Earth Surface Processes

Earth Surface Processes fits into the literature of the broad holistic discipline of 'Earth System Science.' The author illustrates the physical principles of earth's surface processes and explains the relevant theories by quantitative practical exercises.

• The pioneering textbook on the "new sedimentology"Content:
  Chapter 1 Fundamentals of the Earth Surface System (pages 1–50):
  Chapter 2 Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future (pages 51–95):
  Chapter 3 Liberation and Flux of Sediment (pages 96–148):
  Chapter 4 Some Fluid Mechanics (pages 149–178):
  Chapter 5 Sediment Transport (pages 179–210):
  Chapter 6 Hyperconcentrated and Mass Flows (pages 211–240):
  Chapter 7 Jets, Plumes and Mixing at the Coast (pages 241–266):
  Chapter 8 Tides and Waves (pages 267–306):
  Chapter 9 Ocean Currents and Storms (pages 307–340):
  Chapter 10 Wind (pages 341–372):
  Chapter 11 Glaciers (pages 373–397):