Global Geomorphology
Michael Summerfield, University of Edinburgh

ISBN-10: 0582301564
ISBN-13: 9780582301566

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1991
Format: Paper; 560 pp
Published: 02/01/1996

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This innovative text provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject, with the emphasis placed on large-scale processes and phenomena. Integrating global tectonics into the study of landforms and incorporating planetary geomorphology as a major component the author discusses the impact of climatic change and the role of catastrophic events on landform genesis and includes a comprehensive study of surface geomorphic processes.

  • Contains a comprehensive treatment of surface geomorphic processes
  • Uses satellite imagery throughout to illustrate large-scale landforms
  • Contains over 500 figures
  • Draws on examples and case studies from around the world

 

1. Introduction 2. Endogenic Processes and Landforms 3. Exogenic Processes and Landforms 4. Endogenic-Exogenic Interactions 5. Extraterrestrial Landforms

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