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Author:   I. Peter Martini ,  V. R. Baker ,  Guillermina Garzon
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Blackwell Science Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.766kg
ISBN:  

9780632064045

ISBN 10:   0632064048
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   10 February 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

Preface. 1. MEGAFLOODS. High--energy megafloods: planetary settings and sedimentary dynamics (Victor. R. Baker). Late--Quaternary catastrophic flooding in the Altai Mountains of south--central Siberia: a synoptic overview and an introduction to flood deposit sedimentology (Paul A. Carling, Alistair D. Kirkbride , Sergei Parnachov, Pavel S. Borodavko and Glenn W. Berger). Great Holocene floods along Jokulsa a Fjollum, north Iceland (Richard B. Waitt). 2. GLACIAL OUTWASH FLOODS. November 1996 jokulhlaup on Skeidararsandur outwash plain, Iceland ( rni Snorrason, Pall Jonsson, Or SigurAdegreesson, Svanur Palsson, Sigvaldi rnason, Skuli Vikingsson and Ingibjorg Kaldal). The effects of glacier--outburst flood flow dynamics on ice--contact deposits: November 1996 jokulhlaup, SkeiAdegreeararsandur, Iceland (Andrew J. Russell and A skar Knudsen). Formation of ice--block obstacle marks during the November 1996 glacier--outburst flood (jokulhlaup), SkeiAdegreeararsandur, southern Iceland (Helen Fay). A large--scale flood event in 1994 from the mid--Canterbury Plains, New Zealand, and implications for ancient fluvial deposits (Greg H. Browne). 3. ALLUVIAL--FAN FLOODS. Alluvial--fan sedimentation from a glacial outburst flood, Lone Pine, California, and contrasts with meteorological flood deposits (Terence C. Blair). Alluvial fans in the Italian Alps: sedimentary facies and processes (Andrea Moscariello, L. Marchi , F. Maraga and G. Mortara). Analysis of terrestrial hyperconcentrated flows and their deposits (Marco Benvenuti and I. Peter Martini). Catastrophic debris--flow deposits from an inferred landslide--dam failure, Eocene Berga Formation, eastern Pyrenees, Spain (Eloi Saula, Emili Mato, E. and Cai Puigdefabregas). 4. ALLUVIAL VALLEY FLOODS. Coarse--grained flood bars formed at the confluence of two subarctic rivers affected by hydroelectric dams, Ontario, Canada (Sara--Jane Mosher and I. Peter Martini). Comparison of the flood response of a braided and a meandering river, conditioned by anthropogenic and climatic changes (Guillermina Garzon and A. Alonso). Effects of land--use and precipitation changes on floodplain sedimentation in the 19th And 20th century (Geul River, the Netherlands) (Marleen. H. Stam). Use of remote sensing in monitoring river floods and their effects on the landscape (Lena Halounova). 5. SPECIAL CASES. Sedimentary traces as indicator of temporary ice marginal channels in the Westphalian Bight, Germany (Juergen Herget). Outlet glaciers of the Pleistocene (LGM) south Tibetan ice sheet between Cho Oyu and Shisha Pangma as potential sources of former megafloods (Matthias Kuhle). Index.

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"This book is well presented and structured...a fascinating collection of papers...recommended to anyone working on fluvial deposits, fans or fluvioglacial material, or who just wants to be impressed with what megafloods can do, as there are some excellent illustrations." Anne Mather, University of Plymouth, The Holocene, June 2004 "The papers have been edited and illustrated to a high standard and even for those allergic to fluvial geomorphology are a treasure trove of fascinating material." Andrew Goudie, University of Oxford, Progress in Physical Geography, September 2004

This book is well presented and structured...a fascinating collection of papers...recommended to anyone working on fluvial deposits, fans or fluvioglacial material, or who just wants to be impressed with what megafloods can do, as there are some excellent illustrations. Anne Mather, University of Plymouth, The Holocene, June 2004 The papers have been edited and illustrated to a high standard and even for those allergic to fluvial geomorphology are a treasure trove of fascinating material. Andrew Goudie, University of Oxford, Progress in Physical Geography, September 2004

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