Permafrost in Austria
Author : Karl Krainer
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 33,8 MB
Release : 2012
Category :
ISBN :
PermAfrost
Author : Axel Borsdorf
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,70 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Glaciers
ISBN : 9783700175780
Book Description
Aus dem Inhalt: Scientific outputPermafrost-Glacier interaction - Process Understanding of Permafrost Reformation and DegradationClimatic-induces spatio-temporal change of kinematics and ground temperatureof rock glaciers and permafrost in the Hohe Tauern Range, AustriaPermafrost and Climate Change in North and South Tyrol
Landscapes and Landforms of Austria
Author : Christine Embleton-Hamann
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 47,11 MB
Release : 2022-05-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030928152
Book Description
This book intends to identify and publicize the unique features of Austrian geomorphology. In a country, which stretches from the core of the European Alps to the Hungarian plain, there is huge variety of landforms and landscapes. This book reveals that variety. Part 1 sets the context of the Austrian landscape as a whole. Part 2 is the core of the volume and comprises a careful selection of the most outstanding landscapes in Austria. Each of the chapters results from detailed research conducted by an author over many years. Austria’s landscapes are especially attractive because of the great variety of topographic slopes, geologic foundations and the special landscape legacy from the Quaternary period. Glacial and Karst landscapes dominate, but there are superb examples of granite weathering landscapes and geologically recent volcanism. The book is lavishly illustrated with about 350 color images and is securely based on scientific scholarship.
Periglacial Landscapes of Europe
Author : Marc Oliva
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 21,13 MB
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 3031148959
Book Description
This book comprehensively presents the geography of landforms linked to periglacial processes across Europe. The landscape of the European cold climate regions, both at high latitudes and in mountainous environments, represent the lingering, minimal expression of the glaciers. In addition, periglacial elements can be found in temperate regions, where temperatures no longer favor periglacial processes, so landforms are therefore inherited from previous cold phases. The book is divided into five parts: an introductory section on climate variability responsible for periglacial dynamics across Europe; a second part including 3 blocks on periglacial landforms in southern, central and northern Europe; and a final chapter providing a more general perspective on the impact of periglacial processes on the landscape of Europe. The book offers a valuable reference guide for scientists from all disciplines interested in cold climate processes, as well as readers outside academia (territorial managers, environmentalists, mountaineers, politicians, engineers, etc.).
Geomorphological Hazards of Europe
Author : C. Embleton
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 22,72 MB
Release : 1997-04-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080532489
Book Description
The Geomorphological Hazards of Europe contains an excellent balance of authoritative statements on the range and causes of natural hazards in Europe. Written in a clear and unpretentious style, it removes myths and concentrates on the basic facts. The book looks at the known distributions, processes and the underlying principles and focuses on the need for a true understanding of the scientific details so that a real contribution to hazard management can be made. A comprehensive treatment of scientific and management issues of hazards in Europe caused by natural or sometimes human induced earth surface processes are covered including floods, landslides, avalanches, glacier-, coastal-, karstic-, and volcanic hazards, soil erosion and subsidence. Leading researchers in the field of natural hazards and their mitigation have contributed to this nation by nation account covering 20 European countries. The individual chapters deal with the distribution of natural hazards within specific countries (quite often the first synthesis of the information available) and • provide a review of current research in the field • discuss the economic, engineering and policy responses in national hazard management • are complemented by an extensive bibliography. The volume is well illustrated with 207 figures of which 66 are photos and has an extensive general index and a complete index of place names. It is a major European contribution to the International Decade for Natural Disasters Reduction. The book will appeal to practitioners, managers, academicians, researchers, as well as graduate students in geomorphlogy, natural hazards research and environmental management.
Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides
Author : Matjaž Mikoš
Publisher : Springer
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 37,60 MB
Release : 2017-05-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3319534858
Book Description
This volume contains peer-reviewed papers from the Fourth World Landslide Forum organized by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL), the Global Promotion Committee of the International Programme on Landslides (IPL), University of Ljubljana (UL) and Geological Survey of Slovenia in Ljubljana, Slovenia from May 29 to June 2, 2017. The complete collection of papers from the Forum is published in five full-color volumes. This fourth volume contains the following: • Earthquake-Induced Landslides • Rainfall-Induced Landslides • Rapid Landslides: Debris Flows, Mudflows, Rapid Debris-Slides • Landslides in Rocks and Complex Landslides: Rock Topples, Rock Falls, Rock Slides,Complex Landslides • Landslides and Other Natural Hazards: Floods, Droughts, Wildfires, Tsunamis, Volcanoes Prof. Matjaž Mikoš is the Forum Chair of the Fourth World Landslide Forum. He is the Vice President of International Consortium on Landslides and President of the Slovenian NationalPlatform for Disaster Risk Reduction. Prof. Nicola Casagli is Founding member of the International Consortium on Landslides(ICL), professor at the University of Florence and founder of the UNESCO Chair on geohydrological hazards at the same University. Prof. Yueping Yin is the President of the International Consortium on Landslides and the Chairman of the Committee of Geo-Hazards Prevention of China, and the Chief Geologist of Geo-Hazard Emergency Technology, Ministry of Land and Resources, P.R. China”. Prof. Kyoji Sassa is the Founding President of the International Consortium on Landslides(ICL). He is Executive Director of ICL and the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal“Landslides” since its foundation in 2004. IPL (International Programme on Landslides) is a programme of the ICL. The programme is managed by the IPL Global Promotion Committee including ICL and ICL supportingorganizations, UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR, UNU, ICSU, WFEO, IUGS and IUGG. TheIPL contributes to the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the ISDR-ICL Sendai Partnerships 2015-2025.
Bibliography on Snow, Ice and Permafrost, with Abstracts
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 29,32 MB
Release : 1962
Category : Ice
ISBN :
Book Description
Geomorphology of Proglacial Systems
Author : Tobias Heckmann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 26,93 MB
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319941844
Book Description
This book discusses the recession of alpine glaciers since the end of the Little Ice Age (LIA), which has been accelerating in the past decades. It provides an overview of the research in the field, presenting definitions and information about the different proglacial areas and systems. A number of case studies are from the PROSA project group which encompasses the expertise of geomorphologists, geologists, glaciologists and geodesists. The PROSA joint project (High-resolution measurements of morphodynamics in rapidly changing PROglacial Systems of the Alps) is determined to tackle the problems of geomorphic activity on sediment export through a quantification of sediment fluxes effected by the aforementioned geomorphic processes within the forefield of the Gepatschferner glacier (Central Alps, Austria).
Permafrost
Author : Frederick J. Sanger
Publisher : National Academies
Page : 1358 pages
File Size : 48,28 MB
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309027465
Book Description
Challenges for Mountain Regions
Author : Axel Borsdorf
Publisher : Böhlau Verlag Wien
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 19,51 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Alpine regions
ISBN : 9783205786528
