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050 0 0 _aQB603.S95
_bM45 2011
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100 1 _aMelosh, H. J.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aPlanetary surface processes /
_cH. Jay Melosh.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (xix, 500 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge planetary science ;
_vnew ser., 13
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: Preface; 1. The grand tour; 2. The shapes of planets and moons; 3. Strength versus gravity; 4. Tectonics; 5. Volcanism; 6. Impact cratering; 7. Regoliths, weathering and surface texture; 8. Slopes and mass movement; 9. Wind; 10. Water; 11. Ice; References; Index.
520 _aPlanetary Surface Processes is the first advanced textbook to cover the full range of geologic processes that shape the surfaces of planetary-scale bodies. Using a modern, quantitative approach, this book reconsiders geologic processes outside the traditional terrestrial context. It highlights processes that are contingent upon Earth's unique circumstances and processes that are universal. For example, it shows explicitly that equations predicting the velocity of a river are dependent on gravity: traditional geomorphology textbooks fail to take this into account. This textbook is a one-stop source of information on planetary surface processes, providing readers with the necessary background to interpret new data from NASA, ESA and other space missions. Based on a course taught by the author at the University of Arizona for 25 years, it is aimed at advanced students, and is also an invaluable resource for researchers, professional planetary scientists and space-mission engineers.
650 0 _aPlanets
_xSurfaces.
650 0 _aGeomorphology.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521514187
830 0 _aCambridge planetary science series ;
_vnew ser., 13.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511977848
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