Geology and Geomorphology of Holocene Coastal Barriers of Brazil

• Main Authors: Dillenburg, Sřgio R. (Author), Hesp, Patrick A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 107
• Subjects: Geology.; Oceanography.; Sedimentology.; Geosciences.; Applied Geosciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-44771-9

This books presents the first comprehensive overview of the evolution, geology, geomorphology and dynamics of Holocene coastal barriers in Brazil. Following two introductory chapters outlining the coast geology, climate, oceanography, general setting and dynamics, each subsequent chapter deals with...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The basement geology, climate, oceanography, coastal process signatures of the Brazilian coast
• 2. The Brazilian coast in terms of Pleistocene and Holocene (Quaternary) geology and geomorphology
• 3. The southern wave dominated, microtidal coast
• 4. The southeast-northeast wave dominated, microtidal coast
• 5. The northeast wave-dominated micro to meso tidal coast
• 6. The northern tide dominated meso to macrotidal coast.