Origin and formation of coastal boulder deposits at Galway Bay and the Aran Islands, Western Ireland /

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Imprint:Cham : Springer, 2015.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 125 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in geography, 2211-4173
SpringerBriefs in geography.
Subject:Boulders -- Ireland -- Galway Bay.
Coasts -- Ireland -- Galway Bay.
Boulders -- Ireland -- Aran Islands.
Coasts -- Ireland -- Aran Islands.
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology
Boulders -- Ireland -- Aran Islands.
Boulders -- Ireland -- Galway Bay.
Coasts -- Ireland -- Aran Islands.
Coasts -- Ireland -- Galway Bay.
Boulders.
Coasts.
Atlantic Ocean -- Galway Bay.
Ireland -- Aran Islands.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11092936
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Other authors / contributors:Erdmann, Wibke, author.
Kelletat, Dieter, author.
Scheffers, Anja, author.
Haslett, Simon K., author.
ISBN:9783319163338
3319163337
9783319163321
3319163329
9783319163321
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 15, 2015).
Summary:This book presents geomorphological and sedimentological aspects of Holocene boulder ridges along the coastline of western Ireland (the Aran Islands and Galway Bay). Given these boulders? size, extent and altitude, they are among the most spectacular deposits moved by marine forces worldwide and have challenged researchers to solve their enigmatic history. In particular, the question of how their features were formed (by storm waves or by tsunamis) is a matter of heated debate. The documentation is based on the authors' own field research, including observations on the boulder transport capacity of six extremely strong winter storms in the 2013/14 season. Discussing the arguments published to date and using more than 130 images for clarity, the book addresses the character, setting and extraordinary size of these boulders moved on land, comparing them with the situation along other exposed coastlines of the world.
Other form:Print version: Origin and formation of coastal boulder deposits at Galway Bay and the Aran Islands, Western Ireland. Cham, [Germany] : Springer, c2015 viii, 125 pages SpringerBriefs in geography. 2211-4173 9783319163321
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-16333-8