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Wiley India Pvt Ltd Geomorphology In The Tropics A Study Of Weathering And Denuation In Low Latitudes by Thomas Michael F.
About the Book: Geomorphology in the Tropics: A Study of Weathering and Denuation in Low LatitudesThe author endeavors to provide a tropical perspective on geomorphology, rather than a compartmentalized "tropical" geomorphology. The importance of weathering and the materials of the weathered mantle in determining the outcome of erosional processes are emphasized. The impact of Quaternary climate changes in creating superficial forms and deposits is stressed as being fundamental in the tropics as in other parts of the world. Nevertheless, the tropical landscape exhibits forms and deposits that have evolved over long time-periods in the absence of frost and ice, justifying an evolutionary approach to the long-term development of landscape. No other book currently attempts this task and this study fills a serious gap in the literature of geomorphology.ContentsGeomorphology from a Tropical PerspectiveProcesses and Products of WeatheringThe Alteration of Rocks under Tropical ConditionsWeathering Profiles and SaprolitesLaterites, Bauxites and DuricrustsDenudation ProcessesSurface Processes in Tropical ClimatesLand sliding and Other Mass MovementQuaternary Environmental Change and Landform DevelopmentQuaternary Environmental Change in the TropicsLandforms and Deposits Associated with Environmental ChangeThe Evolution of Tropical LandscapesEtching Processes and Landform DevelopmentErosional Terrain and Residual HillsLong-Term Landform EvolutionReferencesIndex