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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195044444
ISBN-13
9780195044447
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1307974
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Geomorphology and Hydrology of Karst Terrains
Publication Year
1988
Subject
Earth Sciences / Hydrology, Earth Sciences / Geology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
27.1 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.2 in
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College Audience
LCCN
87-023996
Dewey Edition
19
Reviews
"Several sections are included that are generally neglected in geomorphology texts and their inclusion by White will be valuable and of interest to teachers and students . . . . Discussion of evaporite karst as well as karst and karst-like features in slightly soluble rocks and ice add to the all-inclusive nature of the text." --Journal of Geological Education "The most comprehensive text in the field in any language ...covers many technical and environmental aspects not found in any other textbook. The author has contributed innovative research in most of the major topics; he is the most appropriate person in the U.S. to write such a book."--Arthur N.Palmer, State University of New York at Oneonta "An excellent summary of both the forms and processes involved in the development of caves and related features." --Choice "To write a book on karst hydrology and geomorphology is a major undertaking. William B. White has done an excellent job in selecting material from more than 800 technical books and articles and combining this material with the results of his own extensive experience into an exceptionally useful book." --Stanley N. Davis, University of Arizona "Author William B. White has summarized and outstandingly brilliant career in Karst Hydrology with what will easily be accepted as the finest textbook ever written on the subject. He writes in the style of old world scientists who knew better the skill of articulating both exact and poetic prose." --Journal of Ground Water We are indebted to the author for this authoritative integration of a large, complex, and scattered polyglot literature. The book is an admirable cross-disciplinary synthesis applied to one of the more romantic landscapes of our planet." --Science "A major new contribution to the literature on karst. . . . This text supersedes all previous books on this topic. . . . Will White, over the years and in many ways, has taught most of the people who are interested in karst. Now he has written an excellent book through which he will teach many more." --Water Resources Bulletin "At last here is a technical book that does justice to caves as a source of inspiration and hard field data. Will White's scientific roots as a caver are revealed immediately in the dedication, preface, and introduction, and evidence of his background pervades the entire book. For 30 years he has probed the major questions about caves and karst, leaving few stones unturned. Will's writing is entertaining, clear, and often delightfully irreverent. . . .Will White does great credit to his own work, to the many sources he acknowledges, and to American karst science in general. This book is a must for anyone who wants to understand the Why and How of karst processes." --CRF Newsletter "The book's greatest value to those already concerned with karst geomorphology lies in the strongly individual voice in which it is written, a voice which represents a distinctively American school of though which as largely grown up around White and other leading members of the Cave Research Foundation in the eastern U.S.A. It is the first substantial American textbook on karst for thirty years, and very much reflects U.S. developments." --Earth Surface Processes and Landforms "The book is superior to many of the karst works presently available and it should take its place on student reading lists." --The Australian Geologist, "The book is superior to many of the karst works presently available and it should take its place on student reading lists." --The Australian Geologist, "An excellent summary of both the forms and processes involved in the development of caves and related features." --Choice, "The most comprehensive text in the field in any language ...covers many technical and environmental aspects not found in any other textbook. The author has contributed innovative research in most of the major topics; he is the most appropriate person in the U.S. to write such abook."--Arthur N. Palmer, State University of New York at Oneonta, "Several sections are included that are generally neglected in geomorphology texts and their inclusion by White will be valuable and of interest to teachers and students . . . . Discussion of evaporite karst as well as karst and karst-like features in slightly soluble rocks and ice add to the all-inclusive nature of the text." --Journal of Geological Education"The most comprehensive text in the field in any language ...covers many technical and environmental aspects not found in any other textbook. The author has contributed innovative research in most of the major topics; he is the most appropriate person in the U.S. to write such a book."--Arthur N. Palmer, State University of New York at Oneonta"An excellent summary of both the forms and processes involved in the development of caves and related features." --Choice"To write a book on karst hydrology and geomorphology is a major undertaking. William B. White has done an excellent job in selecting material from more than 800 technical books and articles and combining this material with the results of his own extensive experience into an exceptionally useful book." --Stanley N. Davis, University of Arizona"Author William B. White has summarized and outstandingly brilliant career in Karst Hydrology with what will easily be accepted as the finest textbook ever written on the subject. He writes in the style of old world scientists who knew better the skill of articulating both exact and poetic prose." --Journal of Ground WaterWe are indebted to the author for this authoritative integration of a large, complex, and scattered polyglot literature. The book is an admirable cross-disciplinary synthesis applied to one of the more romantic landscapes of our planet." --Science"A major new contribution to the literature on karst. . . . This text supersedes all previous books on this topic. . . . Will White, over the years and in many ways, has taught most of the people who are interested in karst. Now he has written an excellent book through which he will teach many more." --Water Resources Bulletin"At last here is a technical book that does justice to caves as a source of inspiration and hard field data. Will White's scientific roots as a caver are revealed immediately in the dedication, preface, and introduction, and evidence of his background pervades the entire book. For 30 years he has probed the major questions about caves and karst, leaving few stones unturned. Will's writing is entertaining, clear, and often delightfully irreverent. . . .Will White does great credit to his own work, to the many sources he acknowledges, and to American karst science in general. This book is a must for anyone who wants to understand the Why and How of karst processes." --CRF Newsletter"The book's greatest value to those already concerned with karst geomorphology lies in the strongly individual voice in which it is written, a voice which represents a distinctively American school of though which as largely grown up around White and other leading members of the Cave Research Foundation in the eastern U.S.A. It is the first substantial American textbook on karst for thirty years, and very much reflects U.S. developments." --Earth Surface Processes and Landforms"The book is superior to many of the karst works presently available and it should take its place on student reading lists." --The Australian Geologist, "At last here is a technical book that does justice to caves as a source of inspiration and hard field data. Will White's scientific roots as a caver are revealed immediately in the dedication, preface, and introduction, and evidence of his background pervades the entire book. For 30 yearshe has probed the major questions about caves and karst, leaving few stones unturned. Will's writing is entertaining, clear, and often delightfully irreverent. . . .Will White does great credit to his own work, to the many sources he acknowledges, and to American karst science in general. Thisbook is a must for anyone who wants to understand the Why and How of karst processes." --CRF Newsletter, "An excellent summary of both the forms and processes involved in thedevelopment of caves and related features." --Choice, "Several sections are included that are generally neglected in geomorphology texts and their inclusion by White will be valuable and of interest to teachers and students . . . . Discussion of evaporite karst as well as karst and karst-like features in slightly soluble rocks and ice add to the all-inclusive nature of the text." -- Journal of Geological Education "The most comprehensive text in the field in any language ...covers many technical and environmental aspects not found in any other textbook. The author has contributed innovative research in most of the major topics; he is the most appropriate person in the U.S. to write such a book."-- Arthur N. Palmer, State University of New York at Oneonta "An excellent summary of both the forms and processes involved in the development of caves and related features." -- Choice "To write a book on karst hydrology and geomorphology is a major undertaking. William B. White has done an excellent job in selecting material from more than 800 technical books and articles and combining this material with the results of his own extensive experience into an exceptionally useful book." -- Stanley N. Davis, University of Arizona "Author William B. White has summarized and outstandingly brilliant career in Karst Hydrology with what will easily be accepted as the finest textbook ever written on the subject. He writes in the style of old world scientists who knew better the skill of articulating both exact and poetic prose." -- Journal of Ground Water We are indebted to the author for this authoritative integration of a large, complex, and scattered polyglot literature. The book is an admirable cross-disciplinary synthesis applied to one of the more romantic landscapes of our planet." -- Science "A major new contribution to the literature on karst. . . . This text supersedes all previous books on this topic. . . . Will White, over the years and in many ways, has taught most of the people who are interested in karst. Now he has written an excellent book through which he will teach many more." -- Water Resources Bulletin "At last here is a technical book that does justice to caves as a source of inspiration and hard field data. Will White's scientific roots as a caver are revealed immediately in the dedication, preface, and introduction, and evidence of his background pervades the entire book. For 30 years he has probed the major questions about caves and karst, leaving few stones unturned. Will's writing is entertaining, clear, and often delightfully irreverent. . . .Will White does great credit to his own work, to the many sources he acknowledges, and to American karst science in general. This book is a must for anyone who wants to understand the Why and How of karst processes." -- CRF Newsletter "The book's greatest value to those already concerned with karst geomorphology lies in the strongly individual voice in which it is written, a voice which represents a distinctively American school of though which as largely grown up around White and other leading members of the Cave Research Foundation in the eastern U.S.A. It is the first substantial American textbook on karst for thirty years, and very much reflects U.S. developments." -- Earth Surface Processes and Landforms "The book is superior to many of the karst works presently available and it should take its place on student reading lists." -- The Australian Geologist, "A major new contribution to the literature on karst. . . . This textsupersedes all previous books on this topic. . . . Will White, over the yearsand in many ways, has taught most of the people who are interested in karst.Now he has written an excellent book through which he will teach many more."--Water Resources Bulletin, "Author William B. White has summarized and outstandingly brilliant career in Karst Hydrology with what will easily be accepted as the finest textbook ever written on the subject. He writes in the style of old world scientists who knew better the skill of articulating both exact and poeticprose." --Journal of Ground Water, "To write a book on karst hydrology and geomorphology is a major undertaking. William B. White has done an excellent job in selecting material from more than 800 technical books and articles and combining this material with the results of his own extensive experience into an exceptionallyuseful book." --Stanley N. Davis, University of Arizona, "The most comprehensive text in the field in any language ...covers manytechnical and environmental aspects not found in any other textbook. The authorhas contributed innovative research in most of the major topics; he is the mostappropriate person in the U.S. to write such a book."--Arthur N. Palmer, StateUniversity of New York at Oneonta, "Author William B. White has summarized and outstandingly brilliant careerin Karst Hydrology with what will easily be accepted as the finest textbook everwritten on the subject. He writes in the style of old world scientists who knewbetter the skill of articulating both exact and poetic prose." --Journal ofGround Water, "At last here is a technical book that does justice to caves as a sourceof inspiration and hard field data. Will White's scientific roots as a caverare revealed immediately in the dedication, preface, and introduction, andevidence of his background pervades the entire book. For 30 years he has probedthe major questions about caves and karst, leaving few stones unturned. Will'swriting is entertaining, clear, and often delightfully irreverent. . . .WillWhite does great credit to his own work, to the many sources he acknowledges,and to American karst science in general. This book is a must for anyone whowants to understand the Why and How of karst processes." --CRF Newsletter, We are indebted to the author for this authoritative integration of alarge, complex, and scattered polyglot literature. The book is an admirablecross-disciplinary synthesis applied to one of the more romantic landscapes ofour planet." --Science, We are indebted to the author for this authoritative integration of a large, complex, and scattered polyglot literature. The book is an admirable cross-disciplinary synthesis applied to one of the more romantic landscapes of our planet." --Science, "Several sections are included that are generally neglected in geomorphology texts and their inclusion by White will be valuable and of interest to teachers and students . . . . Discussion of evaporite karst as well as karst and karst-like features in slightly soluble rocks and ice add to the all-inclusive nature of the text." --Journal of Geological Education "The most comprehensive text in the field in any language ...covers many technical and environmental aspects not found in any other textbook. The author has contributed innovative research in most of the major topics; he is the most appropriate person in the U.S. to write such a book."--Arthur N. Palmer, State University of New York at Oneonta "An excellent summary of both the forms and processes involved in the development of caves and related features." --Choice "To write a book on karst hydrology and geomorphology is a major undertaking. William B. White has done an excellent job in selecting material from more than 800 technical books and articles and combining this material with the results of his own extensive experience into an exceptionally useful book." --Stanley N. Davis, University of Arizona "Author William B. White has summarized and outstandingly brilliant career in Karst Hydrology with what will easily be accepted as the finest textbook ever written on the subject. He writes in the style of old world scientists who knew better the skill of articulating both exact and poetic prose." --Journal of Ground Water We are indebted to the author for this authoritative integration of a large, complex, and scattered polyglot literature. The book is an admirable cross-disciplinary synthesis applied to one of the more romantic landscapes of our planet." --Science "A major new contribution to the literature on karst. . . . This text supersedes all previous books on this topic. . . . Will White, over the years and in many ways, has taught most of the people who are interested in karst. Now he has written an excellent book through which he will teach many more." --Water Resources Bulletin "At last here is a technical book that does justice to caves as a source of inspiration and hard field data. Will White's scientific roots as a caver are revealed immediately in the dedication, preface, and introduction, and evidence of his background pervades the entire book. For 30 years he has probed the major questions about caves and karst, leaving few stones unturned. Will's writing is entertaining, clear, and often delightfully irreverent. . . .Will White does great credit to his own work, to the many sources he acknowledges, and to American karst science in general. This book is a must for anyone who wants to understand the Why and How of karst processes." --CRF Newsletter "The book's greatest value to those already concerned with karst geomorphology lies in the strongly individual voice in which it is written, a voice which represents a distinctively American school of though which as largely grown up around White and other leading members of the Cave Research Foundation in the eastern U.S.A. It is the first substantial American textbook on karst for thirty years, and very much reflects U.S. developments." --Earth Surface Processes and Landforms "The book is superior to many of the karst works presently available and it should take its place on student reading lists." --The Australian Geologist, "Several sections are included that are generally neglected in geomorphology texts and their inclusion by White will be valuable and of interest to teachers and students . . . . Discussion of evaporite karst as well as karst and karst-like features in slightly soluble rocks and ice add to theall-inclusive nature of the text." --Journal of Geological Education, "A major new contribution to the literature on karst. . . . This text supersedes all previous books on this topic. . . . Will White, over the years and in many ways, has taught most of the people who are interested in karst. Now he has written an excellent book through which he will teachmany more." --Water Resources Bulletin, "Several sections are included that are generally neglected ingeomorphology texts and their inclusion by WHite will be valuable and ofinterest to teachers and students . . . . Discussion of evaporite karst as wellas karst and karst-like features in slightly soluble rocks and ice add to theall-inclusive nature of the text." --Journal of Geological Education, "To write a book on karst hydrology and geomorphology is a majorundertaking. William B. White has done an excellent job in selecting materialfrom more than 800 technical books and articles and combining this material withthe results of his own extensive experience into an exceptionally useful book."--Stanley N. Davis, University of Arizona, "The book's greatest value to those already concerned with karst geomorphology lies in the strongly individual voice in which it is written, a voice which represents a distinctively American school of though which as largely grown up around White and other leading members of the Cave ResearchFoundation in the eastern U.S.A. It is the first substantial American textbook on karst for thirty years, and very much reflects U.S. developments." --Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
551.4/47
Table Of Content
1. Introduction2. Surface Landforms in Karst Regions3. Underground Landforms in Karst Regions4. Karst Landscapes5. The Chemistry of Carbonate Dissolution6. Karst Hydrology7. Geochemistry of Karst Waters8. Soils, Sediments, and Depositional Features9. Theories, Models, and Mechanisms for the Origins of Caves10. Karst Evolution and Pleistocene History11. Evaporite Karst12. Karst and Karst-like Features in Slightly Soluble Rocks13. Land Use and Land Management Problems in Karst14. Water Resources Problems in Karst
Synopsis
Karst terrains - irregular limestone regions characterized by sinkholes, underground streams and caverns - have long been of interest because of the dramatic landscapes and the challenge of cave exploration. But the geomorphology and hydrology of karst drainage systems are now of interest to water supply specialists, urban planners, and environmental engineers. This graduate-level text discusses the chemistry of karst waters, the processes of sedimentary in-filling, the origins of caves, and the evolution of karst systems through geologic time. Since karst develops predominently by chemical processes, this text is written from the point of view of the chemistry of limestone solution. The approach is more quantitive and process-oriented than that of existing textbooks, and the author includes material on environmental problems in karst regions, including land use and land management, water supply, and pollution control.
LC Classification Number
GB600.W47 1988
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