Geomorphological Fluid Mechanics

N.J Balmforth

578 pages, parution le 06/02/2002

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Résumé

Geomorphology deals with some of the most striking patterns of nature. From mountain ranges and mid-ocean ridges to river networks and sand dunes, there is a whole family of forms, structures, and shapes that demand rationalization as well as mathematical description. In the various chapters of this volume, many of these patterns are explored and discussed, and attempts are made to both unravel the reasons for their very existence and to describe their dynamics in quantitative terms. Particular focus is placed on lava and mud flows, ice and snow dynamics, river and coastal morphodynamics and landscape formation. Combining a pedagogical approach with up-to-date reviews of forefront research, this volume will serve both postgraduate students and lecturers in search of advanced textbook material, and experienced researchers wishing to get acquainted with the various physical and mathematical approaches in a range of closely related research fields.

Contents

Part I Fundamentals: Methods, Materials and Metaphors

1 The Language of Pattern and Form
2 Geophysical Aspects of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
3 Introduction to Rheology and Application to Geophysics
4 Granular Material Theories Revisited

Part II Hot

5 Earth's Surface Morphology and Convection in the Mantle
6 Morphological Instabilities in Flows with Cooling, Freezing or Dissolution
7 Shallow Lava Theory
8 Explosive Volcanic Eruptions

Part III Cold

9 The Dynamics of Snow and Ice Masses
10 Response of Italian Glaciers to Climatic Variations
11 Asymptotic Theories of Ice Sheets and Ice Shelves
12 Aspects of Iceberg Deterioration and Drift
13 Snow Avalanches
14 Dense Granular Avalanches : Mathematical Description and Experimental Validation

Part IV Dirty

15 Patterns of Dirt
16 Invitation to Sediment Transport
17 Types of Aeolian Sand Dunes and Their Formation
18 Dunes and Drumlins
19 Estuarine Patterns : An Introduction to Their Morphology and Mechanics
20 Longshore Bars and Bragg Resonance
21 Debris Flows and Related Phenomena
22 Mud Flow - Slow and Fast

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	N.J Balmforth
Parution	06/02/2002
Nb. de pages	578
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Poids	936g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9783540429685