Overview
Understanding of rivers and their sediments, both as modern systems and as ancient counterparts in the geological record, has progressed steadily but markedly over the past several decades, with contributions by practitioners in diverse fields of geosciences and engineering. This book contains 31 papers, with authors from 13 countries, who participated in the Sixth International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology held in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1977. True to the nature of these quadrennial conferences, the papers in this book discuss a broad range of fluvial subjects that include the character of bedforms and sediment transport in river channels, morphological and sedimentological features of modern fluvial environments, modern and ancient avulsions, internal and external controls on the behaviour of river systems, and the facies and architectural organization of alluvial deposits. A specialist volume detailing the latest advances in fluvial sedimentology. Authorship includes the leaders in the field. If you are a member of the International Association of Sedimentologists, for purchasing details, please see: http://www.iasnet.org/publications/details.asp?code=SP28
Full Product Details
Author: Norman D. Smith (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) ,
John Rogers (University of Cape Town)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Edition: 28th
Volume: v. 28
Dimensions:
Width: 19.10cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 1.207kg
ISBN: 9780632053544
ISBN 10: 0632053542
Pages: 488
Publication Date: 07 October 1999
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
"As this is a collection of conference papers, there is some complex material here, but it's good stuff! [...] it's advanced, but if anyone is going on to study fluvial sedimentology, it's well worth a look." Jenny Bennett, OUGS Journal, Symposium Edition 2001
As this is a collection of conference papers, there is some complex material here, but ita s good stuff! [...] ita s advanced, but if anyone is going on to study fluvial sedimentology, ita s well worth a look. Jenny Bennett, OUGS Journal, Symposium Edition 2001
Author Information
Norman D. Smith is the editor of Fluvial Sedimentology VI, published by Wiley. John A. Rogers is a physical chemist and a materials scientist. He is currently the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University.
