Glaciers And Glaciation, 2nd Edition Av Douglas Benn, David J A (University Of Durham Uk) Evans

<em>Glaciers and Glaciation</em> is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource.<br/><br/>In this new edition, the text, references and illustrations have been thoroughly updated to give today''s reader an up-to-the minute overview of the nature, origin and behaviour of glaciers and the geological and geomorphological evidence for their past history on earth.<br/><br/>The first part of the book investigates the processes involved in forming glacier ice, the nature of glacier-climate relationships, the mechanisms of glacier flow and the interactions of glaciers with other natural systems such as rivers, lakes and oceans.<br/><br/>In the second part, the emphasis moves to landforms and sediment, the interpretation of the earth''s glacial legacy and the reconstruction of glacial depositional environments and palaeoglaciology.