Geomorphology Books

Book SynopsisDevelopments in the modelling of sediment transport in rivers and the interactions with the river-bed have been remarkable over the last two decades. This progress has increased the understanding of the nature of turbulence, and the ability to replicate mathematically simple flow-particle interactions which can be observed experimentally. In addition, quite elegant models of stratigraphic complexes have evolved because of the growing computational power available to scientists. As always, additional knowledge has raised even more intriguing questions and the quest for explanation of phenomena has led to increased specialisation. Therefore, there are few fluid dynamicists or sedimentologists who can successfully span the two disciplines. The intention of this book is to assist various specialists on keeping abreast of current developments in related areas. The book initially focuses on hydrodynamics of turbulent flow, followed by basic two and three-dimensional flow through straight andTable of ContentsPartial table of contents: Turbulent Flow in Rivers (J. Williams). The Fluid Dynamics of Small-scale Alluvial Bedforms (J.Best). Entrainment of Sediments from Deposits of Mixed Grain Sizes andDensities (P. Komar). Unsteady Transport of Sand Gravel Mixtures (R. Kuhnle). Modelling the Sediment Transport Process (A. Kelsey). Reconstructing Fluvial Channel Morphology from SedimentarySequences (C. Bristow). The Prediction and Modelling of Subsurface Fluvial Stratigraphy (C.North). Index.

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Book SynopsisEvery year a landslide disaster occurs somewhere in Europe. Destructive events are fortunately infrequent but when they do occur they are often tragic in their effects. Europe is heavily populated and development is expanding into areas where natural events are more likely to happen. Landslide Recognition is written by specialists from several European institutions and is designed to portray the diagnostic features of landslides as they would appear in the field, on maps or in photographs. Brief descriptions are provided and some guidance is given in the area in which different landslide types might be expected. This book will assist planners, developers, engineers and earth scientists to recognise where a problem may exist and to diagnose what type of failure may occur. The correct investigations and remedial measures may then be applied.Table of ContentsFall (J. Flageollet and D. Weber). Topple (R. Dikau, et al.). Slide (Rational) (J. Buma and T. van Asch). Slide (Transitional) (M. Ibsen, et al.). Lateral Spreading (A. Pasuto, et al.). Flow (C. Bisci, et al.). Complex (M. Angeli, et al.). Appendices. Glossary. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisThis work discusses the design, maintenance and management problems in estuaries that sedimentary movements cause, and how to predict such movement in the future. The collection of papers explores these issues from both the engineers and the scientists viewpoint.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. CONFERENCE OVEVIEW. One of the Characterisation of Cohesive Sediment for Transport Modelling (W. Parker). The in-situ Determination of the Settling Velocities of Suspended Fine-Grained Sediment--a review (D. Eisma and K. Dyer). The Kolmogorov Microscale as a Limiting Value for the Floc sizes of Suspended Fine-Grained Sediments in Estuaries (W. van Leussen). Temporal Variability in Aggregate Size and Settling Velocity in the Oosterschelde (The Netherlands) (W. ten Brinke). Direct Measurements of Settling Velocities in the Owen Tube: A Comparison with Gravimetric Analysis (M. Dearnaley). Estimation of Settling Flux Spectra in Estuaries Using INSSEV (M. Fennessy, et al.). SETTLING AND CONSOLIDATION. Consolidation of Cohesive Sediments in Settling Columns (G. Sills). Towards a New Constitutive Equation for Effective Stress in Self-Weight Consolidation (E. Toorman and H. Huysentruyt). GENERAL DESCRIPTIVE DYNAMICS/CASE STUDY. Turbidity Maxima Formation in Four Estuaries (A. Arundale, et al.). EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION. Interfacial Hydrodynamics and Entertainment Functions of Currently Used Erosion Devices (G. Gust and V. Müller). On the Development of Instruments for in situ Erosion Measurements (J. Cornelisse, et al). Developments in the Combined use of Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers and Profiling Siltmeters for Suspended Solids Monitoring (J. Land, et al.). A Laboratory Study of Cohesive Sediment Transport (M. Crapper and K. Ali). DEPOSITION AND EROSION. Biological Mediation of Sediment Erodibility: Ecology and Physical Dynamics (D. Paterson). Microbiological Factors Contributing to Erosion Resistance in Natural Cohesive Sediments (K. Black). Erosion of Mixed Cohesive/Non-Cohesive Sediments in Uniform Flow (H. Torfs). Size-Dependent Erosion of Two-Silty-Clay Sediment Mixtures (A. Teeter, et al.). Erosion of Fluid Mud by Entrainment (J. Winterwerp and C. Kranenburg). Critical Shear Stresses for Erosion and Deposition of Fine Suspeded Sediments of the Fraser River (B. Krishnappan and P. Engel). Interpreting Observations of Near-Bed Sediment Concentration and Estimation of 'Pick-up' Function Constants (J. Aldridge and J. Rees). Experiments on Erosion of Mud from the Danish Wadden Sea (C. Johansen, et al). BIOLOGY AND WAVE EFFECTS. A Review of Rheometric Methods for use with Fine Sediments (T. Jones). On the Liquefaaction and Erosion of Mud due to Waves and Current (P. de Wit and C. Kranenburg). Mud Fluidization by Water Waves (Y. Li and J. Mehta). Erosion and Liquefaction of Natural Mud Under Surface Waves (H. Verbeek and J. Cornelisse). MODELLING. A Review of Cohesive Sediment Transport Models (C. Teisson). Modelling Multiphase Sediment Transport in Estuaries (D. Willis and N. Crookshank). Numerical Modelling of Mud and Sand Mixtures (T. Chesher and M. Ockenden). Mass Fluxes in Fluid-Mud Layers on an Inclined Bed (T. Kusuda, et al.). Fluid and Sediment "Integrated" Modelling Application to Fluid Mud Flows in Estuaries (P. le Hir). Equilibrium Hypsometry of Fine-Grained Shore Profiles (S. Lee and A. Mehta). Simulating Turbulent Vertical Exchange of Mud with a Reynolds Stress Model (J. Galland, et al.). An Intercomparison Exercise of Cohesive Sediment Transport Numerical Models (L. Hamm, et al.).

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Book SynopsisSurface analysis deals with characterizing and understanding the behavior of molecules which react on the surface between two substances.Table of ContentsElectron-Yield X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy in Gaseous Environments (S. Schroeder, et al.). Static SIMS--Surface Analysis by Mass Spectrometry (J. Vickerman). Scanning Probe Spectroscopies (S. Tear). Non-Linear Optical Spectroscopy of the Electrochemical Interface (A. Tadjeddine A. Peremans). Vibrational Spectroscopy of Electrochemical Interfaces: Some Walls and Bridges to Surface Science Understanding (M. Weaver S. Zou). Infrared Spectroscopic Techniques for the Study of Thin Interfacial Films (A. Horn). Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Surface Phenomena (B. Gerstein). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume consists of twenty chapters addressing different aspects of the theme of fluvial processes and environmental change. The overall coverage is broad; scientifically, (from modelling to alluvial dating), geographically (from arid zone flash-flooding to glacial meltwaters) and in time (from contemporary process studies to the Quaternary). The introductory chapter sets the context, which is an attempt to show how studies of fluvial processes can help us in understanding and therefore predicting the impact of environmental change on our rivers, riverine resources and landscapes. Environmental change includes both climatic factors, however caused, and human impacts on river basins. The differentiation of these two factors is discussed in several chapters whilst others take a more holistic approach. Both climatic and human factors have, and will remain, to act together and so their interactions need to be understood. Fluvial Processes and Environmental Change is divided into five sTrade Review"This is highly useful for post-graduates and researchers in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, quarternary sceince, geology and environmental science." International Journal of Geosciences - Environmental Geology "...the content and breadth of this volume will make it a useful reference for a range of scholars in the environmental earth sciences..." (River Research and Applications, Vol 19(7), Dec 2003)Table of ContentsSlope Catchment Scale. Channel Response. Floodplain Processes. Floodplain Response. Glacierized Catchments.

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Book SynopsisDiscusses the ways that scientists have observed and modeled glaciers, tells how climate change is altering their size and distribution, and looks at their effect on human life.Trade Review" A fascinating and stimulating volume ... a wonderful reference ... and a thumping good read." Journal Of Quaternary Science

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Book SynopsisThis first IAS Special Publication contains the oral presentations from a special symposium on pelagic sediments held in Zurich in 1973. The aim of the symposium was to bring together sea-borne researchers involved with the Deep Sea Drilling Project and land-locked researchers studying ancient sediments. If you are a member of the International Association of Sedimentologists, for purchasing details, please see: http://www.iasnet.org/publications/details.asp?code=SP1Table of ContentsIntroduction. Plate stratigraphy and the fluctuating carbonate line. Preservation of cephalopod skeletons and carbonate dissolution on ancient Tethyan sea floors. Sedimentology of Palaeozoic pelagic limestones: the Devonian Griotte (Southern France) and Cephalopodenkalk (Germany). Deep-water limestones from the Devonian-Carboniferous of the Carnic Alps, Austria. Pelagic ooze-chalk-limestone transition ands its implications for marine stratigraphy. Some aspects of cementation in chalk. Diagenesis of Upper Cretaceous chalks from England, Northern Ireland and the North Sea. Maastrichian chalk of north-west W Europe - a pelagic shelf sediment. Magnesian-calcite nodules in the Ionian deep sea: an actualistic model for the formation of some nodular limestones. Origin of red nodular limestones (Ammonitico Rosso, Knollenkalke) in the Mediterranean Jurassic: a diagenetic model. Deposition and diagenesis of silica in marine sediments. Chertification of oceanic sediments. Petrography and diagenesis of deep-sea cherts from the central Atlantic. Formation of deep-sea chert: role of the sedimentary environment. Siliceous turbisites: bedded cherts as redeposited ocean ridge-derived sediments. Radiolarian cherts, pelagic limestones and igneous rocks in eugeosynclinal assemblages. Origin and fate of ferromenganoan active ridge sediments. Pelagic sediments in the Cretaceous and Tertiary history of the Troodos massif, Cyprus. Encrusting organisms in deep-sea manganese nodules

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Book Synopsis* Rapid coverage of the most recent developments in sedimentology for students, researchers and professional geologists in industry. * Edited by a board of experts in their respective fields. * High quality, accessible information from international authorities. * Generously illustrated. .Table of ContentsPreface. Balmy shores and icy wastes: the paradox of carbonates associated with glacial deposits in Neoproterozoic times. Cretaceous climates. The recognition and stratigraphic implications of orbital-forcing of climate and sedimentary cycles. Carbonate diagenesis and sequence stratigraphy. Rudist formations of the Cretaceous: a palaeoecological, sedimentological and stratigraphical review. Oxygen-related mudrock biofacies. Hummocky cross-stratification. An introduction to estuarine lithosomes and their controls

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Book SynopsisRivers and Floodplains is concerned with the origin, geometry, water flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition associated with modern alluvial rivers and floodplains, how they vary in time and space, and how this information is used to interpret deposits of ancient rivers and floodplains. There is specific reference to the types and lifestyles of organisms associated with fluvial environments, human interactions with rivers and floodplains, associated environmental and engineering concerns, as well as the economic aspects of fluvial deposits, particularly the modeling of fluvial hydrocarbon reservoirs and aquifers. Methods of studying rivers and floodplains and their deposits are also discussed. Although basic principles are emphasized, many examples are detailed. Particular emphasis is placed on how an understanding of the nature of modern rivers and floodplains is required before any problems concerning rivers and floodplains, past or present, can be addressed ratioTrade Review"...a welcome addition to the smaller number of advanced texts on the subject. It covers an area of Earth Science that is of interest to a wide range of practitioners, and in which much new research has been published on a number of themes. The book is an excellent review of this work at a level that will be informtive and stimulating to research workers in a number of disciplines." W A Mitchell, University of Durham, Geoscientist, January 2004 "...an excellent reference volume for anyone working on present day or ancient river material..." The Open University Geological Society Journal, May 2004 "...a first-class resource for both researchers and interested graduate students in geology and geography." Journal of Quaternary Science, September 2004 "...the material is very well presented, extremely well illustrated and very well suited to the intended audience. What the text does so well is a comprehensive integration of gemorphologic and engineering approaches...This text should be a must for all itnerested in multi-disciplinary analyses of rivers, and fluvial deposits." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, August 2005 "...this book represents a significant and distinctive contribution to the specialist literature on sedimentology, river form and process in modern and ancient rivers. It will aid the interpretation of sediments in the context of river and floodplain development for the advanced student and academic." The Holocene, June 2006Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Overview of River Systems. 3. Fundamentals of Water Flow. 4. Fundamentals of Sediment Transport. 5. Bed forms and Sedimentary Structures. 6. Alluvial Channels and Bars. 7. Floodplains. 8. Along-valley Variations in Channels and Floodplains. 9. Channel-belt movements across floodplains. 10. Long-term, Large-scale Evolution of Fluvial Systems. 11. Fossils in Fluvial Deposits. Appendix 1. Methods of Measuring Bed Topography, Water flow, Sediment Transport, Erosion and Deposition in Rivers. Appendix 2. Methods of Describing and Interpreting Sedimentary Strata. References

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Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors use their extensive experience gained through fieldwork, analysis, and input to the design process to provide a thorough understanding of geomorphology in the river environment and describe effective ways to incorporate geomorphological science into river engineering and management.Table of ContentsPreface Purpose of the Guidebook Basis for the Guidebook Inventory of sources used in preparing the Guidebook Fluvial Geomorphology: Its basis and methods River processes and channel geomorphology Driving processes 1: Understanding river sediment dynamics Driving Processes 2: Characterising and managing river sediment dynamics Geomorphology and river ecosystems: Tools and strategies for river and floodplain management Case studies of the application of geomorphological assessment procedures References

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together all the Symposium papers from leading international researchers, published in Geotechnique, the keynote speeches presented at the Symposium, at the Institution of Civil Engineers on 20 June 2011, and a selection of questions posed by delegates during the Symposium, together with answers from presenters.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Editorial: partial saturation in compacted soils 2. Benchmark of constitutive models for unsaturated soils 3. Benchmark of experimental techniques for measuring and controlling suction 4. An insight into the water retention properties of compacted clayey soils 5. Hydromechanical behaviour of compacted granular expansive mixtures: experimental and constitutive study 6. Experimental observations of the stress regime in unsaturated compacted clay when laterally confined 7. Hydromechanical behaviour of a heterogeneous compacted soil: experimental observations and modelling 8. Modelling the response of Lechage earth and rockfill dam 9. Physical modelling of wetting-induced collapse in embankment base 10. Effects of the maximum soil aggregates size and cyclic wetting-drying on the stiffness of a lime-treated clayey soil 11. Some aspects of the behaviour of compacted soils along wetting paths

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Book SynopsisThis book reviews the major achievements recently made in soil erosion and sediment redistribution research and management, and identifies future requirements. The book presents work from key players in river basin soil erosion and sediment redistribution from sources to sinks, field to riverbank, from academia to policy and industry. It examines the developments made in three themes - measurement, modelling and management - and covers a variety of scales (in both time and space) and geographical locations.Table of ContentsSECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1: Introduction to soil erosion and sediment redistribution in river catchments: measurement, modelling and management in the 21st century SECTION 2: MEASUREMENT 2: Tracing versus monitoring: new challenges and opportunities in erosion and sediment delivery research 3: A comparison of caesium-137 and erosion pin data 4: Assessing the contribution of different processes to soil degradation within an arable catchment of the Stavropol upland, southern European Russia 5: Hillslope soil erosion and bioturbation after the Christmas 2001 forest fires near Sydney 6: Tracing eroded soil in a burnt water supply catchment, Sydney, Australia: linking magnetic enhancement to soil water repellency 7: Land use, sediment delivery and yield in England and Wales 8: Seasonal trends of suspended sediment concentration in a Mediterranean Basin (Anoia River, NE Spain) 9: Suspended sediment transport during rainfall and snowmelt-rainfall floods in a small lowland catchment, central Poland, L Hejduk, A Hejduk and K Banasik, Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland 10: Sediment in the River Bush, Northern Ireland - transport, sources and management implications, D J Evans, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, and C E Gibson, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Belfast, UK 11: The physical and biological influence of spawning fish on fine sediment transport and storage, E L Petticrew, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada 12: Lakes and reservoirs in the sediment delivery system - reconstructing sediment yields, I D L Foster, Coventry University, UK SECTION 3: MODELLING 13: Can erosion be predicted?, M A Nearing, USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center, USA 14: Erodibility assessment in dynamic event-based erosion models 15: Double-averaging methodology in stochastic modelling of soil erosion 16: Runoff and predicting erosion on hillslopes within catchments 17: The roles of natural and human disturbances in forest soil erosion 18: Runoff and erosion modelling by WEPP in an experimental Mediterranean watershed 19: Spatial modelling of ephemeral gully incision: a combined empirical and physical approach 20: Simulating fine sediment delivery in lowland catchments: model development and application of INCA-Sed SECTION 4: MANAGEMENT 21: Estimating sediment generation from hill slopes in England and Wales: development of a management planning tool, G A Wood, M McHugh, R P C Morgan, Cranfield University, UK and A Williamson, Environment Agency, Reading, UK 22: Management of sediment production and prevention in river catchments: a matter of scale? 23: Changes in the spatial distribution of erosion within a selectively logged rain-forest catchment in Borneo 1988-2003 24: Erosion and deposition rates on ""headlands"" in low-gradient sugarcane land in Australia 25: Land-use change, sediment fluxes and reef conservation in Belize, Central America 26: Understanding the distribution, structure and behaviour of urban sediments and associated metals towards improving water management strategies 27: Managing sediment in the landscape: current practices and future vision SECTION 5: SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK 28: Soil erosion and sediment redistribution in river catchments: summary, outlook and future requirements

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Book SynopsisApproaches to research on the causes and impacts of soil erosion have changed significantly over recent years. Whereas biophysical research traditionally utilized small, carefully-managed erosion plots, models and methods are now available to study impacts of broad scale management on the hydrology and water quality of catchments and even river basins. Corresponding research tools have been developed for social and economic analysis at the household, farm and community levels. This book reviews the latest developments in such soil erosion studies. These are considered on a matrix of scales, from plot to river basin, and from farm to national policy. Some chapters review background issues while others consider specific methods. Conclusions of working groups are presented in another chapter. The book is based on papers presented at a workshop held in Indonesia in November 1997, and includes authors from Europe, America, Australia and Asia, as well as from several of the CGIAR centres.Table of Contents1: A Framework for the Economic Assessment of Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation 2: The Economics of Soil Degradation: From National Policy to Farmers' Fields 3: Bioeconomic Modelling for Analysing Soils Conservation Policy Issues 4: A Multiscale Approach for On-farm Erosion Research: Application to Northern Thailand Highlands 5: Building the Smallholder into Successful Natural Resource Management at the Watershed Scale 6: A Microeconomic Analysis of Adoption of Contour Hedgerows in the Philippine Uplands 7: Investigating Constraints to the Adoption of Recommended Soil Conservation Technology in the Philippines 8: CIAT's Strategic Research for Sustainable Land Management on the Steep Hillsides of Latin America 9: Measuring Erosion as a Component of Sustainability 10: Agronomic Consequences of Soil Erosion 11: Catchment Approach to Combating Soil Erosion in Asia - the Managing Soil Erosion Consortium 12: Latest Developments in the Design of Hydrological Studies of Watersheds 13: Off-site Impacts and Nutrient Dynamics in Catchment Research 14: On-site Nutrient Depletion: An Effect and a Cause of Soil Erosion 15: Erosion and Sedimentation as Multiscale, Fractal Processes: Implications for Models, Experiments and the Real World 16: Soil Erosion Research in Indonesia: Past Experience and Future Direction 17: Dynamic Process Modelling of Hydrology and Soil Erosion 18: The Measurement of Soil Erosion 19: The Use of GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques to Predict Erosion in the Nepal Middle Hills 20: Predicting Erosion and Sediment Yield at the Catchment Scale 21: Modelling Catchment Erosion, Sediment and Nutrient Transport in Large in Large Basins 22: Designing and Implementing Outcome-oriented Soil Conservation Research

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Book SynopsisMud-mounds are build-ups of biogenic carbonate sediment and are economically important as hosts of lead-zinc mineralization as well as oil and gas deposits. This book investigates the structure, origin and evolution of carbonate mud-mounds. It reviews the different mechanisms, principally microbial and detrital, of mud-mound formation.Table of ContentsIntroduction and Overviews. A review of the origin and evolution of carbonate mud-mounds. The rise and nature of carbonate mud-mounds: an introductory actualistic approach. The origin, biota and evolution of deep-water mud-mounds. Palaeozoic Mud-Mounds. Shallow water stromatactis mud-mounds on a middle Ordovician foreland basin platform, western Newfoundland. Silurian microbial build-ups of the Canadian Arctic. The environmental setting of Early Carboniferous mud-mounds. Waulsortian banks. Carbonate mud-mounds in the Fort Payne Formation (lower Carboniferous), Cumberland Saddle region, Kentucky and Tennessee, USA. Late Dinantian (Brigantian) carbonate mud-mounds of the Derbyshire carbonate platform. Mesozoic Mud-Mounds. Mud-mounds with reefal caps in the upper Muschelkalk (Triassic), eastern Spain. Initiation and development of small-scale sponge mud-mounds, Late Jurassic, Southern Franconian Alb, Germany. Albian carbonate mounds: comparative study in the context of sea-level variations (Soba, northern Spain). Nature and origin of late Cretaceous mud-mounds, North Africa. Sedimentation, diagenesis and syntectonic erosion of Upper Cretaceous rudist mounds in central Tunisia. Cenozoic Mud-Mounds. An Eocene biodetrital mud-mound from the southern Pyrenean foreland basin, Spain: an ancient analogue for Florida Bay mounds?. Origin and growth of carbonate banks in south Florida. Anatomy of a Recent biodetrital mud-mound, Florida Bay, USA. Growth and burrow-transformation of carbonate banks: comparison of modern skeletal banks of south Florida and Pennsylvanian phylloid banks of south-eastern Kansas, USA. Index

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 Coastline Variability and Functions in the Global Environment 1 1.1 Coastal Settings 1 1.2 Population and the Coast 3 1.2.1 History of Coastal Occupation 3 1.3 General Coastal Conditions 3 1.4 Coastal Environments 4 1.5 Historical Trends in Coastal Research 8 Suggested Reading 13 2 The Earth’s Mobile Crust 15 2.1 Introduction 15 2.2 Earth’s Interior 18 2.3 Plate Boundaries 21 2.3.1 Divergent Boundaries 21 2.3.2 Convergent Boundaries 24 2.3.3 Transform Boundaries 28 2.3.4 Plate Movement 29 2.4 Continental Margins 31 2.4.1 Tectonic Evolution of Continental Margins 34 2.5 Tectonic Coastline Classification 36 2.5.1 Collision Coasts 37 2.5.2 Trailing Edge Coasts 42 2.5.3 Marginal Sea Coasts 46 2.6 Tectonic Effects on Coastal Sediment Supply 47 2.6.1 Continental Drainage 48 2.6.2 Location of Rivers 49 2.6.3 Continental Shelf Width 51 2.7 Summary 52 Reference 53 Suggested Reading 53 3 Sediments and Rocks: Materials of Coastal Environments 55 3.1 Rock Types 55 3.2 Sediment Texture 56 3.2.1 Grain Size 56 3.2.2 Grain Shape 59 3.3 Mineralogy 60 3.4 General Origin and Distribution of Sediments 60 3.4.1 Composition 61 3.4.2 Texture 64 3.5 Summary 65 Reference 66 Suggested Reading 67 4 Sea‐Level Change and Coastal Environments 69 4.1 Changing the Size and Shape of the Container 71 4.1.1 Tectonic Causes 71 4.2 Climate and Sea‐Level Change 74 4.2.1 Seasonal Changes 74 4.2.2 Non‐seasonal Cyclic Changes 75 4.2.3 Long‐term Climatic Effects 76 4.3 Sea‐level Rise due to Sediment Compaction and Fluid Withdrawal 77 4.4 Isostasy 81 4.5 Changes in the Volume of the World Ocean 81 4.5.1 Advance and Retreat of Ice Sheets 81 4.6 Post‐Glacial Rise in Sea Level 85 4.7 Current and Future Sea‐Level Changes 86 4.7.1 Impact of Increasing Rise in Sea Level on Modern Coastal Environments 90 4.8 Summary 93 References 94 Suggested Reading 94 5 Weather Systems, Extratropical Storms, and Hurricanes 95 5.1 Introduction 95 5.2 Basic Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Patterns 97 5.2.1 Wind 97 5.2.2 Atmospheric Circulation 97 5.2.3 Prevailing Winds 101 5.2.4 Cyclonic and Anticyclonic Systems 101 5.2.5 Land‐breezes and Sea‐breezes 102 5.3 Mid‐latitude Storms 102 5.3.1 Frontal Weather 103 5.3.2 Cyclogenesis 105 5.3.3 Extratropical Storms 106 5.4 Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 109 5.4.1 Low Latitude Storms 109 5.4.2 Origin and Movement of Hurricanes 110 5.4.3 Anatomy of a Hurricane 113 5.4.4 Hurricanes at the Coast 115 5.5 Summary 125 Suggested Reading 132 6 Waves and the Coast 133 6.1 Water Motion and Wave Propagation 136 6.2 Wind Wave Types 140 6.3 Distribution and Transfer of Wave Energy 142 6.4 Other Types of Waves 146 6.5 Wave‐Generated Currents 148 6.6 Summary 150 Suggested Reading 152 7 Tides of the Ocean 153 7.1 Introduction 153 7.2 Tide‐Generating Forces 153 7.2.1 Gravitational Force 153 7.2.2 Centrifugal Force 154 7.2.3 Tide‐Producing Force 156 7.3 Equilibrium Tide 157 7.3.1 Tidal Cycle 157 7.3.2 Orbiting Moon 158 7.3.3 Inclination of Moon’s Orbit 159 7.4 Interaction of Sun and Moon 159 7.5 Effects of Orbital Geometry 161 7.6 Effects of Partitioning Oceans 162 7.7 Tidal Signatures 163 7.8 Tides in Shallow Water 167 7.9 Summary 175 References 176 Suggested Reading 176 8 River Deltas: The Source of Most of our Coastal Sediments 177 8.1 How Deltas Develop 178 8.2 Deltas and Sea Level 182 8.3 Delta Environments 184 8.4 Delta Plain 184 8.4.1 Delta Front 186 8.5 Delta Processes 189 8.6 River Processes 189 8.7 Delta Classification 190 8.7.1 River‐Dominated Deltas 192 8.7.2 Tide‐Dominated Deltas 193 8.7.3 Wave‐Dominated Deltas 193 8.8 Intermediate Deltas 195 8.9 Human Influence 195 8.10 Summary 200 References 200 Suggested Reading 201 9 Estuaries 203 9.1 Estuarine Hydrology 206 9.1.1 Classification of Estuaries 207 9.1.2 Estuarine Processes 208 9.1.3 Time–Velocity Relationships 209 9.1.4 Model Estuary 214 9.1.5 Estuary Types 219 9.2 Human Impact on Estuaries 222 9.3 Summary 227 References 227 Suggested Reading 228 10 Coastal Lagoons 229 10.1 Definition 229 10.2 Morphology and Setting 229 10.3 General Characteristics 231 10.4 Lagoonal Processes 233 10.5 Lagoonal Sediments 235 10.6 Example Lagoons 239 10.7 Summary 244 Suggested Reading 245 11 Tidal Flats 247 11.1 Morphology of Tidal Flats 247 11.2 Sediments 249 11.3 Organisms 249 11.3.1 Vagrant Organisms 250 11.3.2 Sessile Organisms 250 11.3.3 Limiting Factors 250 11.3.4 Bioturbation 254 11.4 Sedimentary Structures 254 11.5 Tidal Flat Processes 260 11.5.1 Tides 260 11.5.2 Waves 263 11.6 Tidal Channels 265 11.7 Some Examples 267 11.7.1 German Wadden Sea and Jade Bay 267 11.7.2 The Wash 272 11.7.3 Bay of St.‐Malo 273 11.7.4 Bay of Fundy 273 11.8 Human Impact on Tidal Flats 274 11.9 Summary 276 References 278 Suggested Reading 278 12 Coastal Wetlands 281 12.1 Characteristics of a Coastal Marsh 281 12.1.1 Marsh Plants 281 12.1.2 Global Distribution 284 12.2 Marsh Characteristics 285 12.2.1 Marsh Classification 287 12.3 Marsh Sedimentation 289 12.3.1 Sediments 290 12.3.2 Sea Level and Marsh Development 292 12.4 Human Impact on the Marsh Environment 293 12.5 Marsh Summary 293 12.6 Mangrove Coasts 297 12.7 Mangrove Distribution 297 12.7.1 Global Distribution 297 12.7.2 Local 297 12.7.3 Zonation 298 12.8 Mangroves and Coastal Processes 300 12.9 Human Impact on Mangroves 303 12.10 Summary 303 References 305 Suggested Reading 305 13 Beach and Nearshore Environment 307 13.1 Nearshore Environment 307 13.2 Foreshore 312 13.3 Backbeach 322 13.4 Human Impact on Beaches 328 13.5 Summary 331 Suggested Reading 337 14 Coastal Dunes 339 14.1 Types of Coastal Dunes and Their Distribution 339 14.2 Dune Formation 345 14.3 Dune Dynamics 349 14.3.1 Dune Structures 351 14.4 Human Influence on Dunes 352 14.5 Summary 353 Suggested Reading 357 15 Barrier Systems 359 15.1 Introduction 359 15.2 Physical Description 359 15.3 Distribution and Coastal Setting 362 15.4 Summary 366 15.5 Barrier Types 366 15.5.1 Barrier Spits 367 15.5.2 Welded Barriers 374 15.5.3 Barrier Islands 376 15.6 Prograding, Retrograding, and Aggrading Barriers 380 15.6.1 Prograding Barriers 381 15.6.2 Retrograding Barriers 384 15.6.3 Aggrading Barriers 388 15.7 Barrier Stratigraphy 390 15.8 Barrier Coast Morphology 393 15.8.1 Hayes Models 394 15.8.2 Georgia Bight 396 15.9 Barrier Coasts: Morphology and Evolution 399 15.9.1 Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia 399 15.9.2 Mississippi River Delta Barriers 400 15.10 Summary 403 References 403 Suggested Reading 404 16 Tidal Inlets 405 16.1 Introduction 405 16.2 What is a Tidal Inlet 405 16.3 Inlet Morphology 409 16.3.1 Tidal Deltas 409 16.3.2 Ebb‐Tidal Delta Morphology 413 16.4 Tidal Inlet Formation 415 16.4.1 Breaching of a Barrier 415 16.4.2 Spit Building across a Bay 415 16.4.3 Drowned River Valleys 417 16.4.4 Ephemeral Inlets 419 16.5 Tidal Inlet Migration 419 16.6 Tidal Inlet Relationships 423 16.6.1 Inlet Throat Area–Tidal Prism Relationship 423 16.6.2 Ebb‐Tidal Delta Volume–Tidal Prism Relationship 425 16.7 Sand Transport Patterns 426 16.7.1 General Sand‐Dispersal Trends 427 16.7.2 Inlet Sediment Bypassing 427 16.8 Tidal Inlet Effects on Adjacent Shorelines 438 16.8.1 Number and Size of Tidal Inlets 439 16.8.2 Tidal Inlets as Sediment Traps 440 16.8.3 Changes in Ebb‐Tidal Delta Volume 441 16.8.4 Wave Sheltering 442 16.8.5 Effects of Inlet Sediment Bypassing 445 16.8.6 Human Influences 446 16.9 Summary 448 References 451 Suggested Reading 452 17 Glaciated Coasts 453 17.1 Introduction 453 17.2 The World’s Glaciers 454 17.2.1 Glacier Formation 456 17.2.2 Glacier Movement 457 17.2.3 Distribution and Types of Glaciers 458 17.3 Pleistocene Glaciation 462 17.3.1 Introduction 462 17.3.2 Defining the Pleistocene 463 17.3.3 Causes of the Ice Ages 464 17.3.4 The Late Pleistocene 466 17.4 Glacial Effects on Coastlines 467 17.4.1 General Erosional Processes 467 17.4.2 Fjords 468 17.4.3 Rocky Coasts 469 17.4.4 General Depositional Processes 471 17.4.5 Depositional Landforms 473 17.5 Examples of Glaciated Coastlines 477 17.5.1 Cape Cod 477 17.5.2 Drumlin Coasts 480 17.5.3 Sand and Gravel Beaches 482 17.5.4 Uplifted Coasts 482 17.5.5 Drowned River Valleys 485 17.6 Summary 485 References 487 Suggested Readings 488 18 Rocky Coasts 489 18.1 Introduction 489 18.2 Types and Distribution 490 18.2.1 Tectonic Settings 490 18.2.2 Glaciated Regions 490 18.2.3 Other Bedrock Coasts 491 18.3 Erosional Processes 493 18.3.1 Physical Processes 493 18.3.2 Biological Processes 497 18.3.3 Chemical Processes 498 18.4 Factors Affecting Rates of Erosion 498 18.5 Morphology 500 18.5.1 Sea Cliffs 501 18.5.2 Horizontal Erosional Landforms 504 18.5.3 Sea Stacks, Arches, and Erosional Features 506 18.6 Summary 511 Suggested Reading 512 Index 513

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Book SynopsisAn expert review of recent progress in the study of turbulent flows with a focus on recently identified organized structures. This book reviews the recent progress in the study of the turbulent flows that sculpt the Earth's surface, focusingin particular on the organized structures that have been identified in recent years within turbulent flows. Thesecoherent flow structures can include eddies or vortices at the scale of individual grains, through structures thatscale with the flow depth in rivers or estuaries, to the large-scale structure of flows at the morphological orlandform scale. These flow structures are of wide interest to the scientific community because they play animportant role in fluid dynamics and influence the transport, erosion and deposition of sediment and pollutantsin a wide variety of fluid flow environments. Scientific knowledge of these structures has improved greatly over the past 20 years as computational fluid dynamicshas come toTable of ContentsList of Contributors, vii Preface, xi About the Companion Website, xiii 1 What is a Coherent Flow Structure in Geophysical Flow? 1Jeremy G. Venditti, Richard J. Hardy, Michael Church, & James L. Best 2 Structure of Turbulent Boundary Layers 17Ronald J. Adrian 3 Structural Attributes of Turbulent Flow over a Complex Topography 25Ricardo Mejia-Alvarez, Julio M. Barros, & Kenneth T. Christensen 4 Coherent Flow Structures in the Pore Spaces of Permeable Beds underlying a Unidirectional Turbulent Boundary Layer: A Review and some New Experimental Results 43Gianluca Blois, James L. Best, Kenneth T. Christensen, Richard J. Hardy, & Gregory H. Sambrook Smith 5 Instabilities in Stratified Shear Flow 63Gregory A. Lawrence, Edmund W. Tedford, & Jeffrey R. Carpenter 6 Scalar Turbulence within the Canopy Sublayer 73Gabriel G. Katul, Daniela Cava, Mario Siqueira, & Davide Poggi 7 On the Structure of Wall Turbulence in the Thermally Neutral Atmospheric Surface Layer 97Michele Guala, Jeff LeHew, Meredith Metzger, & Beverley J. McKeon 8 Critical Reflections on the Coherent Flow Structures Paradigm in Aeolian Geomorphology 111Bernard O. Bauer, Ian J. Walker, Andreas C.W. Baas, Derek W.T. Jackson, Cheryl McKenna Neuman, Giles F.S. Wiggs, & Patrick A. Hesp 9 Coherent Flow Structures in Vegetated Channels 135Heidi Nepf, Jeffrey Rominger, & Lijun Zong 10 Coherent Eddy Structures over Plant Canopies 149Roger H. Shaw, Edward G. Patton, & John J. Finnigan 11 SPIV Analysis of Coherent Structures in a Vegetation Canopy Model Flow 161Laurent Perret & Tony Ruiz

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Book SynopsisNatural disasters are occasional intense events that disturb Earth's surface, but their impact can be felt long after. Hazard events such as earthquakes, volcanos, drought, and storms can trigger a catastrophic reshaping of the landscape through the erosion, transport, and deposition of different kinds of materials. Geomorphology and Natural Hazards: Understanding Landscape Change for Disaster Mitigation is a graduate level textbook that explores the natural hazards resulting from landscape change and shows how an Earth science perspective can inform hazard mitigation and disaster impact reduction. Volume highlights include: Definitions of hazards, risks, and disastersImpact of different natural hazards on Earth surface processesGeomorphologic insights for hazard assessment and risk mitigationModels for predicting natural hazardsHow human activities have altered 'natural' hazardsComplementarity of geomorphology and engineering to manage threatsTable of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgements xv 1 Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development in Dynamic Landscapes 1 1.1 Breaking News 1 1.2 Dealing with Future Disasters: Potentials and Problems 5 1.3 The Sustainable Society 10 1.4 Benefits from Natural Disasters 12 1.5 Summary 16 References 16 2 Defining Natural Hazards, Risks, and Disasters 19 2.1 Hazard Is Tied To Assets 19 2.1.1 Frequency and Magnitude 20 2.1.2 Hazard Cascades 24 2.2 Defining and Measuring Disaster 25 2.3 Trends in Natural Disasters 26 2.4 Hazard is Part of Risk 27 2.4.1 Vulnerability 28 2.4.2 Elements at Risk 32 2.4.3 Risk Aversion 35 2.4.4 Risk is a Multidisciplinary Expectation of Loss 36 2.5 Risk Management and the Risk Cycle 37 2.6 Uncertainties and Reality Check 39 2.7 A Future of More Extreme Events? 41 2.8 Read More About Natural Hazards and Disasters 43 References 46 3 Natural Hazards and Disasters Through the Geomorphic Lens 49 3.1 Drivers of Earth Surface Processes 50 3.1.1 Gravity, Solids, and Fluids 50 3.1.2 Motion Mainly Driven by Gravity 52 3.1.3 Motion Mainly Driven by Water 54 3.1.4 Motion Mainly Driven by Ice 56 3.1.5 Motion Driven Mainly by Air 56 3.2 Natural Hazards and Geomorphic Concepts 57 3.2.1 Landscapes are Open, Nonlinear Systems 57 3.2.2 Landscapes Adjust to Maximize Sediment Transport 59 3.2.3 Tectonically Active Landscapes Approach a Dynamic Equilibrium 62 3.2.4 Landforms Develop Toward Asymptotes 65 3.2.5 Landforms Record Recent Most Effective Events 68 3.2.6 Disturbances Travel Through Landscapes 69 3.2.7 Scaling Relationships Inform Natural Hazards 71 References 73 4 Geomorphology Informs Natural Hazard Assessment 77 4.1 Geomorphology Can Reduce Impacts from Natural Disasters 77 4.2 Aims of Applied Geomorphology 80 4.3 The Geomorphic Footprints of Natural Disasters 81 4.4 Examples of Hazard Cascades 86 4.4.1 Megathrust Earthquakes, Cascadia Subduction Zone 86 4.4.2 Postseismic River Aggradation, Southwest New Zealand 90 4.4.3 Explosive Eruptions and their Geomorphic Aftermath, Southern Volcanic Zone, Chile 93 4.4.4 Hotter Droughts Promote Less Stable Landscapes, Western United States 93 References 94 5 Tools for Predicting Natural Hazards 97 5.1 The Art of Prediction 97 5.2 Types of Models for Prediction 100 5.3 Empirical Models 102 5.3.1 Linking Landforms and Processes 102 5.3.2 Regression Models 107 5.3.3 Classification Models 109 5.4 Probabilistic Models 111 5.4.1 Probability Expresses Uncertainty 111 5.4.2 Probability Is More than Frequency 115 5.4.3 Extreme-value Statistics 119 5.4.4 Stochastic Processes 121 5.4.5 Hazard Cascades, Event Trees, and Network Models 122 5.5 Prediction and Model Selection 124 5.6 Deterministic Models 126 5.6.1 Static Stability Models 126 5.6.2 Dynamic Models 127 References 137 6 Earthquake Hazards 145 6.1 Frequency and Magnitude of Earthquakes 145 6.2 Geomorphic Impacts of Earthquakes 148 6.2.1 The Seismic Hazard Cascade 148 6.2.2 Postseismic and Interseismic Impacts 152 6.3 Geomorphic Tools for Reconstructing Past Earthquakes 154 6.3.1 Offset Landforms 155 6.3.2 Fault Trenching 158 6.3.3 Coseismic Deposits 161 6.3.4 Buildings and Trees 166 References 167 7 Volcanic Hazards 173 7.1 Frequency and Magnitude of Volcanic Eruptions 173 7.2 Geomorphic Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions 177 7.2.1 The Volcanic Hazard Cascade 177 7.2.2 Geomorphic Impacts During Eruption 177 7.2.3 Impacts on the Atmosphere 180 7.2.4 Geomorphic Impacts Following an Eruption 181 7.3 Geomorphic Tools for Reconstructing Past Volcanic Impacts 188 7.3.1 Effusive Eruptions 188 7.3.2 Explosive Eruptions 191 7.4 Climate-Driven Changes in Crustal Loads 195 References 197 8 Landslides and Slope Instability 203 8.1 Frequency and Magnitude of Landslides 203 8.2 Geomorphic Impacts of Landslides 210 8.2.1 Landslides in the Hazard Cascade 210 8.2.2 Landslides on Glaciers 212 8.2.3 Submarine Landslides 213 8.3 Geomorphic Tools for Reconstructing Landslides 213 8.3.1 Landslide Inventories 213 8.3.2 Reconstructing Slope Failures 215 8.4 Other Forms of Slope Instability: Soil Erosion and Land Subsidence 218 8.5 Climate Change and Landslides 220 References 225 9 Tsunami Hazards 233 9.1 Frequency and Magnitude of Tsunamis 233 9.2 Geomorphic Impacts of Tsunamis 236 9.2.1 Tsunamis in the Hazard Cascade 236 9.2.2 The Role of Coastal Geomorphology 237 9.3 Geomorphic Tools for Reconstructing Past Tsunamis 241 9.4 Future Tsunami Hazards 252 References 253 10 Storm Hazards 257 10.1 Frequency and Magnitude of Storms 257 10.1.1 Tropical Storms 257 10.1.2 Extratropical Storms 259 10.2 Geomorphic Impacts of Storms 261 10.2.1 The Coastal Storm-Hazards Cascade 261 10.2.2 The Inland Storm-Hazard Cascade 266 10.3 Geomorphic Tools for Reconstructing Past Storms 269 10.3.1 Coastal Settings 270 10.3.2 Inland Settings 273 10.4 Naturally Oscillating Climate and Increasing Storminess 275 References 280 11 Flood Hazards 285 11.1 Frequency and Magnitude of Floods 286 11.2 Geomorphic Impacts of Floods 289 11.2.1 Floods in the Hazard Cascade 289 11.2.2 Natural Dam-break Floods 291 11.2.3 Channel Avulsion 297 11.3 Geomorphic Tools for Reconstructing Past Floods 298 11.4 Lessons from Prehistoric Megafloods 306 11.5 Measures of Catchment Denudation 308 11.6 The Future of Flood Hazards 311 References 315 12 Drought Hazards 323 12.1 Frequency and Magnitude of Droughts 323 12.1.1 Defining Drought 324 12.1.2 Measuring Drought 325 12.2 Geomorphic Impacts of Droughts 326 12.2.1 Droughts in the Hazard Cascade 326 12.2.2 Soil Erosion, Dust Storms, and Dune Building 327 12.2.3 Surface Runoff and Rivers 332 12.3 Geomorphic Tools for Reconstructing Past Drought Impacts 334 12.4 Towards More Megadroughts? 339 References 342 13 Wildfire Hazards 345 13.1 Frequency and Magnitude of Wildfires 345 13.2 Geomorphic Impacts of Wildfires 348 13.2.1 Wildfires in the Hazard Cascade 348 13.2.2 Direct Fire Impacts 348 13.2.3 Indirect and Postfire Impacts 350 13.3 Geomorphic Tools for Reconstructing Past Wildfires 354 13.4 Towards More Megafires? 359 References 361 14 Snow and Ice Hazards 365 14.1 Frequency and Magnitude of Snow and Ice Hazards 365 14.2 Geomorphic Impact of Snow and Ice Hazards 367 14.2.1 Snow and Ice in the Hazard Cascade 367 14.2.2 Snow and Ice Avalanches 367 14.2.3 Jökulhlaups 374 14.2.4 Degrading Permafrost 375 14.2.5 Other Ice Hazards 379 14.3 Geomorphic Tools for Reconstructing Past Snow and Ice Processes 380 14.4 Atmospheric Warming and Cryospheric Hazards 384 References 389 15 Sea-Level Change and Coastal Hazards 395 15.1 Frequency and Magnitude of Sea-Level Change 399 15.2 Geomorphic Impacts of Sea-Level Change 404 15.2.1 Sea Levels in the Hazard Cascade 404 15.2.2 Sedimentary Coasts 404 15.2.3 Rocky Coasts 407 15.3 Geomorphic Tools for Reconstructing Past Sea Levels 408 15.4 A Future of Rising Sea Levels 411 References 414 16 How Natural are Natural Hazards? 419 16.1 Enter the Anthropocene 419 16.2 Agriculture, Geomorphology, and Natural Hazards 424 16.3 Engineered Rivers 430 16.4 Engineered Coasts 435 16.5 Anthropogenic Sediments 438 16.6 The Urban Turn 443 16.7 Infrastructure’s Impacts on Landscapes 445 16.8 Humans and Atmospheric Warming 446 16.9 How Natural Are Natural Hazards and Disasters? 448 References 450 17 Feedbacks with the Biosphere 457 17.1 The Carbon Footprint of Natural Disasters 457 17.1.1 Erosion and Intermittent Burial 460 17.1.2 Organic Carbon in River Catchments 466 17.1.3 Climatic Disturbances 469 17.2 Protective Functions 473 17.2.1 Forest Ecosystems 473 17.2.2 Coastal Ecosystems 478 References 485 18 The Scope of Geomorphology in Dealing with Natural Risks and Disasters 495 18.1 Motivation 496 18.2 The Geomorphologist’s Role 498 18.3 The Disaster Risk Management Process 499 18.3.1 Identify Stakeholders 500 18.3.2 Know and Share Responsibilities 501 18.3.3 Understand that Risk Changes 503 18.3.4 Analyse Risk 504 18.3.5 Communicate and Deal with Risk Aversion 505 18.3.6 Evaluate Risks 507 18.3.7 Share Decision Making 509 18.4 The Future – Beyond Risk? 511 18.4.1 Limitations of the Risk Approach 511 18.4.2 Local and Regional Disaster Impact Reduction 511 18.4.3 Relocation of Assets 513 18.4.4 A Way Forward? 514 References 516 19 Geomorphology as a Tool for Predicting and Reducing Impacts from Natural Disasters 519 19.1 Natural Disasters Have Immediate and Protracted Geomorphic Consequences 519 19.2 Natural Disasters Motivate Predictive Geomorphology 520 19.3 Natural Disasters Disturb Sediment Fluxes 521 19.4 Geomorphology of Anthropocenic Disasters 521 References 523 Glossary 525 Index 531

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Book SynopsisWeathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment An indispensable introduction to the key environmental processes of weathering and erosion Natural and human-induced weathering processes can have a great impact on soil and groundwater quality. With climate change and other environmental challenges placing increased emphasis on these resources, it has never been more important for researchers and environmental professionals to attain detailed knowledge of weathering and erosion processes. Weathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment meets this need with a rigorous, systematic overview. Beginning with a description of different forces and processes that contribute to weathering, it then discusses the different kinds of landforms that can be produced by weathering and erosion processes, as well as the potential impacts of hydrogeological processes on both surface water and groundwater. The result is a volume that balances qualitative and quantitative understandinTable of ContentsList of Contributors xvii Preface xxi 1 Heavy Metals in the Sediment of River Ganga: A Review 1Anupma Kumari, Mohammed A. Sulaiman, and Mohammad M. Zafar 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Source of Heavy Metals 3 1.3 Effects on Human Health 5 1.4 Status of Heavy Metal in the Sediment of River Ganga 7 1.5 Comparative Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Sediment 13 1.6 Mitigation Strategies 16 1.7 Conclusion 16 2 Synergistic Process of Weathering and Erosion: Techniques of Measurement and Their Significance 27Ashutosh Kumar and Pooja Rani 2.1 Introduction 27 2.2 Method of Measuring Rock Surface Change 28 2.3 Contact Methods 29 2.4 Noncontact Methods 29 2.5 Techniques of Measuring Subsurface Changes in Rock 33 2.6 Techniques Based on Microscope for Measuring Rate of Weathering 37 2.7 Techniques Based on Infrared Microscopic Techniques 38 2.8 Techniques Based on Electron Microscopic Techniques 38 2.9 Techniques Based on Force Microscopy 40 2.10 Technique Based on 3D X-Ray Microscopy Computed Tomography (CT) 40 2.11 Conclusion 40 3 Comparison of Major Hydrogeochemical Processes in Coastal Sedimentary and Hard Rock Aquifers of South India 51Amjad Al-Rashidi, Bedour Alsabti, Thilagavathi Rajendiran, Singaraja Chelladurai, and Chidambaram Sabarathinam 3.1 Introduction 51 3.2 Study Area 53 3.3 Material and Methods 56 3.4 Results and Discussion 56 3.5 Conclusion 77 4 Textural and Mineralogical Signatures of Fluvial Sediments in Mountain Streams of Contrasting Climates in the Southern Western Ghats (India) 83Jobin Thomas, Sabu Joseph, and Thrivikramji Kythavilakom Pillai 4.1 Introduction 83 4.2 Study Area 85 4.3 Methodological Framework 88 4.4 Results and Discussion 88 4.5 Summary and Conclusion 98 5 Crucial Interplay of Microbial Communities in Controlling the Geogenic Processes 107Aseem Kerketta, Joystu Dutta, Shristy S. Swarnkar, Amrita K. Panda, and Ashish Kumar 5.1 Introduction 107 5.2 Mechanical/Physical Weathering 108 5.3 Chemical Weathering 109 5.4 Biological Weathering 110 5.5 Weathering by Plants 110 5.6 Weathering by Animals 111 5.7 Microbial Weathering 111 5.8 Mechanisms of Microbial Weathering 112 5.9 Conclusion 117 6 Evolution of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Vulnerability of Western Himalayan Lake Sukhna, India 125Prabhat Semwal, Suhas Damodar Khobragade, and Neeraj Pant 6.1 Introduction 125 6.2 Study Area 126 6.3 Data Used and Methodology 127 6.4 Results and Discussion 131 6.5 Summary and Conclusions 141 7 Geochemical Characterization and Baseline Determination of Trace Elements in Stream Waters from a Part of the Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil 145Gessica da Silva, Leandro S. Quaresma, Prafulla K. Sahoo, Gabriel N. Salomão, and Roberto Dall’Agnol 7.1 Introduction 145 7.2 Materials and Methods 147 7.3 Results 155 7.4 Discussion 176 7.5 Conclusions 185 8 Identifying the Footprints of Meteorological, Tectonic, and Anthropogenic Parameters on Sediment Transport in the Indus River System: A Review 193Prem Kumar, Jaya Rai, and Chandra S. Dubey 8.1 Introduction 193 8.2 Study Area 194 8.3 Geological and Tectonic Settings 195 8.4 Hydrologic Regime of the IRB 198 8.5 Climate Settings of the IRB 198 8.6 Precipitation in the IRB 200 8.7 Evaluation of Projections of Hydrometeorological Trends of the IRB 201 8.8 Conclusion 205 9 An Implication of Enhanced Rock Weathering on the Groundwater Quality: A Case Study from Wardha Valley Coalfields, Central India 215Priyadarshan S. Ganvir and Rajeeva Guhey 9.1 Introduction 215 9.2 Study Area 216 9.3 Geology 217 9.4 Methodology 217 9.5 Characterization of the Groundwater 218 9.6 Spatial Source Approximation 226 9.7 Temporal Approximation 229 9.8 Conclusion 234 10 Soil Loss Rates in Trans-Himalayan Region: Case Study of Shyok Suture Zone, Ladakh, India 243Rohit Kumar, Rahul Devrani, Shailendra Pundir, Ihsan U. Lone, Vikas Adlakha, Kiran Sathunuri, Benidhar Deshmukh, and Anil Kumar 10.1 Introduction 243 10.2 Study Area 245 10.3 Data and Methodology 247 10.4 Result and Discussion 251 10.5 Conclusion 255 11 Microbial Weathering of Rocks in Natural Habitat: Genetic Basis and Omics-Based Exploration 265Mansi Podia, Prerna Yadav, Sunila Hooda, Prerna Diwan, and Rakesh K. Gupta 11.1 Introduction 265 11.2 Microbial Diversity of Extreme Habitats 267 11.3 Factors Affecting Bio-Weathering 275 11.4 Genes and Microbial Pathways 278 11.5 Microbial Interactions in Bio-Weathering 282 11.6 Importance of Bio-Weathering 284 11.7 Omics to Explore Microbial Weathering of Rocks 288 11.8 Conclusion and Future Directions 289 12 Occurrence of Arsenic (As) in the Aquatic Environment Due to Weathering and Erosion 303Shailesh K. Yadav, Alagappan Ramanathan, and Rakesh K. Ranjan 12.1 Introduction 303 12.2 History and Extent of Arsenic Poisoning in an Aquatic System 304 12.3 Chemistry of Arsenic (Inorganic and Organic) 308 12.4 Source, Occurrence, and Distribution of Arsenic 312 12.5 Geochemistry and Arsenic Mobilization 314 12.6 Variation in As with the Groundwater Depth 319 12.7 Role of Geomorphology and Geo-stratigraphy in As Mobilization 319 12.8 Role of Clay Minerals on As Mobilization 320 12.9 Conclusion 320 13 Atmospheric CO2 Consumption Associated With Chemical Weathering in the Riverine Ecosystem 331Sushil Kumar 13.1 Introduction 331 13.2 Weathering and Ecosystem 332 13.3 Drivers of Chemical Weathering in the Riverine Ecosystem 334 13.4 Human-Induced Drivers of Weathering Agents in the Riverine Environment 335 13.5 Atmospheric CO2, Carbonate, and Silicate Weathering 336 13.6 Chemical Weathering and Its Factor Affecting 337 13.7 Conclusion 338 14 Geoscientific Factors Affecting Weathering and Erosion of Surface Exposure and Rock Types 343Vamsi K. Kudapa, Uday Bhan, Nirlipta P. Nayak, Lalit Goswami, Somenath Ganguly, and Susheel Kumar 14.1 Introduction 343 14.2 Mechanical Weathering 344 14.3 Erosion 347 14.4 Case Study – A Mighty River, Kali Gandaki in Nepal 350 14.5 Erosion Rates Comparison Between Glaciated and Non-Glaciated Basins 351 14.6 Conclusion 354 15 Impacts of Climate Change on Weathering and Erosion of Rock Types Exposed on Earths Surface 359Nirlipta P. Nayak, Vamsi K. Kudapa, Uday Bhan, Lalit Goswami, Susheel Kumar, and Anamika Kushwaha 15.1 Introduction 359 15.2 Type of Weathering Mechanism 364 15.3 Impact of Climate on Weathering and Erosion 368 15.4 Impact of Weathering on Climate 369 15.5 Conclusion 369 References 370 Index 375

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Book SynopsisTuzo is the never-before-told story of one of Canada's most influential scientists and the discovery of plate tectonics, a pivotal development that forever altered how we think of our planet.Trade Review"This book presents a long overdue appreciation of the geologist J. Tuzo Wilson and his profound contributions to the development of our understanding of plate tectonics…The book is very well written, delightful to read and superbly illustrated." -- Andrew Hynes, McGill University * Geoscience Canada *"In accessible language, Eyles provides an outstanding biography of John Tuzo Wilson, the geophysicist responsible for clarifying today's understanding of continent movement." -- L.T. Spencer, Plymouth State University * CHOICE *“In accessible language, Eyles provides an outstanding biography of John Tuzo Wilson, the geophysicist responsible for clarifying today's understanding of continent movement…Readers unfamiliar with the plate tectonics controversy will find this book extremely informative. Knowledgeable readers will enjoy the nuanced overview of Tuzo's contributions to the present knowledge of plate tectonics and continental drift.” -- L.T. Spencer, emeritus, Plymouth State University * CHOICE *“For me, it was a gripping page-turner and an unforgettable account of a scientific revolution occurring in my lifetime … A must‐read for geographers or indeed, for anyone interested in the history of earth science and paradigmatic change.” -- Ian MacLachlan, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School * Canadian Geographies *Table of ContentsPrologue: The Day the Earth Moved 1. In the Beginning 2. Continents Adrift? 3. Sources of Friction 4. Permanentist Foundations 5. Tuzo’s War 6. A Geologist in a Strange Land 7. Seismic Shift 8. The New World of Plate Tectonics 9. An Unlikely Revolutionary Appendix I: Medals and Awards Appendix II: Select Primary Sources Appendix III: The Geological Timescale Index

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Book SynopsisThe updated textbook is intended to serve as an advanced and detailed treatment of the evolution of the subject of stratigraphy from its disparate beginnings as separate studies of sedimentology, lithostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, etc., into a modern integrated discipline in which all components are necessary. There is a historical introduction, which now includes information about the timeline of the evolution of the components of modern stratigraphy. The elements of the various components (facies analysis, sequence stratigraphy, mapping methods, chronostratigraphic methods, etc.) are outlined, and a chapter discussing the modern synthesis is included near the end of the book, which closes with a discussion of future research trends in the study of time as preserved in the stratigraphic record.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the application of geospatial technologies for resource planning and management for the key natural resources, e.g. water, agriculture and forest as well as the decision support system (DSS) for infrastructure development. We have seen in the past four decades that the growing complexities of sustainable management of natural resources management have been very challenging. The book has been written to leverage the current geospatial technologies that integrate the remotely sensed data available from various platforms, the precise locational data providing geospatial intelligence, and the advanced integration tools of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Geospatial technologies have been used for water resources management employing geomorphological characteristics, analysis of river migration pattern, understanding the large-scale hydrological process, wet land classification and monitoring, analysis of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), assessment of environmental flow and soil erosion studies, water quality modelling and assessment and rejuvenation of paleochannels through groundwater recharge. Geospatial technologies have been applied for crop classification and mapping, soil moisture determination using RISAT-1 C-band and PALSAR-2 L-band sensors, inventory of horticulture plantations, management of citrus orchards, crop yield forecasting, rice yield estimation, estimation of evapotranspiration and its evaluation against lysimeter and satellite-based evapotranspiration product for India to address the various issues of the agricultural system management. Geospatial technologies have been used for generation of digital elevation model, urban dynamics assessment, mobile GIS application at grass root level planning, cadastral level developmental planning and e-governance applications, system dynamics for sustainable development, micro-level water resources planning, site suitability for sewage treatment plant, traffic density assessment, geographical indications of India, archaeological applications and disasters interventions to elaborate various issues of DSS for infrastructure development and management. Geospatial technologies have been employed for the generation and reconciliation of the notified forest land boundaries, and also the land cover changes analysis within notified forest areas, forest resource assessment, management and monitoring and wildlife conservation and management. This book aims to present high-quality technical case studies representing the recent developments in the “application of geospatial technologies for resource planning and management”. The editors hope that this book will serve as a valuable resource for scientists and researchers to plan and manage land and water resources sustainably.Table of ContentsGeospatial Technology for Geomorphology Mapping and its Applications.- Geospatial technology for estimation of geomorphological characteristics of an ungauged watershed.- Long Term Analysis of River Migration Pattern using Geospatial Techniques – A case study of upper part of the Ganga River, India.- Space borne Scatterometers for understanding the large-scale land hydrological processes.- Wetland Classification and Monitoring Using Time Series Earth Observation Data and Machine Learning Algorithm: A Case Study in Upper Ganga River Stretch.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents varied geomorphological topics and planetary studies from different geomorphological regions analysed by young researchers from Latin America, from Costa Rica to southern Argentina, from the mountains to the oceans, and from the Caribbean to the Scotia tectonic plates.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2  Geological Settings .- Chapter 3 Climate and Its Variation.- Chapter 4  Glacier Geometry and Dynamic .- Chapter 5 Glacier Morphology and geomorphology of features .- Chapter 6 Palaeo-geographic Reconstruction.- Chapter 7 Impact of climate on Agriculture: Ladakh, Zanskar and Kinnaur.- Chapter 8  Cold Desert and Desertification of Zanskar valley (Kargil).- Chapter 9  Climate Change, Population characteristics, Human Habitation and Culture in High Himalaya.- Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisHydrogeomorphology is a scientific discipline that examines the geographical, geological, and hydrological features of water bodies, as well as the changes that occur in response to variations in flow and natural and human-caused events. The book delves into various facets of water resources, aquifer properties, structural and drainage patterns, including cutting-edge topics such as rainwater harvesting, watershed development, remote sensing, GIS, GPS, DSTM, MCE, and TIR. The book also discusses social, cultural, and administrative aspects of water resource management, along with the problems and solutions related to sustainable development. Readers will appreciate the clear and concise presentation of hydrogeology and geomorphology through images and tables, making the book suitable for both students and professionals in the fields of agricultural and civil engineering, environment, geology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, hydrology, and irrigation.

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Book SynopsisHydrogeomorphology is the science relating to the geographical, geological and hydrological aspects of water bodies and changes to these in response to flow variations and to natural and human caused events. The book covers the aspects of water resources, aquifer properties, structural and drainage patterns, with special reference to latest topics like Rain Water Harvesting, Watershed Development, Remote Sensing, GIS, GPS, DSTM, MCE and TIR. With social, cultural and administrative steps, problems with their solutions and means of sustainable development finding their way in the book, thus making the book a must buy for all concerned. The present book covers detailed studies of hydrogeology and geomorphology. Their simple and accurate presentation by images and tables serves the appetite of not only the students but also of the professionals in the field of agricultural and civil engineering, environment, geology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, hydrology and irrigation.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Fundamentals of Hydrogeomorphology 3. Water Resources 4. Aquifer Properties 5. Hydrological Properties of Rocks 6. Structural Hydrogeomorphology 7. Drainage Pattern and Morphometric Characteristics of Hydrogeomorphic Units 8. Hydrogeomorphology of Landforms 9. Applications of Hydrogeomorphic Studies 10. Techniques of Hydrogeomorphology 11. Hydrogeomorphological Mapping 12. Hydrogeomorphology and Social Environment

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Book SynopsisThis book presents comprehensive information on the types of geohazards that impact not only the human society but also the natural resources as well. Authored by experts working on characterization and modeling geohazard phenomena and vulnerability of different regions of World towards specific types of geohazards. Individual s are devoted to every geohazard type, detailing it in terms of definition, types, causes, likely impacts on socio-economic milieu and natural environment, methods of mitigation and relief and rescue procedures. Case studies and specific s on systematic of geohazard vulnerability mapping, information dissemination and relief and rescue operations are also included in this book.Table of Contents01. Types, Causes and Strategies for Mitigation of Geological Hazards 02. An Introduction to Tsunami and Characterization of Tsunamigenic Sediments with the Help of Microfossils 03. History and Geotectonics of Tsunami with Special Reference to the Indian Ocean 04. Andaman-Nicobar Island Arc in the Evolving Tectonic Scenario of Bay of Bengal 05. Assessment of Tsunami Hazard Along Thangapatnam - Ovari Coast, Tamil Nadu, Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques 06. Earthquake - The Creator of Geohazards 07. Earth Tremors in Jind Region, Central Haryana. Seismogenesis and Mitigation 08. Volcanoes, Volcanism and Mitigation 09. Characterization and Mitigation of Landslides in the Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu 10. Cyclone Disaster Management with Special Reference to Orissa Coast, India 11. An Introduction to Drought 12. GIS Based Model for Drought Assessment 13. Flooding - A Manageable Geohazards 14. Environmental Policies of India and Mitigation of Geohazards in Coastal Areas 15. Coastal Erosion in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts, Karnataka . Implications on Effective Coastal Zone Management 16. Quicksand. A Lesser-Known Geohazards; But not a Lesser Evil 17. Glacial Lake Burst in the Lunana Area, Bhutan. A Consequence of Global Warming 18. An Attitudinal Approach in Management of Disaster Mitigation and Risk Reduction

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Book SynopsisWorld Geomorphology deals with the large-scale relief features of the earth and shows how these are related to the major segments of the earth's crust known as lithospheric plates. The aim of the book is to convey an understanding of the earth's major relief features and to present a subdivision of the earth's surface in provinces which have had similar geological or geomorphological history.Trade Review"The book is packed with factual information and is very concisely written." Colin R. Thorne, Geology Magazine"The principal value of World Geomorphology will be as a quick reference for university-level teachers and students on the influence of geologic factors on regional landforms for any location on Earth. It will be useful in teaching regional geography courses where a reference is needed to generate more detailed background information on the physical setting. When presenting remotely sensed imagery of regional landforms in the teaching of physical geography or geomorphology, World Geomorphology will serve as an interpretive aid." Richard A. Marston, Journal of GeographyTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Continental drift and plate tectonics; 3. Africa; 4. The Americas; 5. Antarctica; 6. Asia; 7. Australia; 8. Europe; 9. The Pacific Ocean basin; 10. Geographical implications of major geomorphological features; Further reading; Index.

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