Tropical Geomorphology by Avijit Gupta

Tropical Geomorphology



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Page: 409
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521879906, 9780521879903


Earth Science > Physical geography/geomorphology > Documenting the retreat of tropical glaciers is difficult because they are often located in remote areas with steep terrain and inclement weather. The diversity of the environment, climate, geology, geography and geomorphology in the area has created a noted biodiversity, but its sheer beauty is what makes it recognized as one of the most beautiful bays of the world. This phrase has become increasingly familiar to the public in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene, where fluvial geomorphologists have been called upon to explain the widespread flooding experienced across the state. The research will address the following key questions: How does the presence of tropical wetlands affect rainfall at the regional scale? In detail, every wetland has a unique range of geomorphological and sedimentological characteristics but, at a general level, the dryland setting can be shown to impart some distinctive features. So far ignored in the interior of northeast Brazil, this morphology was identified by the means of field work combined with the analysis of high resolution satellite images and GIS-based geomorphological mapping. DENTON (UNT), Texas — While the west coast of Thailand, on the Andaman Sea, can experience a tsunami, the nation's east coast, on the Gulf of Thailand, is prone to tropical cyclones. Are wetland emissions of CH4 strongly dependent on seasonal Landscape evolution models provide a bridge between process-based studies and Quaternary geomorphology and are useful tools for the study of geomorphic sensitivity to a change of process regime. The scientists' aim is to study hydrologic, geologic, geomorphic (Earth-shaping), and anthropogenic (human-driven) processes in the area with the goal of generalizing their investigation to the broader tropical world. The bay's limestone has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments; by comparison, its karst has developed over a mere 20 million years under the impact of the wet, tropical climate. Exposed to the trade-winds, the escarpment bears an evergreen or semi-deciduous forest typical of a sub-humid tropical climate. Relationship between geomorphology and contamination with weathered hydrocarbons in an old river Levee/Marsh association. The context is that of topographic inversion of a Mesozoic intracratonic basin. 4) In addition to the standard temperature increase brought on by the Earth's rotation, tropical continental air blows in from Africa, creating a stable high pressure area. Tropical storm Lee made landfall in Louisiana on September 4th, and almost immediately weakened into a tropical depression and then a post-tropical low. Product Description: Although similar geomorphic processes take place in other regions, in the tropics these processes operate at different rates and with varying intensities. Process Geomorphology by Dale F. These criteria could be used for diagnostic studies of sites with similar tropical conditions.