Thomas, Michael F.

Geomorphology in the tropics: a study of weathering and denudation in low latitudes/ Michael F. Thomas - Chichester: John Wiley, 1994. - xix, 460 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Geomorphology from a Tropical Perspective.
PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS OF WEATHERING.
The Alteration of Rocks Under Tropical Conditions.
Weathering Profiles and Saprolites.
Laterites, Bauxites and Duricrusts.
DENUDATION PROCESSES.
Surface Processes in Tropical Climates.
Landsliding and Other Mass Movement.
QUATERNARY ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND LANDFORM DEVELOPMENT.
Quaternary Environmental Change in the Tropics.
Landforms and Deposits Associated with Environmental Change.
THE EVOLUTION OF TROPICAL LANDSCAPES.
Etching Processes and Landform Development.
Erosional Terrain and Residual Hills.
Long-Term Landform Evolution.
References.
Indexes.

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Tropics
Geomorphology

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