Title:
Fluvial processes in geomorphology
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Publication Information:
San Francisco : W H Freeman, 1964
ISBN:
9780716702214
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Summary
Summary
A pioneering work in the study of landform development under processes associated with running water. 2 appendixes.
Table of Contents
Part I The Evolving Landscape |
Chapter 1 The Changing Scene |
Chapter 2 Geomorphology and the Field Problem |
Introduction |
A Mountain Block in a Semiarid Climate |
A Meandering River Cut into Bedrock |
Benches along a Sea Coast |
Part II Process And Form |
Chapter 3 Climate and Denudational Processes |
Introduction: Processes of Upbuilding and of Downwasting |
Characteristics and Classification of Processes |
Erodibility |
Morphogenetic Regions |
"Interaction of Vegetation, Runoff, and Sediment Yield: an Example " |
Effective Climate in Geomorphology |
The Annual Water Budget |
Distribution of the Total Water Supply |
Frequency Distribution of Climatic Events |
Streamflow Fluctuation |
Flood Frequency |
The Frequency Concept and Geomorphic Processes |
Landforms in Relation to Frequency of Climatic Events |
Chapter 4 Weathering |
Rocks and Water-the Components of Weathering |
Materials Subject to Weathering |
Composition of Rain and Snow in Relation to Weathering |
Mineral-water Reactions |
Products of Chemical Weathering and Some Determining Factors |
Products of Weathering-Clay Minerals |
Effects of Removal by Erosion |
Effects of Weathering Sequence |
Effects of Transport of Materials |
Effects of Precipitation and Temperature |
Organic Matter |
Processes of Physical Weathering |
Products of Physical Weathering |
Rates of Weathering |
Soils: Introduction |
Factors That Affect Soil Formation |
Precipitation |
Parent Material |
Topography |
Biologic Factors |
Chapter 5 The Drainage Basin as a Geomorphic Unit |
"Numbers, Lengths, and Orders of Stream Channels " |
Drainage Density and Texture |
Description of the Drainage Basin in Cross Section |
Chapter 6 Water and Sediment in Channels |
Introduction |
Forces Acting in Channels |
Velocity and Its Distribution |
Factors Controlling Flow Velocity |
Energy Losses in Streamflow |
Measurement of Velocity and Discharge |
The Debris Load of Rivers: Introduction |
The Nature of Fluid Force and Its Relation to Debris Movement |
Bed Load and Suspended Load |
Computation of Sediment Load |
Measurement of Sediment Load |
The Stream Bed and Its Description |
Chapter 7 Channel Form and Process |
Shape of the Channel |
Riffles and Bars |
Variation of Hydraulic Characteristics at a Given Cross Section |
River-bed Scour During Floods |
Variation of Hydraulic Characteristics in a Downstream Direction |
Longitudinal Profile of the River Channel |
Observations on Artificial Base Level |
"Equilibrium, River Profiles, and Channel Geometry " |
Channel Pattern: Introduction |
Straight Channels |
Braided Channels |
Geometry of Meanders |
Flow in Meanders |
Initiation and Development of Meanders |
Meandering Valleys |
The River Flood Plain: Introduction |
Floods and the Flood Plain |
Flood Plain Formation |
Chapter 8 Hillslope Characteristics and Processes |
Features of Slopes |
Controls of the Form of Hillslopes |
Relation to Lithology and Environmental Controls |
Mass Movements: Introduction |
Landslides and Rockfalls |
Rapid Flows of Wet Debris |
Creep |
Overland Flow: General |
Runoff |
Erosion |
Lithology and Form |
Climate and Form |
Examples of Slope Forms in Different Regions |
Spitzbergen and Scandinavia |
Central Appalachian Mountain Region |
Hawaii |
Southern Sudan |
Southwestern United States |
South Africa |
Some Generalizations on the Forms of Hillslopes |
Part III The Effects Of Time |
Chapter 9 Geochronology |
Introduction |
Historical Records |
Dendrochronology |
Archeological Methods |
Varves |
Pollen Analysis |
Radioactivity |
An Example of Geochronologic Problems |
Chapter 10 Drainage Pattern Evolution |
Development of Rill Systems |
Effect of Longitudinal Profile on Tributary Junctions |
Probability and the Drainage Network |
Evolution of the Drainage Net |
Modes of Drainage Extension |
Limits of Drainage Development |
Chapter 11 Channel Changes with Time |
Channel Aggradation and Accumulation of Valley Alluvium |
Degradation: Headcuts and Gullies |
The Discontinuous Gully |
Degradation of Channels as a Result of Changes in Hydrologic Regimen |
River Terraces |
Terrace Sequences and Correlation of Terrace Remnants |
Paleosols |
River Terraces and the Field Problem |
Chapter 12 Evolution of Hillslopes |
Divergent Views of Hillslope Evolution |
Types of Evidence Supporting Some Postulates On Landscape Evolution |
Ultimate Forms: Pediments .and Peneplains |
Models of Slope Evolution |
Appendix A Conversion of Units and Equivalents |
Appendix B Symbols and Nomenclature |
Index |