Glaciers & Glaciation By Douglas Benn
As described. Glaciers & Glaciation Bought this as a gift. He loved it! Glaciers & Glaciation Glaciers and Glaciation by Douglas Benn and David Evans is an excellent review of the current theory and underlying principles of glacier science. It is copiously illustrated with black and white photographs, line drawings, diagrams, charts, and graphs. The writing is technical, but the ideas involved are clearly and methodically presented. The organizational structure of the book is comprehensive and logical, helping the reader comprehend and absorb fundamental concepts.The book is designed for those with a serious interest in science. It would be appropriate, for example, for college students who have had an introductory course in geology and know that they wish to continue studying one of the earth sciences. It is also appropriate for professionals like myself, who are not geologists, but who have a strong interest in the earth sciences and wish to learn about glaciers and glaciation.The book may be accessible for people without a science background if they are willing to absorb the high rate of new vocabulary and concepts that the text presents. The first chapter on glacier systems and those in the second half of the book dealing with glacial landforms may be particularly satisfying in this regard. Even the difficult chapters, like those on glacier motion, may be absorbing if people can visualize how the glacier slides, changes shape, and pours like a thick syrup over obstructions.I found the book to be fascinating. It took me 71 hours over a period of several months to read the entire 640 pages of text and study the many diagrams and other illustrations the book has to offer. By applying what I have learned from Benn and Evans, I have been able to interpret certain sand and gravel deposits in my area as probable subaqueous outwash fans deposited by the retreat of the last ice sheet here in Maine. This interpretation needs to be verified by others qualified than myself, but I could not have hoped to come up with an hypothesis of this nature without the knowledge gained in reading this text.The book has abundant references, as it is in many ways a review of the current literature and thinking on the subject. It does not deal with the current debate about climate change, nor does it deal primarily with glacial history. Instead, it excels in its main purpose as a clear and quite technical discussion of the current principles and theory of glacier science as understood by glaciologists today. Glaciers & Glaciation thank you putting this book to my attention,have always been interested to find out about this subject but not untill now and s books that i got one that i could afford,at71and being disabled its not easy to buy books and i love books and treat them with great care,so am now getting lots of fun reading and card making and surfing the net,never thought i would be able to do it and what a wonderfull book this is thank you Glaciers & Glaciation As a geologist who has long had a strong interesting in Glaciology, this is the best book I have ever found on the topic.To the 3 or 4 other people who may buy this book..lolYou will not be disappointed. Glaciers & Glaciation
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