Periglacial Processes and Landforms in Britain and Ireland
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Reissue, 4/14/2011
EAN 9780521169127, ISBN10: 0521169127
Paperback, 308 pages, 24.4 x 17 x 1.5 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
This 1987 book examines the intimate link between periglacial geomorphology and the fluctuating climates of the Quaternary Period in the British Isles. In the last two million years, ice sheets have covered northern Britain several times. In the south, at the limit of the glaciation, intense frost action and the formation of permafrost have influenced past and present landscapes. The first part of the book looks at areas of the world that have climates similar to periglacial Britain: Scandinavia, the Canadian Arctic, and alpine regions. Contributors then present data on periglacial landforms in the British Isles. Topics discussed include the periglaciation of upland Britain, ground ice depressions, and pingo remnants. The regions surveyed stretch from northern Scotland to the Isles of Scilly. The contributions are based on a conference held in late 1985 under the sponsorship of the International Geographical Union and the Quaternary Research Association of the United Kingdom.
Preface
Introduction
Part I. The Search for Analogues
Section 1. Present Cold Environments
1. Periglacial forms of Svalvbard
a review Jonas Ã…kerman
2. Periglacial processes and landforms in the Western Canadian Arctic H. M. French
3. Periglacial phenomena of northern Fennoscandia Matti Seppälä
4. Spatial and temporal trends in alpine periglacial studies
implications for paleo reconstruction Colin E. Thorn and Deborah S. Loewenherz
Section 2. Pleistocene Conditions in Adjacent Europe
5. Pleistocene periglacial conditions and geomorphology in north central Europe Johannes Karte
6. Weichselian periglacial structures and their environmental significance
Belgium, the Netherlands, and northern France A. Pissart
Part II. Britain and Ireland
Section 3. Introduction
7. Permafrost stratigraphy in Britain - a first approximation Peter Worsley
8. Periglacial periods in Ireland William P. Warren
9. The present-day periglaciation of upland Britain Colin K. Ballantyne
Section 4. Weathering and soils
10. Frost weathered mantles on the Chalk R. B. G. Williams
11. Frost and salt weathering as periglacial processes
the results and implications of some laboratory experiments L. C. Jerwood, D. A. Robinson and R. B. G. Williams
12. Effects of the Devensian cold stage on soil characteristics and distribution in eastern England J. A. Catt
13. Periglacial features in the soils of north east Scotland E. A. Fitzpatrick
14. Characteristic ratios of width to depth-of-sorting for sorted stripes in the English Lake District Jeff Warburton
15. Rock platform erosion on periglacial shores
a modern analogue for Pleistocene rock platforms in Britain A. G. Dawson, J. A. Matthews and R. A. Shakesby
Section 5. Permafrost and ground ice
16. Ramparted ground ice depressions in Britain and Ireland R. H. Bryant and C. P. Carpenter
17. Origin of small hollows in Norfolk R. G. West
18. The distribution and age of pingo remnants in Ireland P. Coxon and P. O'Callaghan
19. The role of thermokarst in landscape development in eastern England Rodney G. O. Burton
Section 6. Slopes, Sediments and Mass Wasting
20. Solifluction and related periglacial deposits in England and Wales Charles Harris
21. Periglacial sediments and landforms in the Isles of Scilly and West Cornwall J. D. Scourse
22. Late Devensian periglacial slope deposits in the Cheviot Hills T. D. Douglas and S. Harrison
23. Strongly folded structures associated with permafrost degradation and solifluction at Lyme Regis, Dorset J. N. Hutchinson and D. W. Hight
24. Non-marine molluscan faunas of periglacial deposits in Britain D. H. Keen
25. Sedimentological aspects of periglacial terrace aggradations
a case study from the English Midlands Martin Dawson
26. The periglacial history of Buchan, north east Scotland E. R. Connell and A. M. Hall
27. The significance of periglacial features on Knocknadobar, south west Ireland I. M. Quinn
Index.