| Much of the landscape in the United States was shaped by climatic events during the Quaternary, especially the erosion and deposition in the Pleistocene. The wealth of Quaternary features found in the U.S. includes continental ice sheet glaciation, alpine glaciation, marine shorelines, marine deposits, faulting, tectonic uplift, effects of isostatic rebound, pluvial lakes, large scale eolian deposits, the world’s largest geothermal area, and much more.
This volume contains field guides for 17 field excursions in the U.S. It consists of contributions from 97 authors across the country from Alaska and the west coast to New England, including much new, previously unpublished information. Each field guide includes specific sites with interpretations of the features to be seen and discussions of critical issues.
Quaternary Geology of the United States - INQUA 2003 Field Guide |
