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1 online resource : illustrations, maps (some colour) |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 22, 2018). |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Rockslides and Rock Avalanches of Central Asia; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; 1 Introduction; I. General Information; 2 Brief History of the Bedrock Landslide Studies in the Central Asia; 3 Overview of the Study Region; 3.1 The Study Region: Its Topography and Boundaries; 3.2 Geology and Tectonics; 3.3 Neotectonics and Geomorphology; 3.4 Seismicity; 3.4.1 Instrumental and Historical Records; 3.4.2 Paleoseismological Data; 3.5 Climate, Glaciation, and Hydrology. |
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4 Principles and Criteria of Landslides Identification and Discrimination From the Features Formed by Other Mass-Wasting Ph ... 4.1 General Criteria of Rockslide/Rock Avalanche Identification; 4.2 Rock Avalanches Versus Moraines; 4.3 Rock Avalanches Versus Rock Glaciers; 4.4 The Abnormally Large Fan-Shape Deposits and Their Origin; 4.5 Bedrock Landslides in the Contemporary Glaciated Regions; 5 Bedrock Landslide Types and Classification Systems; 5.1 Bedrock Slope Failure Types; 5.2 Rockslide Dams Classification; 5.3 Rock Avalanches Classification; 5.3.1 Primary Rock Avalanches. |
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5.3.2 Jumping Rock Avalanches5.3.3 Secondary Rock Avalanches; 5.3.3.1 Secondary Rock Avalanches of the Classical Subtype; 5.3.3.2 Secondary Rock Avalanches of the Bottleneck Subtype; 5.3.3.3 Combined Cases; 5.3.4 Some Implications of the Proposed Rock Avalanche Classification; 6 The Bedrock Landslides Database; 6.1 General Information; 6.2 Headscarp Geology and Parameters; 6.3 Overall Parameters of Rockslide Deposits; 6.4 Rock Avalanche Parameters; 6.5 Rockslide Dams and Dammed Lakes Parameters; II. Regional Description; 7 Dzungaria; 8 Tien Shan; 8.1 Eastern Tien Shan; 8.2 Highest Tien Shan. |
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8.3 Northern Tien Shan8.4 Central Tien-Shan; 8.5 North-Western Tien Shan; 8.6 Southern Tien Shan; 9 Pamir; 9.1 Eastern and Northern Pamir; 9.2 Western and South-Western Pamir; 9.3 Pianj River Valley and the Afghan Badakhshan; III. Analysis; 10 Quantitative Relationships of Central Asian Bedrock Landslide Parameters; 10.1 Size-Frequency Distribution of Bedrock Landslides; 10.2 Area-Volume Relationships; 10.3 Parameters Characterizing Rockslide and Rock Avalanche Mobility; 10.3.1 Overall Mobility; 10.3.2 Secondary Rock Avalanches' Mobility. |
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10.3.3 Area Affected: Additional Parameter Characterizing Rockslide Mobility11 Structure and Grain-Size Composition of Large-Scale Bedrock Landslide Deposits; 11.1 Retention of the Rock Mass Macrostructure; 11.2 Grain-Size Composition and Minor Landforms of Rockslide Deposits; 11.2.1 Blocky Carapace and its Typical Features; 11.2.1.1 Grain-Size Composition; 11.2.1.2 Carapace Landforms; 11.2.2 Comminuted Interior (Fragmented Facies); 11.2.3 Basal Facies and Rockslide Bodies Interaction with the Substrate; 11.3 Experimental Simulation of Rockslides' Internal Structure. |
| Summary |
Rockslides and Rock Avalanches of Central Asia: Distribution, Impacts, and Hazard Assessment arms scientists with an inclusive and specialized reference for future studies of large-scale bedrock landslides in Central Asia, a phenomenon that poses a major threat to local communities, infrastructure and industrial facilities. The book covers the Dzungaria, Tien Shan, and Pamir mountain systems that are characterized by arid climates and scarce forestation, and is an ideal reference for scientists searching for data that accurately summarizes bedrock landslides through the analyses of a multitude of case studies that have applications in comparable, global scenarios. Through its relatively low precipitation and good preservation of minor geomorphic features, particularly those formed by past landslides, this region provides opportunities for detailed study of the internal structure of landslide bodies. |
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Rockslides -- Asia, Central.
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Glissements rocheux -- Asie centrale.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Rockslides
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Central Asia
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| Added Author |
Abkhmatov, Kanatbek, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0128032049 9780128032046 (OCoLC)1007037846 |
| ISBN |
9780128032053 (electronic bk.) |
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0128032057 (electronic bk.) |
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9780128032046 |
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0128032049 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000062962686 |
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AU@ 000064399968 |
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AU@ 000066633331 |
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UKMGB 018831857 |
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