Process geomorphology. / Dale F. Ritter [y dos más]

Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-640) and index.

Process geomorphology -- Internal forces and climate -- Chemical weathering and soils -- Physical weathering mass movement, and slopes -- The drainage basin - development, morphometry, and hidrology fluvial process -- fluvial landforms -- Wind processes and landforms -- Glaciers and glacial mechanics -- Glacial eroción, deposittion, and landforms -- Periglacial procesees and landforms -- Karst processes and landforms -- Coastral proceses and landforms

The twenty-first century offers distinct challenges to the geosciences. Today's geomorphologist must interact with and decipher problems that face hydrologists, engineers, geologists, pedologists, foresters, and many others. The bond that unites geomorphology with so many diverse disciplines is the common need to understand the processes of surface mechanics, which is exceedingly important as we struggle to comprehend the impacts of climate changes, tectonic events, and their effects on our physical environment.