{"product_id":"geomorphology-and-global-tectonics-isbn-9780471971931","title":"Geomorphology and Global Tectonics","description":"Presents the state of current research on the inter-relationships between global tectonics and macroscale landscape development across a wide range of topics and study areas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The last 10 years have witnessed a remarkable growth in interest in the relationships between global tectonics and the Earth's maroscale topographic features. This new research emphasis has emerged from a range of practitioners within the earth sciences, including geophysicists concerned with what can be learnt about tectonic processes from their topographic effects, geologists interested in the factors controlling erosion and the supply of material to sedimentary basins, and geomorphologists wanting to understand the role of tectonics in landscape evolution. Various technical developments and new sources of data have also contributed to these developments, such as the construction of coupled tectonic surface process numerical models of large-scale landscape development, the creation of large-area, high resolution digital elevation models, and the derivation of long-term denudational records using methods such as thermochronology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book presents an overview of innovative research in the area and provides directions for future research. Each chapter provides up-to-date surveys of key research questions, reports on important current work and highlights outstanding research issues. It will be invaluable to those across the earth science community who are interested in the relationships between tectonics and geography.Ein sorgfältig recherchierter, ansprechend gestalteter Band, der Beiträge führender Spezialisten zur Beziehung zwischen Modellen tektonischer Prozesse und untersuchten Entwicklungen der Erdtopographie zusammenfaßt. Tabellen, Abbildungen und ein großer Farbtafel-Teil zeigen, wie geophysikalische Daten und Modelle zur Erklärung der Entstehung großräumiger Landschaftsmerkmale beitragen können. (06\/98) Geomorphology and Global Tectonics: Introduction (M. Summerfield).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e GENERAL MODELS AND EMPIRICAL APPROACHES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Application of Digital Elevation Models to Macroscale Tectonic Geomorphology (L. Mayer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Coupled Tectonic-Surface Process Models with Applications to Rifted Margins and Collisional Orogens (C. Beaumont, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fission-Track Thermochronology and the Long-Term Denudational Response to Tectonics (A. Gleadow \u0026amp; R. Brown).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Macroscale Process Systems of Mountain Belt Erosion (N. Hovius).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e MORPHOTECTONIC EVOLUTION IN INTERPLATE SETTINGS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Geodynamic Processes in the Southern Alps, New Zealand (J. Tippett \u0026amp; N. Hovius).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Morphotectonic Evolution of Taiwan (J.-C. Lin).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Morphotectonic Evolution of Japan (H. Ohmori).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Large-Scale Geomorphology of the Andes: Interrelationships of Tectonics, Magmatism and Climate (L. Kennan).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Morphotectonic Evolution of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau (E. Fielding).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e MORPHOTECTONIC EVOLUTION IN INTRAPLATE SETTINGS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Geomorphological Evolution of the East Australian Continental Margin (P. Bishop \u0026amp; G. Goldrick).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Morphotectonic Evolution of the South Atlantic Margins of Africa and South America (R. Brown, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Late Cenozoic Landscape Evolution of the US Atlantic Passive Margin: Insights Into a North American Great Escarpment (F. Pazzaglia \u0026amp; T. Gardner).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Linking Tectonics and Landscape Development in a Passive Margin Setting: The Transantarctic Mountains (A. Kerr, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Morphotectonic Evolution of the Western Ghats, India (Y. Gunnell \u0026amp; L. Fleitout).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Growth and Decay of Oceanic Islands (A. Watts).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \u003cp\u003e\"This is a timely book which should be read by all earth scientists.\" (\u003cem\u003eGeoscientist,\u003c\/em\u003e October 2000)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael A. Summerfield is the author of Geomorphology and Global Tectonics, published by Wiley.  Geomorphology and Global Tectonics Edited by Michael A. Summerfield Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh, UK Since the late 1980s earth scientists have begun to view the relationships between global tectonics and the Earth's macroscale topographic features as an important research issue. This new research emphasis has emerged from a range of practitioners within the earth sciences, including geophysicists concerned with what can be learnt about tectonic processes from their topographic effects, geologists interested in the factors controlling erosion and the supply of material to sedimentary basins, and geomorphologists wanting to understand the role of tectonics in landscape evolution. Various technical developments and new sources of data have also contributed to these developments, such as the construction of coupled tectonic surface process numerical models of large-scale landscape development, the creation of large-area, high resolution digital elevation models, and the derivation of long-term denudational records using methods such as thermochronology. This book presents the state of current research on the inter-relationships between global tectonics and macroscale landscape development across a wide range of topics and study areas. Each chapter aims to provide up-to-date surveys of key research questions,to report on important current work, and to highlight outstanding research issues. The book will be invaluable to those across the earth science community who are interested in the relationships between tectonics and topography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989283979493,"sku":"NP9780471971931","price":415.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471971931.jpg?v=1761783512","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/geomorphology-and-global-tectonics-isbn-9780471971931","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}