Geomorphology of proglacial systems : landform and sediment dynamics in recently deglaciated alpine landscapes /: landform and sediment dynamics in recently deglaciated alpine landscapes. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors Tobias Heckmann and David Morche.
• Editors: Heckmann, Tobias; Morche, David
• Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction.-Chapter 2. Glacier changes since the Little Ice Age.-Chapter 3. An inventory of proglacial systems in Austria, Switzerland and across Patagonia.-Chapter 4. Debris-covered glaciers.-Chapter 5. Closing the balance of ice, water and sediment fluxes through the terminus of Gepatschferner.-Chapter 6. (Ground) Ice in the proglacial zone.-Chapter 7. Periglacial morphodynamics in the Upper Kaunertal.-Chapter 8. Rock slope instability in the proglacial zone: State of the Art.-Chapter 9. Rockfall at proglacial rockwalls – A case study from the Kauner Valley, Austria.-Chapter 10. Glacial sediment stores and their re-working.-Chapter 11. Slope wash, gully erosion and debris flows on lateral moraines in the upper kaunertal, Austria.-Chapter 12. Sediment transport in proglacial rivers.-Chapter 13. Fluvial sediment transport in the proglacial Fagge River, Kaunertal, Austria.-Chapter 14. Proglacial lakes in high mountain environments.-Chapter 15. Sediment budgets in high-mountain areas: Review and challenges.-Chapter 16. Sediment connectivity in proglacial areas.-Chapter 17. A sediment budget of the Upper Kauner Valley.-Chapter 18. The uncalm development of proglacial soils in the European Alps since 1850.-Chapter 19. Vegetation succession and biogeomorphic interactions in glacier forelands.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.41; Geomorphology; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology; Geomorphology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319941844; 3319941844
• Related ISBNs: 9783319941820
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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