Philip A. Allen 
Earth Surface Processes [PDF ebook] 

Earth Surface Processes is an introductory text for those
studying the dynamics of fluid and sediment transport in the
environments, in the context of both present-day patterns as well
as the environmental changes decipherable in the geological record.
The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with the
global-scale aspects of the earth’s surface system. The second part
focuses on the physical underpinnings for fluid and sediment
transport in a number of settings, found at the earth’s surface and
in its oceans.
Earth Surface Processes fits into the literature of the
broad holistic discipline of ‘Earth System Science.’ The author
illustrates the physical principles of earth’s surface processes
and explains the relevant theories by quantitative practical
exercises.
* The pioneering textbook on the ‘new sedimentology’
* One of the first textbooks to adopt the Earth Systems approach
to geology, developed at Penn State and Stanford
* Should reinvigorate more traditional courses in physical
sedimentology and dynamical sedimentology
* Successfully marries the innovative holistic approach to Earth
Systems with the traditional reductionist approach to sedimentary
processes
* Explains both the global-scale Earth Surface System and the
fluid dynamics and sedimentary transport processes that underlie
this
* Quantitative approach is reinforced with worked examples and
solutions
* Richly illustrated with original diagrams and a colour plate
section

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