Allen J.R.L. Physical Processes of Sedimentation

London: George Allen and Unwin LTD., 1970. — (Earth Science Series no. 1.) — ISBN: 978-0045510139.The physical background to sedimentation
Physical system
Description of the system
Representation of fluid motion
Forces acting on fluids
Laminar and turbulent flow
Boundary layers
Separation of flow
Turbulence in boundary layers and separated flows
Fluid drag
Entrainment of sediment
Sediment transport
Some special features of loose granular solids
A note on hydrodynamic stabilitySome sedimentary structures, and a note on texture and fabric
Classification of structures
Parting lineations
Sand ribbons
Ripples and dunes in water
Antidunes
Flute marks
Load casts and sandstone balls
Sediment sorting
Sediment fabricWinds and their deposits
Main environments of wind action
Entrainment and transport of sediment by wind
Textural features of wind deposits
Desert dunes and sand seas
Coastal dunes
Internal structure of dunes
Ancient wind depositsRiver flow and alluvium
General
River networks and hydraulic geometry
Channel flow and sediment transport
Channel form and process
Rood-plain form and process
Deposits of braided and meandering streams
Alluvial fans and their deposits
Ancient alluvial sedimentsWaves, tides, and oceanic circulations: shallow-marine deposits
Wave theory
Tidal theory
Oceanic circulations
Sedimentation on open shelves
Sedimentation in shallow partly enclosed seas
Sedimentation in estuaries and tidal flats
Ancient shallow-marine depositsTurbidity currents and turbidites
Motion of the head of a gravity current
Motion of a steady uniform gravity current
Deposition from experimental turbidity currents
Initiation and decay of turbidity currents in recent times
Ancient turbiditesGlaciers and glacial deposits
Some physical properties of ice
Glacier types
Glacier regime and flow
Glacial erosion
Glacial deposits
Ancient glacial sedimentsPhysical quantities and their dimensions
classification of sedimentary structures
mathematical signs and abbreviated forms