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Preface. <p><b>1. MEGAFLOODS.</b></p> <p>High-energy megafloods: planetary settings and sedimentary dynamics (Victor. R. Baker).</p> <p>Late-Quaternary catastrophic flooding in the Altai Mountains of south-central Siberia: a synoptic overview and an introduction to flood deposit sedimentology (Paul A. Carling, Alistair D. Kirkbride , Sergei Parnachov, Pavel S. Borodavko and Glenn W. Berger).</p> <p>Great Holocene floods along Jökulsá á Fjöllum, north Iceland (Richard B. Waitt).</p> <p><b>2. GLACIAL OUTWASH FLOODS.</b></p> <p>November 1996 jökulhlaup on Skeidarársandur outwash plain, Iceland (Árni Snorrason, Páll Jónsson, Or Sigurðsson, Svanur Pálsson, Sigvaldi Árnason, Skúli Víkingsson and Ingibjörg Kaldal).</p> <p>The effects of glacier-outburst flood flow dynamics on ice-contact deposits: November 1996 jökulhlaup, Skeiðarársandur, Iceland (Andrew J. Russell and Óskar Knudsen).</p> <p>Formation of ice-block obstacle marks during the November 1996 glacier-outburst flood (jökulhlaup), Skeiðarársandur, southern Iceland (Helen Fay).</p> <p>A large-scale flood event in 1994 from the mid-Canterbury Plains, New Zealand, and implications for ancient fluvial deposits (Greg H. Browne).</p> <p><b>3. ALLUVIAL-FAN FLOODS.</b></p> <p>Alluvial-fan sedimentation from a glacial outburst flood, Lone Pine, California, and contrasts with meteorological flood deposits (Terence C. Blair).</p> <p>Alluvial fans in the Italian Alps: sedimentary facies and processes (Andrea Moscariello, L. Marchi , F. Maraga and G. Mortara).</p> <p>Analysis of terrestrial hyperconcentrated flows and their deposits (Marco Benvenuti and I. Peter Martini).</p> <p>Catastrophic debris-flow deposits from an inferred landslide-dam failure, Eocene Berga Formation, eastern Pyrenees, Spain (Eloi Saula, Emili Mató, E. and Cai Puigdefabregas).</p> <p><b>4. ALLUVIAL VALLEY FLOODS.</b></p> <p>Coarse-grained flood bars formed at the confluence of two subarctic rivers affected by hydroelectric dams, Ontario, Canada (Sara-Jane Mosher and I. Peter Martini).</p> <p>Comparison of the flood response of a braided and a meandering river, conditioned by anthropogenic and climatic changes (Guillermina Garzón and A. Alonso).</p> <p>Effects of land-use and precipitation changes on floodplain sedimentation in the 19th And 20th century (Geul River, the Netherlands) (Marleen. H. Stam).</p> <p>Use of remote sensing in monitoring river floods and their effects on the landscape (Lena Halounová).</p> <p><b>5. SPECIAL CASES.</b></p> <p>Sedimentary traces as indicator of temporary ice marginal channels in the Westphalian Bight, Germany (Juergen Herget).</p> <p>Outlet glaciers of the Pleistocene (LGM) south Tibetan ice sheet between Cho Oyu and Shisha Pangma as potential sources of former megafloods (Matthias Kuhle).</p> <p>Index.</p>

<p><b>I. Peter Martini</b> is the editor of <i>Flood and Megaflood Processes and Deposits: Recent and Ancient Examples</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Victor R. Baker</b> is the editor of <i>Flood and Megaflood Processes and Deposits: Recent and Ancient Examples</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Guillermina Garzón</b> is the editor of <i>Flood and Megaflood Processes and Deposits: Recent and Ancient Examples</i>, published by Wiley.</p>

This volume examines a variety of stream floods to determine which properties can be observed in recent settings and reconstructed through facies analysis from sedimentary -deposits. The so-called cataclysmic floods are analysed first, not only because of their unusual geomorphic evidence, but also to determine which sedimentary features might help in their recognition in ancient deposits. This is followed by the analysis of large glaciofluvial floods with examples from Iceland, New Zealand and North America and Europe. These floods can constitute hazards, and alternatively they can provide useful accumulations of aggregates. Floods in alluvial valleys are examined next, primarily observing the interaction between humans and the fluvial system. Finally, two cases are presented in which few deposits are found where they ought to be. This is not just a function of erosion but is some cases may actually be a characteristic of ephemeral streams in front of mobile glacier termini. This volume bears out the concept that sedimentological analysis can be a powerful tool, not only for reconstructing processes that have acted on ancient landscapes, but also as a technique for risk assessment of certain troubled areas. This volume is therefore of interest not only to sedimentologists/geomorphologists, but also to engineers, landuse planners and anyone interested in the interrelation between humans and the environment.

"This book is well presented and structured...a fascinating collection of papers...recommended to anyone working on fluvial deposits, fans or fluvioglacial material, or who just wants to be impressed with what megafloods can do, as there are some excellent illustrations."<br /> –<b>Anne Mather</b>, University of Plymouth, <i>The Holocene</i>, June 2004 <p><!--end-->"The papers have been edited and illustrated to a high standard and even for those allergic to fluvial geomorphology are a treasure trove of fascinating material."<br /> –<b>Andrew Goudie</b>, University of Oxford, <i>Progress in Physical Geography</i>, September 2004</p>

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