Author: Guilcher, Andre
Title: Coastal and Submarine Morphology
Description: London, Methuen, (1964). Reprint, orig.cloth. 22x14cm, 274,(8) pp. 8pp photoplates,textual maps. Some light staining to rear cover,minor rubbing, Good+. ¶ Contents: Coastal Geomorphology: The Forces in Action: Waves; Currents; Subaerial Run-Off; Infiltration; & Frost Action; Wind; Chemical Processes; Biological Factors; Shoreline Movements: The Difficulties of the Study; Eustatic Movements; Quaternary Tectonic & Epeirogenic Movements; Coastal Features Related to Sea Action: Rocky Cliffs & Platforms; Beaches & Coastal Dunes; Estuaries, Marshes & Deltas; Coral Formations; Classification of Coasts: Ria Coasts; Fjord Coasts; Glacial Lowland Coasts;Unglaciated Lowland Coasts; Coasts Dominated by Structure; Coastal Evolution; An Outline of Submarine Geomorphology: General Remarks; The Continental Margin: Extent & Relief of the Continental Shelf; Relief of the Continental Slope: Submarine Canyons; Neritic & Bathyal Sediments; Nature & Origin of the Continental Shelf & the Continental Slope; Origin & Evolution of Submarine Canyons; The Deep-Sea Floor: Relief & Structure of the Ocean Depths, Ridges, Seamounts & Tablemounts; Trenches & Associated Features; Pelagic Deposits.

Keywords: Physical Geography, Coastal Morphology, Submarine, Geomorphology, Coasts, Shorelines, Geology, Oceanography,