Alluvial Sedimentation (Special Publication 17 of the IAS)

Download or read book Alluvial Sedimentation (Special Publication 17 of the IAS) written by M. Marzo and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1993-12-15 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the thirty-four papers contained in this Special Publication arise from the Fourth International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology held in Spain in 1989. Sections deal with various aspects of sediment transport and hydraulics in flume experiments and modern rivers, the analysis of alluvial facies, geomorphic and structural controls on alluvial sedimentation, alluvial stratigraphy and basin analysis, and finally the exploration and exploitation of ores. A professional reference to the most recent research in fluvial sedimentology. An international expert authorship.