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Glacial Geology - Ice Sheets And Landforms 2E
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Glacial Geology - Ice Sheets And Landforms 2E

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The new Second Edition of Glacial Geology provides a modern, comprehensive summary of glacial geology and geomorphology. It is has been thoroughly revised and updated from the original First Edition. This book will appeal to all students interested in the landforms and sediments that make up glacial landscapes.


The aim of the book is to outline glacial landforms and sediments and to provide the reader with the tools required to interpret glacial landscapes. It describes how glaciers work and how the processes of glacial erosion and deposition which operate within them are recorded in the glacial landscape.


The Second Edition is presented in the same clear and concise format as the First Edition, providing detailed explanations that are not cluttered with unnecessary detail. Additions include a new chapter on Glaciations around the Globe, demonstrating the range of glacial environments present on Earth today and a new chapter on Palaeoglaciology, explaining how glacial landforms and sediments are used in ice-sheet reconstructions. Like the original book, text boxes are used throughout to explain key concepts and to introduce students to case study material from the glacial literature. Newly updated sections on Further Reading are also included at the end of each chapter to point the reader towards key references. The book is illustrated throughout with colour photographs and illustrations.
New to this Edition


* All existing chapters updated to include new literature wherever the authors are aware that significant advances/publications have been made.

* Two new chapters covering “Glaciation around the Globe” and “Palaeoglaciology” have been added. 

* All text boxes have been updated throughout the text with more recent examples.

* The references (currently at the end of each chapter) are grouped as a single list of references at the end of the book.
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* Includes two new chapters covering ‘Glaciation around the Globe and ‘Palaeoglaciology’

* All references clearly referenced at the end of the text.

* Includes information boxes, chapter summaries and further reading throughout.

* All existing chapters fully revised and updated to include new literature wherever

* Includes boxed case studies in each chapter to enhance student understanding

目次

Preface ix


Acknowledgements xi


Illustrations xiii


Chapter 1: Introduction 1


1.1 What is Glacial Geology and Why is it Important? 1


1.2 The Aim and Structure of this Book 6


Chapter 2: Glaciations Around The Globe 7


2.1 The Antarctic Ice Sheet 7


2.2 Greenland in the Greenhouse 15


2.3 Southern Hemisphere Temperate Glaciers: Patagonia and New Zealand 17


2.4 Northern Hemisphere Temperate Glaciers: Alaska and Iceland 21


2.5 High-Altitude Glaciers: The Himalaya 22


2.6 Tropical Glaciers: The Cordillera Blanca, Peru 26


2.7 Arctic Polythermal Glaciers 29


2.8 Summary 33


Suggested Reading 33


Chapter 3: Mass Balance and the Mechanisms of Ice Flow 41


3.1 Annual Mass Balance 41


3.2 The Mass Balance Gradient: The Glacial Driving Mechanism 44


3.3 Mechanisms of Ice Flow 47


3.4 The Principles of Basal Thermal Regime 55


3.5 Patterns and Rates of Ice Flow 63


3.6 Glacier Response to Climate Change 69


3.7 Summary 76


Suggested Reading 76


Chapter 4: Glacier Hydrology 81


4.1 Glacier Hydrology 81


4.2 Sources of Glacial Meltwater 82


4.3 Storage of Water in Glaciers 83


4.4 Methods of Studying Glacier Hydrology 84


4.5 Glacier Hydrological Systems 86


4.6 Subglacial Water Pressure 90


4.7 Discharge Fluctuations 97


4.8 Glacial Meltwater Erosion 102


4.9 Summary 104


Suggested Reading 104


Chapter 5: The Processes of Glacial Erosion 109


5.1 Glacial Abrasion 109


5.2 Glacial Quarrying 117


5.3 Estimating Rates of Glacial Erosion 125


5.4 Patterns of Glacial Erosion 128


5.5 Summary 131


Suggested Reading 131


Chapter 6: Landforms of Glacial Erosion 135


6.1 Microscale Features of Glacial Erosion 135


6.2 Mesoscale Features of Glacial Erosion 147


6.3 Macroscale Features of Glacial Erosion 157


6.4 Landscapes of Glacial Erosion 174


6.5 Summary 179


Suggested Reading 179


Chapter 7: Glacial Debris Entrainment and Transport 185


7.1 High-Level Debris Transport 185


7.2 Debris Entrainment 190


7.3 Low-Level Debris Transport 193


7.4 Debris Transfer Between Low and High Levels 197


7.5 Debris Transfer 198


7.6 Summary 202


Suggested Reading 203


Chapter 8: Glacial Sedimentation on Land 207


8.1 Direct Glacial Sedimentation 207


8.2 Fluvial Sedimentation 235


8.3 Summary 243


Suggested Reading 244


Chapter 9: Landforms of Glacial Deposition on Land 247


9.1 Ice-Marginal Moraines 247


9.2 Subglacial Landforms Formed by Ice or Sediment Flow 268


9.3 Glaciofluvial Ice-Marginal Landforms 289


9.4 Glaciofluvial Subglacial Landforms 296


9.5 Summary 299


Suggested Reading 299


Chapter 10: Glacial Sedimentation in Water 305


10.1 Sedimentation in Lacustrine Environments 305


10.2 Sedimentation in Marine Environments 315


10.3 Distinguishing Glaciolacustrine and Glaciomarine Diamicts from Glacial Tills 324


10.4 Summary 325


Suggested Reading 325


Chapter 11: Landforms of Glacial Deposition in Water 329


11.1 Glaciolacustrine Landforms 330


11.2 Glaciomarine Landforms 336


11.3 Summary 343


Suggested Reading 343


Chapter 12: Palaeoglaciology 347


12.1 The Methods Used in Palaeoglaciology 347


12.2 The Key Landforms Used in Palaeoglaciology 353


12.3 Former Subglacial Thermal Regimes 358


12.4 Palaeoglaciological Reconstructions 367


12.5 Summary 370


Suggested Reading 372


Index 377

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