| Description |
1 online resource (v, 313 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to mountain geomorphology / Philip N. Owens and Olav Slaymaker -- Cenozoic evolution of global mountain systems / Lewis A. Owen -- Evolution of mountains on passive continental margins / Cliff Ollier -- Evolution of the mountains of New Zealand / Paul W. Williams -- Processes, rates and patterns of mountain-belt erosion / Niels Hovius, Dimitri Lague and Simon Dadson -- Mechanical and chemical denudation in mountain systems / Nel Caine -- Hillslope hydrology and mass movements in the Japanese Alps / Yuichi Onda -- Glacial lake outburst floods in mountain environments / Helgi Björnsson -- Geomorphic hazards in mountain environments / Kenneth Hewitt -- Mountain hazards in China / Tianchi Li -- Geomorphic processes and hazards on volcanic mountains / Jean-Claude Thouret -- Mountain geomorphology and global environmental change / Olav Slaymaker and Philip N. Owens. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Geomorphology.
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Geomorphology. |
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Mountains.
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Mountains. |
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Environmental geomorphology.
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Environmental geomorphology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Owens, Philip N. (Philip Neil), 1966-
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Slaymaker, Olav, 1939-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mountain geomorphology. London : Arnold ; New York : Distributed in U.S.A. by Oxford University Press, 2004 9780340764176 (DLC) 2004463410 (OCoLC)53391583 |
| ISBN |
9781444119060 (electronic book) |
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1444119060 (electronic book) |
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0340764171 |
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9780340764176 |
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