A View of the River
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1994
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-93732-1 (ISBN)
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-93732-1 (ISBN)
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Provides a description of rivers, their shape, size, organization and action, along with a theory explaining most of the observed character of channels. Grounded in hydraulics, geomorphology and surveying, this text creates a foundation for understanding the behaviour of rivers.
With the Midwest under water, America had a chance to see how effectively it had "improved" its rivers. Too often physical changes made to a river conflict with natural processes, resulting in - rather than alleviating - damage. Applying available knowledge on how rivers form and act could prevent such problems. In this book Luna Leopold seeks to organize such knowledge, presenting a coherent description of rivers, their shape, size, organization and action, along with a consistent theory that explains much of the observed character of channels. Grounded in hydraulics, geomorphology and surveying, as well as in extensive fieldwork on rivers in the eastern and Rocky Mountain states, Leopold's view of a river is at once technical and personal, providing both a firm foundation for understanding the behaviour of rivers - including instructions for getting started in backyard hydrology - and a wealth of firsthand observations by a thoughtful and experienced scientist. It should be of immediate interest and great use as researchers seek to develop, preserve and appreciate the earth's most fluid natural resource.
With the Midwest under water, America had a chance to see how effectively it had "improved" its rivers. Too often physical changes made to a river conflict with natural processes, resulting in - rather than alleviating - damage. Applying available knowledge on how rivers form and act could prevent such problems. In this book Luna Leopold seeks to organize such knowledge, presenting a coherent description of rivers, their shape, size, organization and action, along with a consistent theory that explains much of the observed character of channels. Grounded in hydraulics, geomorphology and surveying, as well as in extensive fieldwork on rivers in the eastern and Rocky Mountain states, Leopold's view of a river is at once technical and personal, providing both a firm foundation for understanding the behaviour of rivers - including instructions for getting started in backyard hydrology - and a wealth of firsthand observations by a thoughtful and experienced scientist. It should be of immediate interest and great use as researchers seek to develop, preserve and appreciate the earth's most fluid natural resource.
The river channel; river measurement; down the channel system; meanders and bars; distribution of discharge in space and time; rivers of the world; flow variability and floods; relationships between channel and discharge; a field example - watts branch; the hydraulic geometry; sediment load; the drainage network; energy utilization; river morphology - the most probable state.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.7.1994 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 24 halftones, 103 line illustrations, 14 tables, indexes |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge, Mass |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 172 x 242 mm |
| Gewicht | 600 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
| Technik ► Maschinenbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-674-93732-5 / 0674937325 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-93732-1 / 9780674937321 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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