Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology
Part III: South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
- 1st Edition, Volume 2 - October 2, 2004
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Authors: J. Ehlers, P.L. Gibbard
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 4 0 3 5 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 7 4 0 8 - 3
This book is the last of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This information is… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis book is the last of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This information is seen as a fundamental requirement, not only for the glacial community, but for the wider user-community of general Quaternary workers. In particular the need for accurate ice-front positions is a basic requirement for the rapidly growing field of palaeoclimate modelling. In order to provide the information for the widest-possible range of users in the most accessible form, a series of digital maps was prepared.
The glacial limits were mapped in ArcView, the Geographical Information System (GIS) used by the work group. Included with the publication is a CD with digital maps, showing glacial limits, end moraines, ice-dammed lakes, glacier-induced drainage diversions and the locations of key sections through which the glacial limits are defined and dated. Where controversial interpretations are possible, such as for High Asia, they are indicated. All information on Quaternary glaciations worldwide is presented for the first time in a uniform format, including the mountain glaciations of regions such as Costa Rica, Ethiopia or Taiwan. The digital maps in this volume cover Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australasia, Antarctica. Both overview maps and more detailed maps at a scale 1: 1,000,000 are provided.
Also available: Part I: Europe, ISBN 0-444-51462-7 Part II: North America, ISBN 0-444-51592-5
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 2
- Published: October 2, 2004
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780444540355
- eBook ISBN: 9780080474083
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J. Ehlers
Affiliations and expertise
Geologisches Landesamt, Hamburg, GermanyPG
P.L. Gibbard
Affiliations and expertise
University of Cambridge, UKRead Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology on ScienceDirect