Glaciokarsts

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-319-97291-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 516 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1054 g

Reihe: Springer Geography

Presents an interdisciplinary perspective of karst terrain
Examines glaciokarsts in connection to climate change
Highly illustrated with numerous photographs and illustrations

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Veress, Márton

Telbisz, Tamás

M. Gutak, Jaroslav

Tóth, Gábor

Lóczy, Dénes

A. Ruban, Dmitry

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geomorphologie, Erosion, Glaziologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Research History of Glaciokarsts.- General Characterisation of Glaciokarsts.- Glacial Erosion on Karst.- Karstic Features of Glaciokarst.- Evolution of the Karstic Features of Glaciokarsts.- Karstic Zones of Glaciokarsts.- Development of the Glaciokarstic Surfaces.- Case Studies on Glaciokarsts.- The Glaciokarsts of the Earth.

Über Autor(innen)

Márton Veress completed his university studies at Szeged University, in the fields of biology and geography. He obtained his PhD degree in 1997, his habilitation in 2001 and DsC in 2004. From 1984 he was the lecturer of the West Hungarian University, from 2006 he is a professor. From 1990 he is the head of the Department for Physical Geography. Between 2006 and 2012 he is the director of the Institute for Geography and Environmental Science and the dean of the Faculty for Natural Science. Between 2001 and 2002 he is vice-rector. He is responsible for the course of Geographers BsC and MsC and he is the head of the Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences.
His research fields are karst morphology within this, karren, covered karsts and modelling of karstic processes. He carried out his field studies mainly in the karst areas of Central Europe, but he also organized research expeditions in other parts of the world, thus in China (1990), Iceland (1997), Chile(2002), Himalayas (2003), Madagascar (2004) and Lena (2012). He is the author of over 200 articles over 30 books and book chapters. He is currently the chief editor of the journal 'Karsztfejlodés'.
He is a member of the Editoral Board at various international journals.