Looks at the wide range of forms developed by natural rivers and the processes responsible for them, combining empirical and theoretical approaches and providing a critical assessment of the various schools of thought which have emerged for dealing with adjustment in fluvial systems. Contains chapters on drainage networks, catchment processes, fluvial processes, adjustment of channel forms, and channel changes through time. Includes b&w photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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