{"product_id":"periglacial-processes-and-landforms-in-britain-and-ireland-paperback-9780521169127","title":"Periglacial Processes and Landforms in Britain and Ireland (Paperback) 9780521169127","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePeriglacial Processes and Landforms in Britain and Ireland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume examines the intimate link between periglacial geomorphology and the fluctuating climates of the Quaternary Period.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Boardman (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521169127, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 April 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e308 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.6 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 1987 book examines the intimate link between periglacial geomorphology and the fluctuating climates of the Quaternary Period in the British Isles. In the last two million years, ice sheets have covered northern Britain several times. In the south, at the limit of the glaciation, intense frost action and the formation of permafrost have influenced past and present landscapes. The first part of the book looks at areas of the world that have climates similar to periglacial Britain: Scandinavia, the Canadian Arctic, and alpine regions. Contributors then present data on periglacial landforms in the British Isles. Topics discussed include the periglaciation of upland Britain, ground ice depressions, and pingo remnants. The regions surveyed stretch from northern Scotland to the Isles of Scilly. The contributions are based on a conference held in late 1985 under the sponsorship of the International Geographical Union and the Quaternary Research Association of the United Kingdom.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Search for Analogues\u003cbr\u003e Section 1. Present Cold Environments: 1. Periglacial forms of Svalvbard: a review Jonas Åkerman\u003cbr\u003e 2. Periglacial processes and landforms in the Western Canadian Arctic H. M. French\u003cbr\u003e 3. Periglacial phenomena of northern Fennoscandia Matti Seppälä\u003cbr\u003e 4. Spatial and temporal trends in alpine periglacial studies: implications for paleo reconstruction Colin E. Thorn and Deborah S. Loewenherz\u003cbr\u003e Section 2. Pleistocene Conditions in Adjacent Europe: 5. Pleistocene periglacial conditions and geomorphology in north central Europe Johannes Karte\u003cbr\u003e 6. Weichselian periglacial structures and their environmental significance: Belgium, the Netherlands, and northern France A. Pissart\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Britain and Ireland\u003cbr\u003e Section 3. Introduction: 7. Permafrost stratigraphy in Britain - a first approximation Peter Worsley\u003cbr\u003e 8. Periglacial periods in Ireland William P. Warren\u003cbr\u003e 9. The present-day periglaciation of upland Britain Colin K. Ballantyne\u003cbr\u003e Section 4. Weathering and soils: 10. Frost weathered mantles on the Chalk R. B. G. Williams\u003cbr\u003e 11. Frost and salt weathering as periglacial processes: the results and implications of some laboratory experiments L. C. Jerwood, D. A. Robinson and R. B. G. Williams\u003cbr\u003e 12. Effects of the Devensian cold stage on soil characteristics and distribution in eastern England J. A. Catt\u003cbr\u003e 13. Periglacial features in the soils of north east Scotland E. A. Fitzpatrick\u003cbr\u003e 14. Characteristic ratios of width to depth-of-sorting for sorted stripes in the English Lake District Jeff Warburton\u003cbr\u003e 15. Rock platform erosion on periglacial shores: a modern analogue for Pleistocene rock platforms in Britain A. G. Dawson, J. A. Matthews and R. A. Shakesby\u003cbr\u003e Section 5. Permafrost and ground ice: 16. Ramparted ground ice depressions in Britain and Ireland R. H. Bryant and C. P. Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e 17. Origin of small hollows in Norfolk R. G. West\u003cbr\u003e 18. The distribution and age of pingo remnants in Ireland P. Coxon and P. O'Callaghan\u003cbr\u003e 19. The role of thermokarst in landscape development in eastern England Rodney G. O. Burton\u003cbr\u003e Section 6. Slopes, Sediments and Mass Wasting: 20. Solifluction and related periglacial deposits in England and Wales Charles Harris\u003cbr\u003e 21. Periglacial sediments and landforms in the Isles of Scilly and West Cornwall J. D. Scourse\u003cbr\u003e 22. Late Devensian periglacial slope deposits in the Cheviot Hills T. D. Douglas and S. Harrison\u003cbr\u003e 23. Strongly folded structures associated with permafrost degradation and solifluction at Lyme Regis, Dorset J. N. Hutchinson and D. W. Hight\u003cbr\u003e 24. Non-marine molluscan faunas of periglacial deposits in Britain D. H. Keen\u003cbr\u003e 25. Sedimentological aspects of periglacial terrace aggradations: a case study from the English Midlands Martin Dawson\u003cbr\u003e 26. The periglacial history of Buchan, north east Scotland E. R. Connell and A. M. Hall\u003cbr\u003e 27. The significance of periglacial features on Knocknadobar, south west Ireland I. M. Quinn\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geological surface processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geological surface processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geological%20surface%20processes%20%5Bgeomorphology%5D%20%5BRBGD%5D%22\"\u003egeomorphology RBGD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006747398424,"sku":"9780521169127","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521169127i_faa02397-0c6d-4217-9038-cb612d6fc53c.jpg?v=1691372892","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/periglacial-processes-and-landforms-in-britain-and-ireland-paperback-9780521169127","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}