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" Theoretical Geomorphology "
by Adrian E. Scheidegger.
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BL
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578567
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b407786
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Scheidegger, Adrian E.
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Theoretical Geomorphology\ by Adrian E. Scheidegger.
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Berlin, Heidelberg :: Springer Berlin Heidelberg :: Imprint: Springer,, 1961.
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9783662010341
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: 9783662010365
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I. Physical Geomophology -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Development of Slopes -- 1.3. River Erosion -- 1.4. The Form of Drainage Basins -- 1.5. Subaquatic Effects -- 1.6. Niveal Features -- 1.7. Aeolian Features -- 1.8. Special Features -- II. Physical Background -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Dynamics of Flowing Water -- 2.3. Dynamics of Flowing Ice -- 2.4. Dynamics of Blowing Wind -- III. Mechanics of Slope Formation -- 3.1. Principles -- 3.2. Reduction of Rocks -- 3.3. Spontaneous Mass Movement -- 3.4. Discussion of Agents in Slope Formation -- 3.5. Combined Effect: Denudation -- 3.6. Endogenetic Effects in Slope Development -- IV. River Bed Processes -- 4.1. Definition -- 4.2. Flow in Open Channels -- 4.3. Forces of Fluids on Particles -- 4.4. Sediment Transportation -- 4.5. Mutual Interaction of Bed, Flow, and Sediment Transport -- 4.6. Pebble Gradation and Bottom Slopes in Rivers -- V. Development of Drainage Basins -- 5.1. General Remarks -- 5.2. Motion in River Bends -- 5.3. Meanders in Alluvial Channels -- 5.4. Valley Formation -- VI. Theory of Aquatic Effects -- 6.1. General Remarks -- 6.2. Movements in Large Bodies of Water -- 6.3. Factors Acting in Subaquatic Geomorphology -- 6.4. Coasts -- 6.5. Dynamics of River Mouths -- 6.6. Theoretical Submarine Geomorphology -- VII. Niveal Effects -- 7.1. General Remarks -- 7.2. Longitudinal Movement of Glaciers -- 7.3. Three-Dimensional Movement of Ice -- 7.4. Other Niveal Effects -- VIII. Theory of Aeolian Features -- 8.1. The Significance of Wind Action -- 8.2. The Physics of Sand Movement -- 8.3. Geomorphological Effects of Blown Sand -- 8.4. Physics of Dust Movement -- 8.5. Geomorphological Effects of Dust Movement -- IX. Theory of Some Special Features -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Hoodoos -- 9.3. Thermal Effects -- 9.4. Theory of Karst Phenomena -- Author Index.
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Geography.
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