Geology and geomorphology of holocene coastal barriers of Brazil

This is the first book to cover Holocene geology and geomorphology of the entire 8,500 kilometers of the Brazilian coast. It is aimed at third and fourth year undergraduates, post-graduate students, scientists and managers. It characterizes the coast in terms of holoecne geology, geomorphology, oceanographic conditions and the location of the barrier types. Separate chapters outline thetypes of barrier in each state, beginning in the south and proceeding to the north. Special emphasis is placed on the strecthes of coast where the detailedmorphology and stratigraphy of barriers has been previously determined. To date the Brazilian coastal barriers have been largely ignored by the intenational community, especially by north American authors and scientists who generallyconcentrate on barrier islands. However, the Brazilian coastal barriers display a much wider range of types than is generally assumed. INDICE: 1. The basement geology, climate, oceanography, coastal process signatures of the Brazilian coast;- 2. The Brazilian coast in terms of Pleistocene and Holocene (Quaternary) geology and geomorphology; 3. The southern wave dominated, microtidal coast;- 4. The southeast-northeast wave dominated, microtidal coast;- 5. The northeast wave-dominated micro to meso tidal coast;- 6. The northern tide dominated meso to macrotidal coast.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-25008-1
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 410
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés