1. General Remarks
  • 4.2. Flow in Open Channels
  • 4.3. Motion in River Bends
  • 4.4. Forces of Fluids on Particles
  • 4.5. Sediment Transportation
  • 4.6. Mutual Interaction of Bed, Flow, and Sediment Transport
  • 4.7. Pebble Gradation and Bottom Slopes in Rivers
  • 4.8. Meanders in Alluvial Channels
  • 4.9. Valley Formation
  • V. Drainage Basins and Large Scale Landscape Development
  • 5.1. General Remarks
  • 5.2. Empirical Relationships
  • 5.3. Theoretical Explanations of the Law of Stream Numbers
  • 5.4. Theoretical Explanations of the Law of Stream Lengths
  • 5.5. Theoretical Explanations of the Law of Drainage Areas
  • 5.6. General Remarks on Stochastic Models
  • 5.7. The Stochastic Simulation of Landscapes
  • 5.8. Thermodynamic Analogy
  • 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. Geysers
  • 9.4. Theory of Karst Phenomena
  • Author Index

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