Active Tectonics and Alluvial Rivers

by John M. Holbrook, Stanley A. Schumm, Jean F. Dumont

The interactions between tectonic uplift, river erosion and alluvial deposition are fundamental processes which have acted to shape the landscape we see today. These processes are of course ongoing, and are important not only in geomorphology, sedimentology and structural geology, but also hydrology and river engineering. The authors have combined their specialities to bring together evidence and a variety of examples from both field and experimental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521890586
• ISBN13: 9780521890588
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"