Atlas of Bedforms in the Western Mediterranean

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Guillén, Jorge (Editor), Acosta, Juan (Editor), Chiocci, Francesco Latino (Editor), Palanques, Albert (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Geography.; Sedimentology.; Geophysics.; Oceanography.; Geomorphology.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

This atlas illustrates the characteristics of present-day bedforms, from the shoreline to deep-sea environments, and it also includes short reviews of the main mechanisms that generate such bedforms. The atlas is aimed at the research community, in addition to students, the public at large and compa...

Table of Contents:

• Bedform analysis and main physical processes
• Bedforms in the coastal zone
• Bedforms in prodeltas and sorted bedforms
• Bedforms in the continental shelf
• Bedforms and benthos
• Bedforms in Submarine Canyons
• Slope and deep-sea bedforms.