Physical Principles of Sedimentology A Readable Textbook for Beginners and Experts
Physical Principles of Sedimentology is a textbook devoted to the physics of sedimentological processes. The applicability of fundamental principles, such as Newton's Three Laws of Motion, Law of Conservation of Energy, First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, and of other physical relations in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1989, 1989
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1989 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Sorting Out And Mixing
- 3 Grains Settle
- 4 Sediments Are Moved
- 5 Rocks Fall
- 6 Suspensions Flow
- 7 Sand Waves Migrate
- 8 Oceans Are Ventilated
- 9 Groundwater Circulates
- 10 Components Equilibrate
- 11 Evaporation Pumps
- 12 Isotopes Fractionate
- 13 Basins Subside
- 14 Why Creativity in Geology?
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- References