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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Allen, P. A.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford [England] ; Malden, MA, USA : Blackwell Science, 1997.
Subjects:	Earth (Planet) Earth sciences. Fluid dynamics. Sedimentation and deposition. Oceanography. Hydrodynamics Oceanography
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Preface
pt. 1. Thinking globally: the global Earth surface system
1. Fundamentals of the Earth surface system
2. Environmental change: past, present and future
3. Liberation and flux of sediment
pt. 2. Acting locally: fluid and sediment dynamics
4. Some fluid mechanics
5. Sediment transport
6. Hyperconcentrated and mass flows
7. Jets, plumes and mixing at the coast
8. Tides and waves
9. Ocean currents and storms
10. Wind
11. Glaciers
Index.