The Evolution of Landscape

نویسندگان

  • Berthold Bauer
  • Christopher Kilburn
چکیده

Earth’s landscape is continually evolving as land uplifted by tectonic and volcanic processes is eroded by water, ice, and wind. On Earth, the dominant landforms have been produced by the action of rivers and glaciers transporting material from mountains to the sea. The amount and proportion of water and ice available for changing the landscape are both sensitive to climatic regime, so that a study of ancient landforms provides a basis for investigating variations in global climate. Similar studies can be applied to the terrestrial planets, and these highlight the unique status of Earth as the only planet with free flowing surface water, one of the key components for the evolution of life.

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تاریخ انتشار 2011