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| adam_text | Titel: An introduction to physical geography and the environment
Autor: Holden, Joseph
Jahr: 2012
Preface to the third edition xv 2 2 The Earth,s structure 30
Guided tour xviii 2.2.1 The interior of the Earth 30
Contributors xxii 2.2.2 The Quter layers of the Earth 3Q
Editor s acknowledgements xxiii 23 Rock type and formation 31
Publisher s acknowledgements xxiv 2JJ |gneous rock 31
2.3.2 Sedimentary rock 31
Part I The role of physical geography 1 2.3.3 Metamorphic rock 33
2.3.4 The rock cycle 33
1 Approaching physical geography 3 2-4 History of plate tectonics 33
2.4.1 Early ideas of global tectonics 33
1.1 Introduction 3 2.4.2 Evidence that led directly to plate tectonic
1.2 Historical development of physical geography 4 theory 34
1.2.1 Physical geography before 1800 4 2.5 The theory of plate tectonics 37
1.2.2 Physical geography between 1800 and
1950 8 2.5.2 Rates of plate movement 38
1.2.3 Physical geography since 1950 8 2.6 Structural features related directly to motion of
1.3 Scientific methods 10 tne p|ates 3g
1.3.1 The positivist method 11 2.6.1 Divergent plate boundaries 39
1.3.2 Critique of the positivist method 12 2 6 2 Transform faults 41
1.3.3 Realism as an alternative positivist 2 6 3 Convergent plate boundaries 42
approach 12 2 6 4 Hot spots 47
1.3.4 No such thing as a single scientific method 2.7 The history of the continents 48
in physical geography? 13 2 8 Summary 49
1.4 The field, the laboratory and the model 14 Further reading 50
1.4.1 Approaching fieldwork 14
1.4.2 Approaching laboratory work 16 3 0ceans 51
1.4.3 Approaching numerical modelling 17 31 introduction 51
1.5 Using physical geography for managing the 32 The ocean basins 52
environment 21 3 2 -, The sca,e of the oceans 52
1.6 Summary 24 3 2 2 Geo|ogjca| structure of the ocean basins 52
Further reading 25 3 2 3 Tne depth and shape of the ocean basins 53
Part II Continents and oceans 27
2 Earth geology and tectonics 29
2.1 Introduction 29
3.3 Physical properties of the ocean 53
3.3.1 Salinity 53
3.3.2 Temperature structure of the oceans 57
3.4 Ocean circulation 58
3.4.1 Surface currents 58
5 Global climate and weather 117
3.4.2 The deep currents of the oceans 59 4.9.3 Radiative interactions with clouds and
3.4.3 The weather of the ocean 61 sulphate aerosols 110
3.5 Sediments in the ocean 62 4.10 Geoengineering 113
3.6 Biological productivity 64 4.11 Summary 114
3.6.1 Photosynthesis in the ocean 64 Further reading 115
3.6.2 Importance of nutrient supply to primary
productivity 65
3.6.3 Animals of the sea 66 5.1 Introduction 117
3.6.4 Pollution 70 5.2 General controls of global climates 118
3.7 Summary 74 5.3 The tropics and subtropics 121
Further reading 74 5.3.1 Equatorial regions 121
5.3.2 The Sahel and desert margins 133
5.3.3 Subtropical deserts 134
5.3.4 Humid subtropics 135
5.4 Mid- and high-latitude climates 139
4 Atmospheric processes 77 5-4-1 Depressions, fronts and anticyclones 139
5.4.2 Mid-latitude western continental
4.1 Introduction 77 margins 143
4.2 The basics of climate 80 5A3 Mid_|atitude east continental margins and
Part III Climate and weather 75
4.3 The global atmospheric circulation 82 continental interiors 144
4.4 Radiative and energy systems 83 5 5 Polar climates 146
4.4.1 The nature of energy 83 5 6 A g|oba, overview 147
4.4.2 Distinguishing between temperature and 57 Summarv 155
heat 85 Further reading 155
4.4.3 Radiation 85
4.4.4 Thermal inertia 90 6 Regional and local climates 157
4.4.5 The atmospheric energy balance 91
4.5 Moisture circulation systems 91
4.5.1 Moisture in the atmosphere and the
hydrological cycle 91
4.5.2 Global distribution of precipitation and
evaporation 92
4.5.3 The influence of vegetation on
evaporation 94
4.5.4 Drought 94
4.6 Motion in the atmosphere 95
4.6.1 Convective overturning 95
4.6.2 The Earth s rotation and the winds 96
4.6.3 Rossby waves 97
4.6.4 Jet streams 98
4.7 The influence of oceans and ice on atmospheric
processes 101
4.8 The Walker circulation 104 Part IV Geomorphology and hydrology 183
6.1 Introduction 157
6.2 Altitude and topography 158
6.2.1 Pressure 161
6.2.2 Temperature 161
6.2.3 Wind 163
6.2.4 Precipitation 164
6.2.5 Frost hollows 167
6.3 Influence of water bodies 170
6.4 Human influences 172
6.4.1 Shelter belts 172
6.4.2 Urban climates 173
6.4.3 Atmospheric pollution and haze 175
6.5 Summary 180
Further reading 181
4.8.1 El Nino Southern Oscillation 105
4.8.2 North Atlantic Oscillation 106
7 Weathering 185
4.9 Interactions between radiation, atmospheric 7.1 introduction 185
trace gases and clouds 107 7.2 Environmental and material controls on
4.9.1 The greenhouse effect 107 weathering 186
4.9.2 A simple climate model of the enhanced 7.3 Some fundamental processes 188
greenhouse effect 107 73A weathering and the role of water 188
7.3.2 Chemical weathering 190 9.6 Response of sedimentation
7.3.3 Products of chemical weathering 193 to environmental change 260
7.3.4 Physical weathering 194 9.6.1 Dams and reservoirs 261
7.4 Climatic controls on weathering 202 9.6.2 Mining 263
7.5 Geological controls on weathering 205 9.6.3 Urbanization 265
7.6 Urban stone decay and lessons for rock 9.6.4 Sediment management 265
weathering 209 9.7 Summary 267
7.6.1 Stone decay is multifactorial 210 Further reading 267
7.6.2 Rates of stone decay are unpredictable 210
7.6.3 Decay is spatially variable 211
7.6.4 Stress history is important 212 10.1 Introduction 269
7.7 Summary 212 10-2 Tne components of soil 270
Further reading 213 10-2-1 Mineral particles 270
10.2.2 Soil organic matter 270
8 Hillslopes and landform evolution 215 10.2.3 Soil water 271
10.2.4 Soil air 272
10 Soil in the environment 269
8.1 Introduction 215
8.2 Slope profiles 216
8.2.1 Slope length 216
8.2.2 Slope steepness 216
8.2.3 Slope convexity 217
8.3 Hillslope transport processes 217
8.3.1 Chemical transport processes
(solution) 219
8.3.2 Physical transport processes 220
8.3.3 Biological mixing 227
8.3.4 Particle movements 228
8.3.5 The balance between erosion
processes 233
8.4 Evolution of hillslope profiles 235
8.4.1 Concepts 235
8.4.2 Models 237
8.4.3 Interpreting landscape form 241
8.5 Summary 243
Further reading 243
10.3 Soil profile 273
10.4 Soil formation processes 274
10.4.1 Pedogenesis 274
10.4.2 Factors affecting soil formation 276
10.5 Physical properties of soil 283
10.5.1 Soil colour 283
10.5.2 Soil texture 283
10.5.3 Soil structure 286
10.6 Chemical properties of soil 287
10.6.1 Clay minerals and cation exchange 287
10.6.2 Soil acidity 289
10.7 Soil biology 292
10.7.1 The soil biota 292
10.7.2 Factors influencing soil biodiversity 294
10.8 Impact of human activities
on soils and soil processes 294
10.8.1 Soil erosion 295
10.8.2 Soil acidification 296
10.8.3 Soil pollution 297
10.8.4 Soil organic matter and carbon 299
10.8.5 Other threats 301
9.1 Introduction 244 10.8.6 Policy and legislation 303
9.2 Clastic sediments 245 10.9 Summary 304
9.2.1 Classification of clastic sediments 245 Further reading 305
9.2.2 Clastic sediment grain shape and
texture 246
9 Sediments and sedimentation 244
11 Catchment hydrology 307
9.2.3 Sediment transport and sedimentation 246 11.1 Introduction 307
9.2.4 Products of sedimentation - bedforms 248 11.2 Measuring the main components of catchment
9.3 Biological sediments 252 hydrology 308
9.4 Chemical sediments 255 11.2.1 Precipitation 308
9.5 Sedimentation in Earth surface 11.2.2 River flow 310
environments 255 11.2.3 Evapotranspiration 314
9.5.1 Continental environments 255 11.2.4 Soil water 316
9.5.2 Coastal and marine environments 257 11.2.5 Groundwater 317
13 Solutes 368
11.3 Hillslope runoff pathways - how water reaches 12.7.2 Living with rivers 360
rivers and lakes 318 12.7.3 River maintenance 362
11.3.1 Infiltration 318 12.7.4 Building new river channels 363
11.3.2 Infiltration-excess overland flow 319 12.7.5 River restoration 364
11.3.3 Saturation-excess overland flow 320 12.8 Summary 365
11.3.4 Throughflow 320 Further reading 366
11.4 River discharge, hydrographs and runoff
production processes 326
11.4.1 Stormflow 326 13.1 Introduction 368
11.4.2 Flow frequency 328 13.2 Solutes: some key controls 369
11.4.3 River flow in drylands and glacial 13.2.1 Solute form 369
regions 330 13.2.2 pH and redox potential 370
11.5 Flooding 331 13.2.3 Temperature and pressure 370
11.6 Summary 333 13.2.4 The role of particulates 371
Further reading 334 13.2.5 Solute fluxes 371
12 Fluvial geomorphology and river 13-3 Solutes within the catchment hydrologlcal
management 336 system 373
13.3.1 Precipitation 374
12.1 Introduction 336 13.3.2 Evapotranspiration and evaporation 375
12.2 Catchment processes: energy and materials for 13.3.3 Interception 376
rivers 337 13.3.4 Soil 376
12.2.1 Runoff, river regimes and floods 337 13.3.5 Groundwater 378
12.2.2 Sediment sources and delivery 338 13.3.6 Rivers 379
12.3 River channel morphology: measuring 13.3.7 Lakes and reservoirs 380
rivers 339 13.4 The role of hydrological pathways in solute
12.3.1 Channel networks and slope 339 processes 381
12.3.2 Channel cross-section: width, 13.5 Temporal patterns of solutes 383
depth 340 13.5.1 Patterns of solutes in storm events:
12.3.3 Channel planform 340 short-term changes 384
12.3.4 Channel boundary materials 340 13.5.2 Annual patterns of solute
12.4 River channel processes: understanding water concentrations 385
and sediment movement 342 13.5.3 Long-term patterns of solute
12.4.1 Water flow and flow hydraulics 342 concentrations 387
12.4.2 Sediment movement 343 13.6 Spatial patterns of solutes 389
12.5 River channels: linking channel processes and 13.6.1 Global patterns of solutes 391
morphology 345 13.6.2 Regional patterns of solutes 391
12.5.1 Long profile 347 13.7 Modelling solutes 395
12.5.2 River channel cross-sections 347 13.7.1 Modelling solutes in catchments 396
12.5.3 Channel planform 348 13.7.2 Modelling solutes in watercourses 396
12.5.4 Channel bed morphology 350 13.8 Summary 398
14 Dryland processes and environments 400
12.6 River channel changes: rates and types of Further reading 398
channel adjustment 352
12.6.1 Cross-sectional change 354
12.6.2 Planform change 354 14 1 introduction 400
12.6.3 Human-induced change 356 14.2 Aridity 403
12.7 Fluvial geomorphology and environmentally 14 2.1 Drylands 403
sound river management: living and working 14.2.2 causes of aridity 404
with nature 359 14.3 Dryland soil and vegetation systems 406
12.7.1 River management and the engineering 14.3.1 Dryland soils 406
tradition 359 14.3.2 Dryland vegetation 406
14.4 Geomorphological processes in drylands 409 16.2.5 Glacier thermal regime 473
14.4.1 Dryland landscapes 409 16-2.6 Glacier water systems 473
14.4.2 Rock weathering in drylands 410 16.2.7 Glacier dynamics 477
14.4.3 Hillslope and channel processes 411 16.3 Glacial geological processes and glacial
14.4.4 Aeolian processes and forms 413 sediments 487
14.5 Environmental change in drylands 420 16.3.1 Processes of glacial erosion 487
14.6 Summary 424 16.3.2 Entrainment and transport 488
Further reading 425 16.3.3 Deposition 488
16.4 The record of glacial change 492
15 Coasts 426 16.4.1 Ice sheet reconstruction 492
16.5 Summary 498
Further reading 499
15.1 Introduction 426
15.2 Coastal morphodynamics 429
15.3 Coastal processes: waves 432 17 permafrost and periglaciation 500
15.3.1 Linear wave theory 433 UA Introduction 500
15.3.2 Wave processes in intermediate 17 2 Permafrost proceSses 502
water 434
17.2.1 The distribution of permafrost 502
15.3.3 Wave processes in shallow water 435 17.2 2 Ground temperatures and permafrost
15.3.4 Nearshore currents 437 thickness 503
15.4 Coastal processes: storm surge, tides and v23 Reconstructing climate change from
tsunami 440 permafrost temperatures 505
15.4.1 Storm surge 440 17.2.4 Gas hydrates 507
17.2.5 Hydrology in permafrost regions 508
17.3 Geomorphology of permafrost and periglacial
environments 509
17.3.1 Ground ice features 510
17.3.2 Slope processes 514
17.3.3 Loess and aeolian activity 517
17.4 Summary 517
Further reading 518
15.4.2 Tides 440
15.4.3 Tsunami 441
15.5 Coastal classification 442
15.6 Wave-dominated coastal environments 443
15.6.1 Barriers 443
15.6.2 Beaches 445
15.6.3 Coastal dunes 448
15.7 Tide-dominated coastal environments 450
15.7.1 Wave- and tide-dominated estuaries 451
15.7.2 Estuarine mixing 453
15.7.3 Ebb- and flood-dominance 454 Part V Biogeography and ecology 519
15.7.4 Salt marsh and mangroves 455
15.8 Fluvial-dominated coastal environments 456 18 The biosphere 521
15.9 Erosive coasts 458
15.9.1 Rocky coast processes 459
15.9.2 Coastal cliffs 461
15.9.3 Shore platforms 461
15.10 Coastal zone management 461
15.11 Summary 465
Further reading 465
18.1 Introduction 521
18.2 Functions and processes within the
biosphere 522
18.2.1 Characteristics of the biosphere 522
18.2.2 Major factors producing regions within the
biosphere 523
18.2.3 The major biogeographical realms 523
16 Glaciers and ice sheets 467 18-3 The tropical biomes 525
18.3.1 Equatorial and tropical forests 527
16.1 Introduction 467 18.3.2 Savanna 531
16.2 Glaciology 468 18.3.3 Hot deserts 533
16.2.1 Types of ice mass 468 18.4 The temperate biomes 535
16.2.2 Where do glaciers occur? 469 18.4.1 The Mediterranean/chaparral biome 535
16.2.3 Glacier mass balance 469 18.4.2 Temperate grasslands 536
16.2.4 Transformation of snow into ice 472 18.4.3 Temperate deciduous forest 539
18.4.4 Southern hemisphere, evergreen 20.4.3 Life strategies 594
temperate forest 541 20.4.4 Biodiversity: patterns of species
18.5 The cold biomes 541 richness 594
18.5.1 Taiga 541 20.5 Temporal change in ecological patterns and
18.5.2 Tundra 543 distributions 597
18.6 Mountain biomes 547 20.5.1 Succession 597
18.7 Changing biomes 550 20.5.2 Human influence 597
18.7.1 The Millennium Ecosystem 20.5.3 Ecosystem fragility 602
Assessment 550 20.6 Ecological processes and environmental
18.7.2 Biome resilience 551 management 603
18.8 Summary 555 20.6.1 Conservation and sustainability 603
Further reading 556 20.6.2 Climate change 608
20.6.3 Biosecurity 608
20.7 Summary 611
19.1 Introduction 557 Further reading 612
19.2 Succession 558
19.2.1 The development of succession theory 559
19.3 Spatial patterns and processes 560 21.1 Introduction 613
19.3.1 Global-scale patterns 560 21.2 Running waters: rivers and streams 615
19 Biogeographical concepts 557
21 Freshwater ecosystems 613
19.3.2 Small-scale patterns 563 21.2.1 River ecosystem geomorphological
19.3.3 Landscape ecology 563 units 615
19.4 Temporal patterns and distributions 570 21.2.2 Spatial variability of river ecosystems 617
19.4.1 Geological time 570 21.2.3 Temporal variability of river
19.4.2 Post-glacial change 570 ecosystems 623
19.4.3 Migratory patterns 570 21.2.4 Human alterations to river
19.4.4 Alien introductions 572 ecosystems 625
19.5 Biogeographical modelling 576 21.3 Still waters: lakes and ponds 627
19.5.1 Island biogeography 576 21.3.1 Classification of lake ecosystems 627
19.5.2 Species distribution modelling 577 21.3.2 Spatial variability of lake ecosystems 630
19.6 Biogeography and environmental 21.3.3 Human influences on lake ecosystems 634
management 578 21.4 Summary 636
19.7 Summary 582 Further reading 637
Further reading 582
20 Ecological processes 584 Part VI Environmental change 639
20.1 Introduction 584 22 The p|ejstocene 641
20.2 The functions and characteristics of
ecology 585 22.1 Introduction 641
20.2.1 The ecosystem 585 22.2 Long-term cycles, astronomical forcing and
20.2.2 The habitat 585 feedback mechanisms 643
20.2.3 Populations 586 22.2.1 Orbital forcing theory 643
20.2.4 Ecological communities 586 22.2.2 Evidence that orbital forcing causes
20.2.5 Ecological functions 587 climate change 644
20.3 Ecological processes 590 22.2.3 Problems with orbital forcing theory 647
20.3.1 Energy and nutrient flows 590 22.2.4 Internal feedback mechanisms 648
20.3.2 Bioaccumulation 592 22.3 Short-term cycles 651
20.4 Spatial patterns and distributions in 22.3.1 Glacial instability 651
ecology 593 22.3.2 The Younger Dryas 652
20.4.1 The ecological niche 593 22.4 Further evidence for environmental change 652
20.4.2 Competition 594 22.4.1 Landforms 654
22.4.2 Plants 658 24.2.4 Critical evaluation of the state-of-the-art
22.4.3 Insects 659 in GCMs 708
22.4.4 Other animal remains 660 24.3 The carbon cycle: interaction with the climate
22.5 Dating methods 661 system 709
22.5.1 Age estimation techniques 661 24.4 Mitigation 710
22.5.2 Age equivalent labels 663 24.5 Destruction of the ozone layer by
22.5.3 Relative chronology 663 chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) 712
22.6 Pleistocene stratigraphy and correlation 663 24.6 The future 713
22.7 Palaeoclimate modelling 667 24.7 Summary 718
22.8 Summary 668 Further reading 719
Further reading 669
25 Vegetation and environmental change 720
23 The Holocene 670
25.1 Introduction 720
23.1 Introduction 670 25.2 Fundamentals of how plants respond to climatic
23.2 Holocene climatic change 671 variations 721
23.2.1 How the Holocene began 671 25.2.1 Light 721
23.2.2 Drivers of climate change during the 25.2.2 Water 723
Holocene 672 25.2.3 Temperature 723
23.2.3 The Little Ice Age 678 25.2.4 Carbon dioxide concentration 724
23.3 Holocene geomorphological change 679 25.2.5 Other climatic variables 724
23.3.1 Retreating ice sheets 679 25.3 Observational studies: how we know for
23.3.2 Rising seas 680 sure that vegetation responds to a changing
23.4 Holocene ecosystem change 682 climate 724
23.4.1 Responses of ecosystems to the end of the 25.3.1 The forest/savanna boundary in southern
last glacial 682 Amazonia 724
23.4.2 Tropical Africa and the Sahara 684 25.3.2 The northern tree line 726
23.4.3 European ecosystems 685 25.3.3 Upward march of vegetation in
23.4.4 Island ecosystems 685 mountains 726
23.5 The rise of civilizations 686 25.3.4 Changes in the timing of flowering 727
23.5.1 Humans at the end of the last glacial 686 25.4 Models for prediction 728
23.5.2 The beginnings of agriculture 686 25.5 The complex interaction between human
23.5.3 Social and environmental consequences of activities and climate change 733
agriculture 689 25.5.1 Does atmospheric pollution sometimes
23.6 Human interaction with physical benefit plants? 733
geography 690 25.5.2 How does fire interact with climate
23.6.1 Out of Eden? 690 change? 736
23.6.2 Deforestation 693 25.6 Loss of biodiversity 737
23.6.3 Soil erosion and impoverishment 694 25.7 Summary 739
23.6.4 irrigation and drainage 696 Further reading 739
23.7 Summary 697
Further reading 698
26 Remote sensing of environmental change 740
24 Climate change: an unprecedented 26A lntroduction 740
environmental challenge 700 26-2 lma 3e characteristics 741
26.2.1 Types of image 741
24.1 Introduction 700 26.2.2 Image orientation, scale and resolution 741
24.2 Climate change 701 26.2.3 Characteristics of image content 744
24.2.1 Long-term change 701 26.3 Foundations of remote sensing 744
24.2.2 Recent climate change and its causes 702 26.3.1 Electromagnetic radiation 744
24.2.3 Predictions from global climate models 26.3.2 Electromagnetic spectrum 744
(GCMs) 704 26.3.3 Atmospheric and terrestrial interactions 745
26.4 Camera sensors 748 27.2 Understanding environmental change 782
26.4.1 Photogrammetry 750 27.2.1 Characteristics of change 782
26.5 Electro-optical scanners 751 27.2.2 Rate of change 784
26.5.1 Multispectral, thermal and hyperspectral 27.2.3 Environmental tolerance 785
instruments 752 27.2.4 The duty and need to manage
26.5.2 Spaceborne instruments 754 change 789
26.6 Microwave and ranging sensors 760 27.2.5 Types of change to be managed 789
26.6.1 Microwave sensors 760 27.3 Tools for management 791
26.6.2 Sonar 764 27.3.1 Hazard assessment 791
26.6.3 Lidar 765 27.3.2 Impact assessment 791
26.7 Digital image processing 768 27.3.3 Life costing 793
26.7.1 Digital images 768 27.4 Implementation 794
26.7.2 Image rectification 769 27.4.1 Stakeholder involvement 794
26.7.3 Image enhancement 770 27.4.2 Project management 797
26.7.4 Image classification 772 27.5 Summary 801
26.8 Summary 777 Further reading 802
Further reading 778
Glossary 803
27 Managing environmental change 779 Bibliography 833
27.1 Introduction 779 lndex 862
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| spelling | An introduction to physical geography and the environment ed. by Joseph Holden Physical geography and the environment 3. ed. Harlow ; Munich [u.a.] Pearson 2012 XXVII, 876 S. zahlr. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 28 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Always learning Previous ed.: 2008. - Includes bibliographical references and index Physische Geografie (DE-588)4174629-6 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4151278-9 Einführung gnd-content Physische Geografie (DE-588)4174629-6 s DE-604 Holden, Joseph 1975- Sonstige (DE-588)1013012968 oth http://www.gbv.de/dms/weimar/toc/719708966_toc.pdf lizenzfrei Inhaltsverzeichnis HBZ Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=025363682&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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