Glacial geology ice sheets and landforms 2nd Edition by Matthew Bennett, Neil F Glasser ISBN 0470516917 9780470516911

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ISBN 10: 0470516917 
ISBN 13: 9780470516911
Author: Matthew Bennett, Neil F Glasser

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.

Glacial geology ice sheets and landforms 2nd Table of contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction

  • (Likely covers the scope of glacial geology, its importance, and an overview of the book’s content)

• Chapter 2: Glaciations Around The Globe (New to 2nd Edition)

  • This chapter likely explores the range of glacial environments currently present on Earth, providing a global context.

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

  • Covers how glaciers gain and lose ice, and the physics of how ice moves.

• Chapter 4: Glacier Hydrology

  • Focuses on water within and beneath glaciers, including meltwater channels and subglacial drainage.

• Chapter 5: The Processes of Glacial Erosion

  • Explores how glaciers erode the landscape, including quarrying (plucking) and abrasion.

• Chapter 6: Landforms of Glacial Erosion

  • Details the specific features created by glacial erosion, such as cirques, arêtes, U-shaped valleys, roches moutonnées, and striations.

• Chapter 7: Glacial Debris Entrainment and Transport

  • Discusses how glaciers pick up and carry sediment.

• Chapter 8: Glacial Sedimentation on Land

  • Explains the processes of deposition by ice, leading to various types of till.

• Chapter 9: Landforms of Glacial Deposition on Land

  • Describes features created by glacial deposition on land, including moraines, drumlins, eskers, and kames.

• Chapter 10: Glacial Sedimentation in Water

  • Covers the deposition of sediments in proglacial lakes and marine environments.

• Chapter 11: Landforms of Glacial Deposition in Water

  • Focuses on landforms created by deposition in water, such as outwash plains, deltas, and glaciomarine features.

• Chapter 12: Palaeoglaciology (New to 2nd Edition)

  • This chapter explains how glacial landforms and sediments are used to reconstruct past ice sheets and glacial environments.

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