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Titre(s) : Fluvial megafans on Earth and Mars [Texte imprimé] / edited by M. Justin Wilkinson, Yanni Gunnell
Publication : Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge university press, copyright 2023
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVII-397 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Index
Megafans are partial cones of river sediment that reach unexpectedly large dimensions,
with the largest on Earth being 700 km long. Due to recent developments in space-based
observations, global mapping efforts have shown that modern megafan features cover
vast landscapes on most continents. This book provides a new inventory of nearly 300
megafans across five continents. Chapters focus on regional studies of megafans from
all continents barring North America and Antarctica. The major morphological attributes
of megafans and multi-megafan landscapes are discussed, and the principal controls
on megafan development are examined. The book also compares megafans with alluvial
fans, deltas, floodplains and the recently recognised 'major avulsive fluvial system'
(MAFS). The final part of the book discusses the application of megafan research to
economic geology, aquifers and planetary geology including layered deposits on Mars.
This is an invaluable reference for researchers in geomorphology, sedimentology and
physical geography
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Wilkinson, M. Justin (1946-....). Éditeur scientifique
Gunnell, Yanni (1965-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Géomorphologie fluviale
Terre
Mars (planète)
Indice(s) Dewey :
551.355 (23e éd.) = Reliefs créés par l'eau
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781108423373. - ISBN 110842337X (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47300219x
Notice n° :
FRBNF47300219
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Megafans as major continental landforms / M. Justin Wilkinson, Yanni Gunnell ; A
global megafans map / M. Justin Wilkinson, Nathan Currit ; Megafans of Africa / M.
Justin Wilkinson, Kevin Burke, Nathan Currit, Mikhail A. Kreslavsky ; Megafans of
the northern Kalahari Basin / M. Justin Wilkinson / Roy McG. Miller, Frank Eckardt,
Mikhail A. Kreslavsky ; The Chaco megafans / Edgardo M. Latrubesse, Edward Park,
Carlos Ramonell, Anwar Sounny-Slitine, Edgardo Cafaro ; Megafans of the Pantanal
Basin, Brazil / Maurício G.M. Santos, José C. Stevaux, Mario L. Assine ; Geomorphic
and chronological assessment of aggradation patterns on the Río Grande (Guapay) megafan,
eastern Bolivia / Jan-Henne May, Timothy Cohen, Frank Preusser, Heinz Veit ; Megafans
of southern and central Europe / Alessandro Fontana, Paolo Mozzi ; The Loire megafan,
central France / Yanni Gunnel ; Megafans of the Gangetic Plains, India / Rajiv Sinha,
Kanchan Mishra, Sampat K. Tandon ; The Kosi megafan, India : morphology, dynamics,
and sedimentology / Rajiv Somha, Kumar Gaurav, Kanchan Mishra, Surya Gupta ; Megafans
in Australia : a case study of the Holocene Mitchell megafan, Gulf of Carpentaria,
Australia / Tessa I. Lane, Rachel A. Nanson, R. Bruce Ainsworth, Boyan K. Vakarelov
; Megafans of the northern Victorian Riverine Plains, Australia / Karen A. Kapteinis,
John A. Webb, Susan Q. White ; Geology of fluvial-fan deposits : facies patterns,
architectural organisation, and implications for economic geology / Dario Ventra,
Andrea Moscariello ; An investigation of lithology, hydrogeology, bioturbation and
pedogenesis in a cored borehole through the Andoni Formation of the Cubango Megafan,
northern Namibia / Roy McG. Miller, Stephen T. Hasiotis, Christoph Lohe, Falk Lindenmaier
; Martin Quinger ; Megafans on Mars : a fluvial analogue for the Sinus Meridiani
layered sediments / M. Justin Wilkinson, Mark Salvatore, Ricardo Vialta ; Megafans
in world landscapes : results of a global survey / M. Justin Wilkinson ; Some future
megafan research directions / M. Justin Wilkinson & Yanni Gunnell.
