Rivers of the United States, Volume II: Chemical and Physical Characteristics

ISBN-13: 9780471107521 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 256 str.

Ruth Patrick;Patrick

Opis

This six-volume set offers a comprehensive, unified and integrated treatment of all major rivers and estuaries of the contiguous United States. Describes the hydrology, chemistry and biology of rivers in natural circumstances. Includes numerous photographs, maps and graphs.

Spis treści

Topography of the Landscape.

Pattern and Form of Riverine Systems.

Sources of River Flow.

Characteristics of Flowing Water.

Sediments and Sediment Loads.

Wetlands.

Chemicals in Riverine Water.

Index.

O autorze

Dr. Patrick is a 1996 recipient of the President′s National Medal of Science, the most prestigious scientific honor in American Science. She holds the Francis Boyer chair of Limnology at the National Academy of Sciences in Philadelphia.