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Latin American Geomorphology

From the Crust to Mars

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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This book presents varied geomorphological topics and planetary studies from different geomorphological regions analysed by young researchers from Latin America, from Costa Rica to southern Argentina, from the mountains to the oceans, and from the Caribbean to the Scotia tectonic plates.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-04-29
Mått155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt435 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieLatin American Studies Book Series
Antal sidor139
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031551772

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Andrea Coronato is full researcher (recently retired) at the Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Lab. at CADIC-CONICET and retired Full Professor of Physical Geography, Geomorphology and Landscapes at the University of Tierra del Fuego, both at Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Her publications are available in several specialized, international journals. She is co-author of the Springer title Glaciations in North and South America from the Miocene to the Last Glacial Maximum: comparisons, linkages, and uncertainties (2012). Besides, has published several chapters in the titles: Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in Argentina. Selected papers of the VI Argentine Congress of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies (2017), Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in Argentina (2020 and 2021), Geological resources of Tierra del Fuego (2021), and Archaeology of Piedra Museo locality. An Open Window to the Early Population of Patagonia(2022).Grace Bungenstab Alves is a Professor of Physical Geography at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil. She holds a Ph.D. in Physical Geography from the University of São Paulo (USP) and specializes in studying the connections between soil and landforms in tropical landscapes. Additionally, she serves as the general secretary of the Geomorphology Brazilian Union (UGB) and is the Editor of the Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia (Brazilian Journal of Geomorphology).

Chapter 1. Neotectonic influence on the geomorphology of the transform boundary between the Scotia and South American plates in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.- Chapter 2. Glacial and periglacial studies related to rock-glacier evolution in the upper Cochiguás catchment, Coquimbo region, Central Chile.- Chapter 3. Deciphering the megafan responses to paleoenvironmental changes in the late Quaternary: lessons from the Pantanal wetland, Central Brazil.- Chapter 4. Detection of storm events and associated impacts on oceanic beaches between Ilha Grande and Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Chapter 5. Geomorphological effects of tropical cyclones in Costa Rica.- Chapter 6. Illumination condition in Mars and its relationship with water related features.