Morphotectonics

Adrian E. Scheidegger

Springer Science & Business Media, Apr 8, 2004 - Science - 197 pages

Morphotectonics, the relation between geomorphology and (neo)tectonics is fundamental to the understanding of landscape evolution. Stressing mainly the quantitative interpretation of field observations, this monograph compares the morphological structure of drainage systems, river courses, glacial forms, volcanic landscapes and mass movements with joint orientations. The latter are indicative of the neotectonic stresses; and thus inferences on the genesis of the morphological forms can be drawn. The data on outcrops on all six continents and on islands in all major oceans have been acquired to a large extent by the author himself. The book, therefore, represents a first-hand account of the work and its relevance which has been done worldwide over the last 30 years.

Contents

• Fundamentals: 1
• 122 Phenomenological Principles: 2
• 123 System Theory: 11
• 124 Integrated View of Landscape Development: 17
• Orientation Studies: 18
• 133 Parametric Statistics: 19
• Tectonic Features: 21
• 142 Joints: 22
• 143 Faults and Lineaments: 27
• 144 Earthquakes: 28
• 145 Petrofabrics: 29
• Planar Morphological Features: 30
• 153 Networks: 31
• 162 Plate Tectonics: 32
• Global Morphotectonics: 35
• 222 Asia without Peninsular India: 41
• 223 North America: 46
• 224 Laurasian Arctic and Subarctic Regions: 51
• 23 Gondwanaland: 58
• 232 Peninsular India: 65
• 233 Australasia: 68
• 234 South America: 75
• 235 Antarctic and Subantarctic Regions: 80
• 24 The Oceans: 84
• 242 The Atlantic Ocean: 85
• 243 Indian Ocean: 91
• 244 Pacific Ocean: 97
• 25 Global Morphotectonic Conclusions: 107
• Local Morphotectonics: 111
• 322 Drainage Patterns: 112
• 324 Problems of Longitudinal River Profiles: 115
• 325 Transverse Valley Profiles: 116
• 326 The Origin of Gorges: 118
• 33 Basins: 126
• 333 Lake Basins: 129
• 34 ShoreCoast Lines: 131
• 343 Fiords: 134
• 352 Classical Inselbergs: 135
• 353 Piedmont Inselbergs: 138
• 354 Escarpent Outliers: 141
• 355 Periglacial Features: 144
• 36 Volcanic Features: 145
• 362 BasalticEffusive Volcanism: 147
• 363 Mixed Volcanism: 148
• 364 ExplosiveAndesitic Volcanism: 149
• 365 Conclusions: 150
• 372 Shear Slides: 151
• 373 Slides at Mountain Fractures and Artificial Cuts: 159
• 374 Conclusions: 164
• 38 Local Morphotectonic Conclusions: 165
• References: 169
• Subject Index: 183

About the author

In the 1980s Prof. Scheidegger published several titles with Springer: - Scheidegger: Principles of Geodynamics - Scheidegger: Systematic Geomorphology - Scheidegger: Theoretical Geomorphology

Bibliographic information

• Title: Morphotectonics
• Author: Adrian E. Scheidegger
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media, 2004
• ISBN: 3540200177, 9783540200178
• Length: 197 pages
• Subjects: Science / Earth Sciences / Geography; Science / Earth Sciences / Geology; Science / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy; Science / Physics / Geophysics; Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / Soil Science