Synopses & Reviews
A monograph describing wind-generated polar landforms, both modern-day and those preserved in the geological record.
Review
"...recommended..." The Polar Times, Jeff Rubin
Synopsis
Wind as a Geomorphic Agent in Cold Climates presents a description and explanation of wind-generated polar landforms, both modern-day and those in the geological record. It provides an important introduction to this area of geocryology for graduate students and researchers in geomorphology, geology and environmental science.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Delimitation and characterization of cold environments; 3. General wind patterns in polar regions; 4. Wind drift of mineral material; 5. Abrasion; 6. Deflation; 7. Question of oriented lakes; 8. Accumulation; 9. Wind directions interpreted from field evidence; 10. Ice wedge casts and sand wedges; 11. Snow; 12. Drift of snow; 13. Snow accumulation; 14. Deflation of snow cover; 15. Snow and frost formation; 16. Aeolian landforms indicating palaeowind conditions; References; Index.