Screen LibraryThe world's beaches
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University of California Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Berkeley |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xvi, 283 p.: col. ill. ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780520268715 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520268717 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780520268722 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520268725 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | P737 |
| CLC: | P737.1 |
| Call Number: | P737.1/W927 |
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On cover: A global guide to the science of the shoreline Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index. Foreword by the Donor, the Santa Aguila Foundation -- The Global Character of Beaches. A World of Beaches. Crossroads of history ; Avenues of commerce ; Nature's most dynamic environment ; Varied materials ; Obstacle courses ; To be or not to be ; Comber's delight or nature's trash collector? ; Beach stuff ; A natural laboratory -- Beaches Of The World. What is a beach? ; Recipe for making a beach ; Classification of coasts and beaches ; Classifications and a global model ; Beach sediments and the plate tectonic setting ; Beaches as landforms ; Climate and types of coasts ; The world's longe Take this book to the beach; it will open up a whole new world. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps, and graphics, it explores one of the planet's most dynamic environments, from tourist beaches to Arctic beaches strewn with ice chunks to steaming hot tropical shores. It tells how beaches work, explains why they vary so much, and shows how dramatic changes can occur on them in a matter of hours. It discusses tides, waves, and wind; the patterns of dunes, washover fans, and wrack lines; and the shape of berms, bars, shell lags, cusps, ripples, and blisters. What is the world's |