{"product_id":"glacial-geology-ice-sheets-and-landforms-hardback-9780470516904","title":"Glacial Geology; Ice Sheets and Landforms (Hardback) 9780470516904","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGlacial Geology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIce Sheets and Landforms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMatthew M. Bennett (Edited by), M Bennett (Author), Neil F. Glasser (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470516904, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.5 x 2.6 cm, 0.989 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The book is written in an accessible manner and well-illustrated; undergraduate students will thus embrace it as a first resource.\" (Experimental Agriculture, 2010)\"Indeed, the revised and updated text, the provision of colour and case study strategy of delivery have ensured that it will be a firm favourite with students and will be one of the first references entered on to my recommended reading lists well into the future.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Holocene\u003c\/i\u003e, August 2010)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"The book is written in an accessible manner and well-illustrated; undergraduate students will thus embrace it as a first resource.\" (\u003ci\u003eGeological Magazine,\u003c\/i\u003e 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe new Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eGlacial Geology\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrations xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 What is Glacial Geology and Why is it Important? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The Aim and Structure of this Book 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Glaciations Around The Globe 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Antarctic Ice Sheet 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Greenland in the Greenhouse 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Southern Hemisphere Temperate Glaciers: Patagonia and New Zealand 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Northern Hemisphere Temperate Glaciers: Alaska and Iceland 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 High-Altitude Glaciers: The Himalaya 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Tropical Glaciers: The Cordillera Blanca, Peru 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Arctic Polythermal Glaciers 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Summary 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Mass Balance and the Mechanisms of Ice Flow 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Annual Mass Balance 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Mass Balance Gradient: The Glacial Driving Mechanism 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Mechanisms of Ice Flow 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 The Principles of Basal Thermal Regime 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Patterns and Rates of Ice Flow 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Glacier Response to Climate Change 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Summary 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Glacier Hydrology 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Glacier Hydrology 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Sources of Glacial Meltwater 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Storage of Water in Glaciers 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Methods of Studying Glacier Hydrology 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Glacier Hydrological Systems 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Subglacial Water Pressure 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Discharge Fluctuations 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Glacial Meltwater Erosion 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Summary 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: The Processes of Glacial Erosion 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Glacial Abrasion 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Glacial Quarrying 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Estimating Rates of Glacial Erosion 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Patterns of Glacial Erosion 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Summary 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Landforms of Glacial Erosion 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Microscale Features of Glacial Erosion 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Mesoscale Features of Glacial Erosion 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Macroscale Features of Glacial Erosion 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Landscapes of Glacial Erosion 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Summary 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Glacial Debris Entrainment and Transport 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 High-Level Debris Transport 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Debris Entrainment 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Low-Level Debris Transport 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Debris Transfer Between Low and High Levels 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Debris Transfer 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Summary 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Glacial Sedimentation on Land 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Direct Glacial Sedimentation 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Fluvial Sedimentation 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Summary 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Landforms of Glacial Deposition on Land 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Ice-Marginal Moraines 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Subglacial Landforms Formed by Ice or Sediment Flow 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Glaciofluvial Ice-Marginal Landforms 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Glaciofluvial Subglacial Landforms 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Summary 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Glacial Sedimentation in Water 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Sedimentation in Lacustrine Environments 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Sedimentation in Marine Environments 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Distinguishing Glaciolacustrine and Glaciomarine Diamicts from Glacial Tills 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Summary 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Landforms of Glacial Deposition in Water 329\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Glaciolacustrine Landforms 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Glaciomarine Landforms 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Summary 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Palaeoglaciology 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 The Methods Used in Palaeoglaciology 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 The Key Landforms Used 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