The Gilbert episode in the Great Salt Lake Basin, Utah - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gilbert episode in the Great Salt Lake Basin, Utah write by Charles Gifford Oviatt. This book was released on 2014-03-12. The Gilbert episode in the Great Salt Lake Basin, Utah available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This 20-page report summarizes observations of sediments and shorelines of the Gilbert episode in the Bonneville basin of northwestern Utah. Lake Bonneville dropped to altitudes similar to those of modern Great Salt Lake by 13,000 years ago, remained low for about 1400 years, then rapidly rose about 50 ft (15 m) during the Gilbert episode (about 11,600 years ago). The Gilbert lake was probably less extensive than shown by previous mapping of the Gilbert shoreline. The lake reached altitudes of 4250-4255 ft (1295-1297 m), and its shoreline, which is not well defined anywhere in the basin, was probably not deformed by residual isostatic rebound associated with removal of the Lake Bonneville water load. Holocene Great Salt Lake has not risen as high as the Gilbert-episode lake.
Great Salt Lake Biology
Great Salt Lake Biology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Great Salt Lake Biology write by Bonnie K. Baxter. This book was released on 2020-07-03. Great Salt Lake Biology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Great Salt Lake is an enormous terminal lake in the western United States. It is a highly productive ecosystem, which has global significance for millions of migrating birds who rely on this critical feeding station on their journey through the American west. For the human population in the adjacent metropolitan area, this body of water provides a significant economic resource as industries, such as brine shrimp harvesting and mineral extraction, generate jobs and income for the state of Utah. In addition, the lake provides the local population with ecosystem services, especially the creation of mountain snowpack that generates water supply, and the prevention of dust that may impair air quality. As a result of climate change and water diversions for consumptive uses, terminal lakes are shrinking worldwide, and this edited volume is written in this urgent context. This is the first book ever centered on Great Salt Lake biology. Current and novel data presented here paint a comprehensive picture, building on our past understanding and adding complexity. Together, the authors explore this saline lake from the microbial diversity to the invertebrates and the birds who eat them, along a dynamic salinity gradient with unique geochemistry. Some unusual perspectives are included, including the impact of tar seeps on the lake biology and why Great Salt Lake may help us search for life on Mars. Also, we consider the role of human perceptions and our effect on the biology of the lake. The editors made an effort to involve a diversity of experts on the Great Salt Lake system, but also to include unheard voices such as scientists at state agencies or non-profit advocacy organizations. This book is a timely discussion of a terminal lake that is significant, unique, and threatened.
Lake Bonneville: A Scientific Update
Lake Bonneville: A Scientific Update - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lake Bonneville: A Scientific Update write by Charles G. Oviatt. This book was released on 2016-08-24. Lake Bonneville: A Scientific Update available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Lake Bonneville: A Scientific Update showcases new information and interpretations about this important lake in the North American Great Basin, presenting a relatively complete summary of the evolving scientific ideas about the Pleistocene lake. A comprehensive book on Lake Bonneville has not been published since the masterpiece of G.K. Gilbert in 1890. Because of Gilbert's work, Lake Bonneville has been the starting point for many studies of Quaternary paleolakes in many places throughout the world. Numerous journal articles, and a few books on specialized topics related to Lake Bonneville, have been published since the late 1800s, but here the editors compile the important data and perspectives of the early 21st century into a book that will be an essential reference for future generations. Scientific research on Lake Bonneville is vibrant today and will continue into the future. - Makes the widespread and detailed literature on this well-known Pleistocene body of water accessible - Gives expositions of the many famous and iconic landforms and deposits - Contains over 300 illustrations, most in full color - Contains chapters on many important topics, including stratigraphy, sedimentology, hydrology, geomorphology, geochronology, isostasy, geophysics, geochemistry, vegetation history, pollen, fishes, mammals, mountain glaciation, prehistoric humans, paleoclimate, remote sensing, and geoantiquities in the Bonneville basin
GSA in the Field in 2020
GSA in the Field in 2020 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook GSA in the Field in 2020 write by Brian L. Cousens. This book was released on 2021-07-16. GSA in the Field in 2020 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Limnogeology: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities
Limnogeology: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Limnogeology: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities write by Michael R. Rosen. This book was released on 2021-04-24. Limnogeology: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book honors the career of Professor Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch who was a pioneer and leader in the field of limnogeology since the 1980s. Her work was instrumental in guiding students and professionals in the field until her untimely death in 2016. This collection of chapters was written by her colleagues and students and recognize the important role that Professor Gierlowski-Kordesch had in advancing the field of limnogeology. The chapters show the breadth of her reach as these have been contributed from virtually every continent. This book will be a primary reference for scientists, professionals and graduate students who are interested in the latest advances in limnogeologic processes and basin descriptions in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and China. *Free supplementary material available online for chapters 3,11,12 and 13. Access by searching for the book on link.springer.com
