Geomorphological Fluid Mechanics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Balmforth, N.J (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Provenzale, A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2001.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 582
• Subjects: Fluids.; Earth sciences.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Geology.; Geophysics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Earth Sciences, general.; Complex Systems.; Applications of Mathematics.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

Geomorphology deals with some of the most striking patterns of nature. From mountain ranges and mid-ocean ridges, to river networks and sand dunes, there is a whole family of forms, structures, and shapes that demand rationalization as well as mathematical description. In the various chapters of thi...