Glaciers and glacial erosion.
Series: Geographical readings series
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1972
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: Glacial erosion -- Addresses, essays, lectures.; Glaciers -- Addresses, essays, lectures.
Table of contents: title: Forbes, J. D. Account of a survey of the Mer de Glace and its environs.; title: Davis, W. M. Glacial erosion in France, Switzerland, and Norway.; title: Johnson, W. D. The profile of maturity in Alpine glacial erosion.; title: Gilbert, G. K. Crescentic gouges on glaciated surfaces.; title: Matthes, F. E. Geologic history of the Yosemite Valley.; title: Thorarinsson, S. Observations on the drainage and rates of denudation in the Hoffellsjökull District.; title: Linton, D. L. Radiating valleys in glaciated lands.; title: Linton, D. L. The forms of glacial erosion.; title: Clayton, K. M. Glacial erosion in the Finger Lakes Region, New York State.; title: Glen, J. W. and Lewis, W. V. Measurements of side-slip at Austerdalsbreen, 1959.; title: McCall, J. G. The flow characteristics of a cirque glacier and their effect on cirque formation.; title: Kamb, B. and LaChapelle, E. Direct observation of the mechanism of glacier sliding over bedrock.; title: Weertman, J. The theory of glacier sliding.; title: Bibliography (p. [269]-276).