Geomorphology of Proglacial Systems

Landform and Sediment Dynamics in Recently Deglaciated Alpine Landscapes

361 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book discusses the recession of alpine glaciers since the end of the Little Ice Age (LIA), which has been accelerating in the past decades. It provides an overview of the research in the field, presenting definitions and information about the different proglacial areas and systems. A number of case studies are from the PROSA project group which encompasses the expertise of geomorphologists, geologists, glaciologists and geodesists. The PROSA joint project (High-resolution measurements of morphodynamics in rapidly changing PROglacial Systems of the Alps) is determined to tackle the problems of geomorphic activity on sediment export through a quantification of sediment fluxes effected by the aforementioned geomorphic processes within the forefield of the Gepatschferner glacier (Central Alps, Austria).

• Reihe: Geography of the Physical Environment
• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Geowissenschaften Geologie und die Lithosphäre Geomorphologie, geologische Oberflächenprozesse
• ISBN: 9783319941820
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.12.2018
• Größe: 25.4 x 17.8 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Herausgegeben von: Tobias Heckmann, David Morche