John Bridge was awarded a Ph.D. from St Andrews University, Scotland, in 1973. He now holds the position of Professor of Geological Sciences at the State University of New York at Binghamton where his research interests focus on fluvial sedimentology, turbulent water flow and sediment transport. Professor Bridge has served on the editorial boards of several sedimentology journals and he is also the author/editor of two other books.
Part I. Introduction: 1. Definitions, rationale and scope of the book
2. Overview of the Earth
Part II. Production of Sediment at the Earth's Surface: 3. Weathering of rocks, production of terrigenous sediment, and soils
4. Biogenic and chemogenic sediment production
Part III. Fundamentals of Fluid Flow, Sediment Transport, Erosion and Deposition: 5. Unidirectional turbulent water flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition
6. Air flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition
7. Multidirectional water flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition
8. Movement of sediment by gravity
9. Generation and movement of volcaniclastic sediment
10. Ice flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition
11. Biogenic and chemogenic depositional structures
12. Post-depositional deformation of soft sediment
Part IV. Environments of Erosion and Deposition: 13. Rivers, alluvial plains and fans
14. Lakes
15. Coasts and shallow seas
16. Arid environments
17. Glacial and periglacial environments
18. Deep seas and oceans
Part V. Sediment into Rock: Diagenesis: 19. Diagenesis
Part VI. Long-term, Large-Scale Processes: Mountains and Sedimentary Basins: 20. Tectonic, climatic and eustatic controls on long-term, large-scale erosion and deposition
References
Index.
