Main Title |
Great Lakes Basin : a symposium presented at the Chicago meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 29-30 December, 1959 / |
Author |
Pincus, Howard J
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
American Association for the Advancement of Science.; Geological Society of America. |
Publisher |
American Association for the Advancement of Science, |
Year Published |
1962 |
OCLC Number |
00490194 |
Subjects |
Great Lakes Region (North America)--Congresses ;
Geology ;
Water Supply ;
Health Surveys
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Additional Subjects |
Great Lakes region--Congresses
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHBM |
GB124.G759 |
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CEMM/ACESD Library/Narragansett,RI |
01/01/1988 |
ELDM |
GB124.G7S9 1959 |
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CCTE/GLTED Library/Duluth,MN |
08/13/2004 |
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Collation |
x, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
"Held ... under the aegis of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Geological Society of America." Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
The natural setting. Geologic framework / by Jack L. Hough ; Drainage and climate / by William E. Powers ; Water balance of the Great Lakes system / by J. P. Bruce and G. K. Rodgers ; Great Lakes waters, their ciruclation and physical and chemical characteristics / by John C. Ayers ; Regimen of the Great Lakes and fluctuations of lake levels / by W. T. Laidly ; Energy flow through biotic systems of western Lake Erie / by Jacob Verduin ; Recession of Great Lakes shorelines / by Howard J. Pincus -- Man's adaptation in the basin. Land use pattern / by Andrew H. Clark and E. Roy Officer ; Development of the transportation network / by Carl W. Muhlenbruch and Robert C. Stuart -- Utilization of water. Hydroelectric power in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence basin / by Kenneth G. Tower ; The use of the Great Lakes for recreation / by Stanley A. Cain ; Nature of use and consumption of Great Lakes water for domestic and industrial purposes / by Merrill B. Gamet ; Ground-water supplies in Wisconsin and Illinois adjacent to Lake Michigan / by Robert E. Bergstrom and George F. Hanson ; Surface and ground-water supplies in Ontario / by A. K. Watt ; Water pollution in the Great Lakes / by Arve H. Dahl ; Great Lakes water supply ; the years ahead / by H. W. Poston -- Epilogue: Summary remarks on the Great Lakes Symposium / by George B. Maxey. |