Fluvial Megafans on Earth and Mars
Fluvial Megafans on Earth and Mars
Yanni Gunnell, Université Lumière Lyon 2
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USDMegafans are partial cones of river sediment that reach unexpectedly large dimensions, with the largest on Earth being 700 km long. Due to recent developments in space-based observations, global mapping efforts have shown that modern megafan features cover vast landscapes on most continents. This book provides a new inventory of nearly 300 megafans across five continents. Chapters focus on regional studies of megafans from all continents barring North America and Antarctica. The major morphological attributes of megafans and multi-megafan landscapes are discussed, and the principal controls on megafan development are examined. The book also compares megafans with alluvial fans, deltas, floodplains and the recently recognised 'major avulsive fluvial system' (MAFS). The final part of the book discusses the application of megafan research to economic geology, aquifers and planetary geology including layered deposits on Mars. This is an invaluable reference for researchers in geomorphology, sedimentology and physical geography.
- Compares megafan characteristics with better-known features such as alluvial fans, deltas, floodplains and other fluvial forms and deposits
- Includes an applications section which address the significance of megafans for other sciences including economic geology, aquifer detection and planetary science
- Contains extensive reference lists that provide entry points into the burgeoning literature on modern megafans and their place in the rock record
Product details
August 2023Hardback
9781108423373
500 pages
286 × 223 × 27 mm
1.66kg
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Table of Contents
- 1. Megafans as major continental landforms M. Justin WILKINSON, Yanni GUNNElL
- 2. A Global Megafans Map M. Justin WILKINSON, Nathan CURRIT
- 3. Megafans of Africa M. Justin WILKINSON, Kevin BURKE, Nathan CURRIT, Mikhail A. KRESLAVSKY
- 4. Megafans of the Northern Kalahari Basin M. Justin WILKINSON, Roy McG. MILLER, Frank ECKARDT, Mikhail A. KRESLAVSKY
- 5. The Chaco Megafans Edgardo M. LATRUBESSE, Edward PARK, Carlos RAMONELL, Anwar SOUNNY-SLITINE, Edgardo CAFARO
- 6. Megafans of the Pantanal Basin, Brazil MaurÃcio G. M. SANTOS, José C. STEVAUX, Mario L. ASSINE
- 7. Geomorphic and chronological assessment of aggradation patterns on the RÃo Grande (Guapay) megafan, eastern Bolivia Jan-Henne May, Timothy COHEN, Frank PREUSSER, Heinz VEIT
- 8. Megafans of southern and central Europe Alessandro FONTANA, Paolo MOZZI
- 9. The Loire megafan, central France Yanni GUNNElL
- 10. Megafans of the Gangetic Plains, India Rajiv SINHA, Kanchan MISHRA, Sampat K. TANDON
- 11. The Kosi megafan, India: morphology, dynamics, and sedimentology Rajiv SINHA, Kumar GAURAV, Kanchan MISHRA, Surya GUPTA
- 12. Megafans in Australia: a case study of the Holocene Mitchell megafan, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia Tessa I. LANE, Rachel A. NANSON, R. Bruce AINSWORTH, Boyan K. VAKARELOV
- 13. Megafans of the northern Victorian Riverine Plains, Australia Karen A. KAPTEINIS, John A. WEBB, Susan Q. WHITE
- 14. Geology of fluvial-fan deposits: facies patterns, architectural organisation, and implications for economic geology Dario VENTRA, Andrea MOSCARIELLO
- 15. An investigation of lithology, hydrogeology, bioturbation and pedogenesis in a cored borehole through the Andoni Formation of the Cubango Megafan, northern Namibia Roy McG. MILLER, Stephen T. HASIOTIS, Christoph LOHE,Falk LINDENMAIER, Martin QUINGER
- 16. Megafans on Mars: a fluvial analogue for the Sinus Meridiani layered sediments M. Justin WILKINSON, Mark SALVATORE, Ricardo VILALTA
- 17. Megafans in world landscapes: results of a global survey M. Justin WILKINSON
- 18. Some future megafan research directions M. Justin WILKINSON and Yanni GUNNElL
- Index.
