Principles of Alluvial Fan Morphology

• Main Author: Bowman, Dan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Sedimentology.; Geomorphology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Environmental geography.; Natural disasters.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Environmental Geography.; Natural Hazards.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the alluvial fan phenomena, including all terminology, morphology, sedimentology, controlling factors, processes and the human impact. It combines the knowledge dispersed widely in existing literature with regional case studies, color figures and photogra...