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Rockglaciers : indicators for the present and former geoecology in high mountain environments
- Title
- Rockglaciers : indicators for the present and former geoecology in high mountain environments / Dietrich Barsch.
- Author
- Barsch, Dietrich.
- Publication
- Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1996], ©1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | GB641 .B37 1996 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiv, 331 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- Springer series in physical environment, 0937-3047 ; 16
- Uniform Title
- Springer series in physical environment ; 16.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-331) and indexes.
- Contents
- 1. Definitions -- 2. Historical Development of the Term Rockglacier -- 3. Rockglaciers: Description and Morphometry -- 4. Rockglacier Taxonomy -- 5. Rockglacier Distribution -- 6. Rockglacier Material, Surficial Fabric and Internal Structure -- 7. Rockglacier Movement, Velocity, and Rheology -- 8. Rockglacier Genesis and the Relation to Similar-Looking Landforms -- 9. The Age of Rockglaciers -- 10. Rockglaciers and the High Mountain Environment.
- ISBN
- 3540607420 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 96013769
- OCLC
- ocm34473063
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries