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Lake Systems from the Ice Age to Industrial Time

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  • Internationally recognised field of research
  • Interdisciplinary approach

Part of the book series: Swiss Journal of Geosciences Supplement (SWISSGEO, volume 1)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-iii
  2. High-resolution seismic stratigraphy of an Holocene lacustrine delta in western Lake Geneva (Switzerland)

    • Ira Baster, Stéphanie Girardclos, André Pugin, Walter Wildi
    Pages 11-20
  3. Sédimentation récente sur le delta du Rhône (Lac Léman) à partir de profils de sismique réflexion à haute résolution

    • Olivier Zingg, Gilles Tacchini, François Marillier, Maren Scheidhauer, Milan Beres
    Pages 21-30
  4. Bottom-current and wind-pattern changes as indicated by Late Glacial and Holocene sediments from western Lake Geneva (Switzerland)

    • Stéphanie Girardclos, Ira Baster, Walter Wildi, André Pugin, Anne-Marie Rachoud-Schneider
    Pages 39-48
  5. A 600-year sedimentary record of flood events from two sub-alpine lakes (Schwendiseen, Northeastern Switzerland)

    • Adrian Gilli, Flavio S. Anselmetti, Daniel Ariztegui, Judith A. McKenzie
    Pages 49-58
  6. Mapping Sediment Accumulation Rate by using Volume magnetic Susceptibility Core Correlation in a contaminated Bay (Lake Geneva, Switzerland)

    • Jean-Luc Loizeau, Stéphane Rozé, Christophe Peytremann, Fabrice Monna, Janusz Dominik
    Pages 73-79
  7. Ecoulement de l’eau dans le fond du Léman après circulation dans le cône sédimentaire profond de la Dranse

    • Philippe Olive, Jacques Boulègue, André Ferhi, Sophie Ravailleau, Emmanuel Aubry, Marie-Claude Lechapt
    Pages 81-89
  8. Sediment contamination in a river reservoir (Wettingen Reservoir, Switzerland): Present situation and history

    • Walter Wildi, Annette Hofmann, Marc Monnerat, Antoine Perroud
    Pages 127-133

About this book

During the 20th century, lake research has become an internationally recognised field of scientific activity, improving our understanding on physical, chemical and biological processes, on fresh water ecology, and water resources among others. The interdisciplinary approaches mainly developed in historical research, as performed by archaeologists and earth scientists, to reconstruct the environmental and climate history of the continents, of human settlements and culture, and to evaluate human impact on the local and global environments. The Geological Society of Switzerland publishes in this volume a selected number of contributions presented during a scientific conference on "Lake Systems from Ice Age to Industrial Time" at Yverdon from 17 to 20 October 2001.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute Forel and Department of Geology & Paleontology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    Milan Beres

  • Institute of Geophysics, University of Lausanne CP, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Maren Scheidhauer, François Marillier

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lake Systems from the Ice Age to Industrial Time

  • Authors: Milan Beres, Maren Scheidhauer, François Marillier

  • Series Title: Swiss Journal of Geosciences Supplement

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7992-7

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-6225-6Published: 24 October 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-7992-7Published: 07 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2297-508X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2297-511X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: I, 143

  • Topics: Hydrogeology

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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