Author: Kalvoda, Jan,
Title: Geomorphological Record of the Quaternary Orogeny in the Himalaya and the Karakoram
Description: Amsterdam / New York, Elsevier, 1992. orig. boards, dustwrapper.. 25x17cm, 315 pages. Series: Developments in Earth Surface Processes, 3. Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-308) and index. Textual illustrations & maps. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ With 2 folding maps loosely inserted. Contents: Definition of the topic: a study of the morphogenesis of the Himalaya and the Karakoram: The challenge of searching for landform development as the geomorphological record of orogeny; Orography related to geological structure and morphoclimatic processes; The geomorphology of the Himalaya in the Chomolongma and Makalu Massifs - Sapt Kosi lowland sector: Morphostructural features and motphoclimatic zones; Landforms; The relative chronology of relief development; The geomorphology of the Karakoram in the Trivor and Lupar Shar massifs - Hunza valley sector: Morphostructural features and morphoclimatic zones; Landforms; The relative chronology of relief development; Releif building during the course of the collision orogeny: The dynamics of formation of landform patterns; Morphogenesis of the Himalaya and the Karakoram during the Quaternary.

Keywords: Geology, Orogeny, Karakoram Range, Quaternary, Himalayan, Stratigraphy, South Asia, Himalaya Himalayas, Mountain Mountains, Geomorphology