Glaciation of the Puget Sound Region
Author : J. Harlen Bretz
Publisher :
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 12,49 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : J. Harlen Bretz
Publisher :
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 12,49 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : N. Eyles
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 1483286134
An introduction for courses that involve some knowledge of glacial geology and sediments of formerly glaciated terrains. The early chapters describe depositional processes at modern glacier and ice-sheet margins relating sediments and landforms in recurring "landsystems". Later chapters portray the distribution of these landsystems in Pleistocene glaciated terrains of the mid-latitudes, focussing on commonly encountered problems in various fields from stratigraphic and sedimentological investigations to construction problems relating to roads and dams. The resulting text is a summation of a large body of literature previously accessible only to specialists. A substantial reference list is complemented by cross-references throughout.
Author : Vivien Gornitz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1062 pages
File Size : 22,79 MB
Release : 2008-10-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 1402045514
One of Springer’s Major Reference Works, this book gives the reader a truly global perspective. It is the first major reference work in its field. Paleoclimate topics covered in the encyclopedia give the reader the capability to place the observations of recent global warming in the context of longer-term natural climate fluctuations. Significant elements of the encyclopedia include recent developments in paleoclimate modeling, paleo-ocean circulation, as well as the influence of geological processes and biological feedbacks on global climate change. The encyclopedia gives the reader an entry point into the literature on these and many other groundbreaking topics.
Author : Frank T. Hidaka
Publisher :
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,28 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Stream measurements
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 35,80 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309255945
Tide gauges show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are rising mainly because ocean water expands as it warms; and water from melting glaciers and ice sheets is flowing into the ocean. Sea-level rise poses enormous risks to the valuable infrastructure, development, and wetlands that line much of the 1,600 mile shoreline of California, Oregon, and Washington. As those states seek to incorporate projections of sea-level rise into coastal planning, they asked the National Research Council to make independent projections of sea-level rise along their coasts for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100, taking into account regional factors that affect sea level. Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future explains that sea level along the U.S. west coast is affected by a number of factors. These include: climate patterns such as the El Niño, effects from the melting of modern and ancient ice sheets, and geologic processes, such as plate tectonics. Regional projections for California, Oregon, and Washington show a sharp distinction at Cape Mendocino in northern California. South of that point, sea-level rise is expected to be very close to global projections. However, projections are lower north of Cape Mendocino because the land is being pushed upward as the ocean plate moves under the continental plate along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. However, an earthquake magnitude 8 or larger, which occurs in the region every few hundred to 1,000 years, would cause the land to drop and sea level to suddenly rise.
Author : Rex L. Baum
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 34,3 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813741203
Author : Joseph Bertram Umpleby
Publisher :
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 19,25 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Geology
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Author : Arthur R. Kruckeberg
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 47,16 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295970196
Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award Bounded on the east by the crest of the Cascade Range and on the west by the lofty east flank of the Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound terrain includes every imaginable topograhic variety. This thoughtful and eloquent natural history of the Puget Sound region begins with a discussion of how the ice ages and vulcanism shaped the land and then examines the natural attributes of the region--flora and fauna, climate, special habitats, life histories of key organisms--as they pertain to the functioning ecosystem. Mankind's effects upon the natural environment are a pervasive theme of the book. Kruckeberg looks at both positive and negative aspects of human interaction with nature in the Puget basin. By probing the interconnectedness of all natural aspects of one region, Kruckeberg illustrates ecological principles at work and gives us a basis for wise decision-making. The Natural History of Puget Sound Country is a comprehensive reference, invaluable for all citizens of the Northwest, as well as for conservationists, biologists, foresters, fisheries and wildlife personnel, urban planners, and environmental consultants everywhere. Lavishly illustrated with over three hundred photographs and drawings, it is much more than a beautiful book. It is a guide to our future.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 27,47 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Significant results of investigations accompanied by short papers in the fields of geology, hydrology, and related sciences.
Author : Terry W Swanson
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,92 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813700045
This title includes guides for field trips held in conjunction with the 2003 GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle. Topics covered include Glacial Lake Missoula and the Clark Fork Ice Dam; the Sauk Sequence in Utah; the geology of wine in Washington state; the Columbia River basalt and Yakima Fold Belt; Alpine glaciation of the North Cascades; and recent geoarchaeological discoveries in central Washington. Quaternary geology of Seattle, engineering geology in the central Columbia Valley, and the tephrostratigraphy and paleogeography of southern Puget Sound are also covered.