Landscapes and Landforms of Israel

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Del i serien World Geomorphological Landscapes

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Beskrivning

This edited book will bring together a collection of works that comprehensively address the various landforms of Israel and how their evolution has been shaped over time by multiple geomorphic agents. this overview of the most prominent landscapes will describe the processes, origins and the environmental significance of those landscapes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-03-20
Mått:210 x 279 x 26 mm
Vikt:1 342 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:World Geomorphological Landscapes
Antal sidor:388
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031447631

Utforska kategorier

Geologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

Geology of Israel.- Climate of Israel.- Paleoclimate of Israel.- The Paleo-Anthropocene and the genesis of the current landscape of Israel.- Landform evolution of Israel.- Palaeoseismic landforms and sites in Israel.- Fluvial landscapes of Israel.- Stream valleys of the Golan.- Terrestrial notches in limestone cliffs.- Long term fire effects on the Israeli Mediterranean landscapes.- Pull-apart morphotectonics of Hula valley and Mt. Hermon.- Geomorphology of a basalt plateau – Golan Heights.- The Mediterranean coast of Israel.- Seafloor geomorphology of the eastern-most Mediterranean basin and margin.- The 20th century impact on the Israeli coastline.- Coastal plain sands.- Canyons and dry waterfalls of the Judean Desert.- The Landscapes of the Lower Jordan River.- Paleo lakes in the Dead sea basin.- Corrosional and erosional landscapes of Nahal Hever, Judean Desert.- Landscape of Mt. Sedom salt diapir.- Fluvial response to the DS level fall in recent decades: incision channels.-A geo-environmental transect across the Judean Desert.- Ancient landscape and paleoenv. of Jerusalem.- Denudation of carbonate landscapes in central Israel.- Central mountain ridge of Israel: landscape evolution.- Landscape Evolution of the Central Negev since the Oligocene.- Arava Valley and southern Negev – morphotectonic landscapes and development.- Sand bodies and dunes of Israel - dynamics and morphology.- Loess landscapes of the Negev.- The Ancient Agricultural Landscape of the Central Negev Desert.- Nahal Yael landscape, southern Negev.- Impacts of climatic changes on the evolution of the landscapes at a desert fringe, Israel.- Urban landscape and flash-flood hazard in a hyper arid zone: Eilat.- Cavernous weathering landforms (tafoni).- Geodiversity and Geoheritage of Erosional Craters of the Negev.