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1	Principles of Sedimentology & Stratigraphy more books like this by Sam Boggs, Jr. add to wishlist This text is useful for intermediate/advanced level courses in Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Sedimentary Petrology. It presents a concise treatment of the fundamental principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy, including the processes that form sedimentary rocks, as well as describing the important physical, chemical, biological and ... see all copies from $21.17! new only from $89.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sedimentary Geology: An Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy more books like this by Professor Donald R Prothero, Fred Schwab add to wishlist This is an accessible introductory text for geology students, which encompasses both sedimentary rocks and stratigraphy. "Sedimentary Geology" utilizes important research in tectonics and sedimentation and focuses on crucial geological principles. The text covers a wide range of topics, including trace fossils, mudrocks, diagentetic structures and ... see all copies from $45.49! new only from $110.97!
3	Sedimentology and stratigraphy more books like this by Gary Nichols add to wishlist The record of tectonic and climatic processes through geological time is held within sedimentary rocks along with evidence for the evolution of life on Earth. The study of the formation, transport and deposition of material to form fundamental part of the Earth sciences. "Sedimentology and Stratigraphy" aims to provide students who are starting to ... see all copies from $57.19! new only from $73.83! \| SVS
4	Sediment Dynamics and Pollutant Mobility in Rivers: An Interdisciplinary Approach more books like this by Bernhard Westrich add to wishlist This is the first interdisciplinary book on the mobilization of nutrients and pollutants in the water phase due to hydrodynamic processes. Special study targets are the formation of aggregates in turbulent water, flocks and biofilms from organic reactions, and the formation of new surfaces for re-adsorption of dissolved pollutants. The degradation ... see all copies from $144.00! new only from $144.00! \| first editions
5	River Variability and Complexity more books like this by Stanley A Schumm add to wishlist Rivers differ among themselves and through time. An individual river can vary significantly downstream, changing its dimensions and pattern dramatically over a short distance. If hydrology and hydraulics were the primary controls on the morphology and behaviour of large rivers, we would expect long reaches of rivers to maintain characteristic and ... see all copies from $43.78! new only from $43.78! \| SVS
6	Sandstone Depositional Environments more books like this by Peter A. Scholle (Editor), Darwin R. Spearing (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $50.00! new only from $79.00!
7	Carbonate Sedimentology more books like this by Maurice E Tucker, V P Wright add to wishlist Carbonate rocks (limestones and dolomites) constitute a major part of the geological column and contain not only 60% of the world's known hydrocarbons but also host extensive mineral deposits. This book represents the first major review of carbonate sedimentology since the mid 1970's. It is aimed at the advanced undergraduate - postgraduate level ... see all copies from $41.79! new only from $77.07! \| SVS
8	Dynamic stratigraphy; an introduction to sedimentation and stratigraphy more books like this by Robley K. Matthews add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $41.00! \| first editions
9	Quantitative Dynamic Stratigraphy more books like this by Tim Cross add to wishlist State-of-the-science summary of computer modeling techniques of the earth's subsurface as applied to groundwater, petroleum or hazardous waste management. see all copies from $30.00! new only from $50.00! \| SVS
10	Volcaniclastic Sedimentation in Lacustrine Settings more books like this by Nancy R Riggs (Editor), James D L White (Editor) add to wishlist This volume presents a unique compendium of papers assessing the effects of volcanism on lakes, as recorded by the volcaniclastic sediments deposited within them. The unifying theme is that the effects of volcanism on lacustrine sedimentation are diverse and distinctive, and that volcaniclastic lacustrine sediments hold the key to understanding a ... see all copies from $82.64! new only from $101.79! \| SVS
11	Sedimentation and Thickening: Phenomenological Foundation and Mathematical Theory more books like this by E M Tory, Raimund Burger, F Concha add to wishlist This book presents a rigorous phenomenological theory of sedimentation processes as encountered in Solid-liquid separation vessels, known as thickeners, in the mineral industries. This theory leads to mathematical simulation models for batch and continuous sedimentation processes, which can be stated as initial-boundary value problems of ... see all copies from $136.93! new only from $138.31! \| SVS
12	Sedimentary Basins more books like this by Gerhard Einsele add to wishlist The completely revised and enlarged second edition of this book provides an up-to-date overview of all major topics in sedimentary geology. It is unique in its quantitative approach to denudation-accumulation systems and basin fillings, including dynamic aspects. The relationship between tectonism and basin evolution as well as the concepts of ... see all copies from $89.66! new only from $89.66! \| SVS
13	Clastic depositional sequences processes of evolution and principles of interpretation more books like this by Fraser add to wishlist see all copies from $14.99! new only from $58.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	Erosion and Sedimentation more books like this by Pierre Y Julien add to wishlist In this book the author stresses physical understanding based on Newtonian mechanics, and explains fundamental concepts pertaining to the hydrodynamic forces exerted on solid particles, with a lucid treatment of potential flow, viscous flow, turbulent flow, and boundary layers. Students, researchers, and practitioners in civil, environmental and ... see all copies from $27.93! new only from $36.22! \| SVS
15 view cover	Earth Surface Processes more books like this by Philip A Allen add to wishlist Earth Surface Processes is an introductory text for those studying the dynamics of fluid and sediment transport in the environments - set in the context of both present day patterns and the environmental changes decipherable in the geological record. The book is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the global scale aspects of the Earth ... see all copies from $34.87! new only from $73.45!
16 view cover	Handbook for the Assessment of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Using Environmental Radionuclides more books like this by F Zapata (Editor) add to wishlist This Handbook is a new comprehensive reference of the methodologies (field, laboratory and desk work) for using radionuclides, primarily 137Cs and210Pb, to establish rates and spatial patterns of soil redistribution within the landscape and determine the geochronology of sediment deposits. It is based on the recent developments made by a global ... see all copies from $85.00! new only from $117.46! \| SVS
17 view cover	Advances in Fluvial Dynamics and Stratigraphy more books like this by Paul A Carling (Editor), Martin Dawson (Editor) add to wishlist This book reviews recent advances in geology and hydrodynamics in an effort to promote increased dialogue between sedimentary geologists, geomorphologists and hydrodynamicists. It focuses initially on hydrodynamics of turbulent flow, followed by two and three dimensional flow through straight and curved channels and flow over bed topography. It ... see all copies from $225.00! new only from $294.61! \| SVS
18 view cover	Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional Response to Eustatic, Tectonic and Climatic Forcing more books like this by Bilal U Haq add to wishlist The new paradigm of sequence stratigraphy attempts to discern the migration of facies resulting from changes in eustatic, tectonic and sedimentary regimes in order to anticipate the locus and type of sediment deposition. It is rapidly becoming an indispensable tool for the prediction of facies in exploration and production geology and for ... see all copies from $141.75! new only from $145.95! \| SVS
19	Paleocurrents and Basin Analysis more books like this by Paul Edwin Potter add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	Sediments and Water Interactions: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Interactions Between Sediments and Water, Held in Geneva, Switze more books like this by Peter G. Sly add to wishlist see all copies from $42.61! new only from $128.00!
21 view cover	Computerized Modeling of Sedimentary Systems more books like this by Jan Harff (Editor), Wolfram Lemke (Editor), Karl Stattegger (Editor) add to wishlist Computerized modeling is a powerful tool to describe the complex interrelations between measured data and the dynamics of sedimentary systems. Complex interaction of environmental factors with natural variations and increasing anthropogenic intervention is reflected in the sedimentary record at varying scales. The understanding of these processes ... see all copies from $134.14! new only from $214.00! \| first editions
22	Physical processes of sedimentation: an introduction more books like this by John R. L. Allen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
23 view cover	Sedimentary environments processes, facies and stratigraphy more books like this by Reading add to wishlist "Sedimentary Environments" has been one of the most distinguished and influential textbooks in the earth sciences published in the last twenty years. The two earlier editions won universal praise and became classic works. Since the publication of the second edition, knowledge and understanding of the importance of external controls on sedimentary ... see all copies from $78.16! new only from $78.16! \| SVS
24 view cover	Image Analysis, Sediments and Paleoenvironments more books like this by Pierre Francus (Editor) add to wishlist This seventh volume of the DPER series examines imaging techniques for sedimentologists, paleolimnologists, paleoceanographers and microscopists working on issues related to paleoenvironmental reconstruction. It will help the researcher or graduate student to understand every step involved in the imaging process, from image acquisition to ... see all copies from $75.00! new only from $111.00! \| first editions
25 view cover	Principles of Lake Sedimentology more books like this by Lars Hakanson add to wishlist Originally published in 1983, this was the first comprehensive textbook of lake sedimentology. It describes the principles and processes determining how the sediments reflect and affect the character of lakes. From a multi-disciplinary perspective, it defines and discusses fundamental physical, chemical and biological sediment parameters. It ... see all copies from $54.93! new only from $54.93! \| SVS

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