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This major new text provides a synthesis of the nature, origin and behavior of glacier systems and the geological and geomorphological evidence for their former existence. It features a superb collection of color and black and white photographs, over 300 in all, together with over 450 linediagrams. Using case studies drawn from around the world, it is referenced throughout and concludes with a fully comprehensive bibliography.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Glaciers
Glacier Systems	p. 3
Snow, Ice and Climate	p. 65
Glaciers and Meltwater	p. 97
Glacier Motion	p. 141
Subglacial Processes	p. 177
Supraglacial and Englacial Environments	p. 211
Terrestrial Ice-Marginal Environments	p. 241
Glacilacustrine and Glacimarine Environments	p. 271
Glaciation
Erosional Forms and Landscapes	p. 311
Sediment Facies	p. 377
Sediment-Landform Associations	p. 421
Landsystems and Megageomorphology	p. 533
Notations used in formulae	p. 625
Grain size scales	p. 629
References	p. 631
Index	p. 717
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Glaciers and Glaciation

Glaciers and Glaciation

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