Download or read book Glacial Geology and the Pleistocene Epoch written by Richard Foster Flint and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Glacial and Pleistocene Geology written by Richard Foster Flint and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and augmented edition of author's "Glacial geology and the pleistocene epoch", New York, 1947.
Download or read book Glacial Geology and the Pleistocene Epoch written by Richard Foster Flint and published by Lodge Press. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This informative book takes a comprehensive look at the subject of glacial geology in the Pleistocene Epoch, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject. Preface: 'The Pleistocene epoch occupies a peculiarly important place in the time scale of geology, for it embraces the events of the latest million or more years in the history of the Earth and is therefore so recent that it bridges the gap between the geologic changes now in progress and the more remote past. "When the work of the geologist is finished," wrote Gilbert, "and his final comprehensive report written, the longest and most important chapter will be upon the latest and shortest of the geologic periods. The chapter will be longest because the exceptional fullness of the record of the latest period will enable him to set forth most completely its complex history. The changes of each period - its erosion, its sedimentation, and its metamorphism - obliterate part of the records of its predecessor and of all earlier periods, so that the order of our knowledge must continue to be, as it now is, the inverse order of their antiquity." This fact in itself furnishes an adequate reason for making the principal facts of the Pleistocene epoch compactly available, not only to geologists but also to ecologists, archeologists, geographers, and . others whose studies reach back into the prehistoric realm. In addition, the increased pace of research upon Pleistocene problems in general, and problems in glacial geology in particular, that has been evident during the last two decades has emphasized the necessity, in this field, of a summary that will be at once a reference to the data already established and a means of indicating the areas and problems in which further research is most needed. These are the principal objectives of the present volume. No one knows better than its author that it falls short of attaining them. Knowledge of the Pleistocene has grown to such an extent that a complete reference work would become an encyclopedia. The consequent necessity for condensation has required the exercise of selective judgment at every turn. The list of references at the end of the book is far from complete, though an earnest effort has been made to see that it is representative. In particular it may lack important titles that have appeared in some countries during the war years and that have not yet been widely distributed. This discussion treats the Pleistocene frankly from the point of view of glaciation, the outstanding characteristic that distinguishes the Pleistocene from the epochs that preceded it. The somewhat cumbersome title was selected with this fact in mind, in an effort not to create the impression that the work is a fully balanced treatment of every phase of the Pleistocene. As is pointed out in Chapter 16, the correlations of Pleistocene events cited and suggested are, as far as possible, those based on geologic evidence rather than on archeologic evidence. In the presentation of geologic evidence itself stream-terrace data are used as little as possible in the belief that this class of data is more frequently subject to faulty interpretation than the data obtained from features of other kinds. In particular this book avoids, in correlation, deduction from any theory of Pleistocene climatic fluctuation which sets up a fixed chronology of events. This conservative attitude is adopted on the principle that only when the stratigraphic column is built up strictly on geologic evidence can the influence of prejudice in favor of a particular theory of climate be avoided. To enable the reader to evaluate the reliability of the data used, a continuous effort has been made to discriminate between reasoning by induction from field evidence and reasoning by deduction from assumed general conditions.'
Download or read book Glacial Geology and the Pleistocene Epoch written by Richard Foster Flint and published by Lodge Press. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Download or read book The Life of the Pleistocene Or Glacial Period written by Frank Collins Baker and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Glacial Geology of New Jersey written by Rollin D. Salisbury and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ice Age in North America written by George Frederick Wright and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Earth s Pre Pleistocene Glacial Record written by M. J. Hambrey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 1981 substantial work, M. J. Hambrey and W. B. Harland have assembled essays by leaders in the field of pre-Pleistocene glacial research. The work's various chapters review in depth the glacial records of Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North and South America.
Download or read book Glacial and Quaternary Geology written by Richard Foster Flint and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1971 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume contains new materials which include stratigraphy, sea floor stratigraphy and isotopic geochemistry including radiometric dating. The work retains the conjunction of two entities: systematic treatment of "glacial geology" involving process and strategraphic, environmental and historical discussion of the Quaternary."
Download or read book The Pleistocene written by T. Nilsson and published by Springer. This book was released on 1983-04-30 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book North America and the Great Ice Age written by Charles L. Matsch and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1976 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-technical. Includes information on glaciers, glacial geology, chronology and theories of ice ages.
Download or read book The Wisconsinan Stage written by Robert Foster Black and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1973 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Physical Geology written by Steven Earle and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.
Download or read book The Canadian Ice Age written by J. William Dawson and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Pleistocene Ice Sheet in the Northern Boulder Mountains Jefferson Powell and Lewis and Clark Counties Montana written by Edward Thompson Ruppel and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A descriptive report of the glacial geology in the northern part of the Boulder Mountains, Montana.
Download or read book Ice Age Earth written by Alastair G. Dawson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ice Age Earth provides the first detailed review of global environmental change in the Late Quaternary. Significant geological and climatic events are analysed within a review of glacial and periglacial history. The melting history of the last ice sheets reveals that complex, dynamic and catastrophic change occurred, change which affected the circulation of the atmosphere and oceans and the stability of the Earth's crust.
Download or read book Glacial Geology written by Matthew M. Bennett and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
