The physical geography and geology of the Driftless Area the career and contributions of James C. Knox /
"Over the course of his 43-year career, James C. Knox conducted seminal research on the geomorphology of the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin. His research covered wide-ranging topics such as long-term land-scape evolution in the Driftless Area; responses of floods to climate change sin...
| Other Authors: | Carson, Eric C., |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boulder, Colorado :
The Geological Society of America,
2019.
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| Physical Description: |
vii, 156 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm. |
| Series: |
Special papers (Geological Society of America) ;
543. |
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| Summary: |
"Over the course of his 43-year career, James C. Knox conducted seminal research on the geomorphology of the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin. His research covered wide-ranging topics such as long-term land-scape evolution in the Driftless Area; responses of floods to climate change since the last glaciation; processes and timing of floodplain sediment deposition on both small streams and on the Mississippi River; impacts of European settlement on the landscape; and responses of stream systems to land-use changes. This volume presents the state of knowledge of the physical geography and geology of this unglaciated region in the otherwise-glaciated Midwest with contributions written by Knox prior to his passing in 2012 and by numerous of his for-mer colleagues and graduate students"-- |
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| Item Description: |
Geology of the Driftless Area / James C. Knox -- The glacial record in regions surrounding the Driftless Area / Eric C. Carson, John W. Attig, and J. Elmo Rawling III -- Late Pleistocene vegetation in the Driftless Area / Richard G. Baker -- Loess, eolian sand, and colluvium in the Driftless Area / Joseph A. Mason, Peter M. Jacobs, and David S. Leigh -- Holocene paleohydrology and paleofloods in the Driftless Area / J. Michael Daniels, Daniel S. Leigh, and Eric C. Carson -- An overview of Drifless Area prehistory / James B. Stoltman and Robert F. Boszhardt -- Historic changes to floodplain systems in the Driftless Area / Colin S. Selby, Lindsay J. Spigel, and Faith A. Fitzpatrick -- Lead and zinc mining in the Driftless Area / James C. Knox. "Over the course of his 43-year career, James C. Knox conducted seminal research on the geomorphology of the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin. His research covered wide-ranging topics such as long-term land-scape evolution in the Driftless Area; responses of floods to climate change since the last glaciation; processes and timing of floodplain sediment deposition on both small streams and on the Mississippi River; impacts of European settlement on the landscape; and responses of stream systems to land-use changes. This volume presents the state of knowledge of the physical geography and geology of this unglaciated region in the otherwise-glaciated Midwest with contributions written by Knox prior to his passing in 2012 and by numerous of his for-mer colleagues and graduate students"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Physical Description: |
vii, 156 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780813725437 0813725437 |