Overview
The book presents an up-to-date, detailed overview of the Quaternary glaciations all over the world, not only with regard to stratigraphy but also with regard to major glacial landforms and the extent of the respective ice sheets. The locations of key sites are included. The information is presented in digital, uniformly prepared maps which can be used in a Geographical Information System (GIS) such as ArcView or ArcGIS. The accompanying text supplies the information on how the data were obtained (geomorphology, geological mapping, air photograph evaluation, satellite imagery), how the features were dated (14C, TL, relative stratigraphy) and how reliable they are supposed to be. All references to the underlying basic publications are included. Where controversial interpretations are possible e.g. in Siberia or Tibet, this is pointed out. As a result, the information on Quaternary glaciations worldwide will be much improved and supplied in a uniform digital format.The information on the glacial limits is compiled in digital form by the coordinators of the project, and is available for download at: http://booksite.elsevier.com/9780444534477/
Full Product Details
Author: J. Ehlers (Geologisches Landesamt, Hamburg, Germany) ,
P.L. Gibbard (University of Cambridge, UK) ,
Philip D. Hughes (Professor of Physical Geography, University of Manchester, UK)
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint: Elsevier Science Ltd
Volume: 15
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 5.30cm
, Length: 27.60cm
Weight: 2.670kg
ISBN: 9780444534477
ISBN 10: 0444534474
Pages: 1126
Publication Date: 20 July 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Review<br> I value this book very highly...as a source of reference and inspiration. ...For many...it will form the catalyst for further research endeavours on Quaternary glaciation in North America. <br>-David, J.A. Evans, Quaternary Science Reviews, 2006 <p>. ..this volume definitely helps advance understanding of Earth's more recent glacial record and opens the door to synthetic global studies. <br>-N.Eyles, Department of Geology, University of Toronto, in PALAEO
Author Information
Philip Hughes is Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. He obtained his first degree in geography at the University of Exeter. This was followed by a Master’s degree in Quaternary Science, then a PhD in Geography, both at the University of Cambridge (Darwin College). His PhD was on the glacial history of the Pindus Mountains, Greece. This was then followed by a postdoctoral project examining the glacial history of Montenegro at the University of Manchester. He has since worked on glaciation across the Mediterranean mountains and in the British Isles. In this research he has utilised U-series dating and cosmogenic nuclides to date glacial landforms. He has also published on global glaciations and stratigraphy in Quaternary science and in 2011 Philip also co-edited, with Jürgen Ehlers and Philip Gibbard, the highly successful Elsevier volume Quaternary Glaciation: Extent and Chronology – A Closer Look.
