Planetary perspective. Report of Working Group Number 4

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Jul 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985gmg..rept..109r&link_type=abstract

In its Global Mega-Geomorphology p 109-110 (SEE N85-32357 21-42)

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Earth Observations (From Space), Earth Surface, Geomorphology, Landforms, Mapping, Maps, Plates (Tectonics), Tectonics, Coasts, Earth Planetary Structure, Geomagnetism, Gravitation, Lithology

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The study of global megageomorphology from a planetary perspective requires that, philosophically, we view the Earth as a planet like any other; one among a number of bodies of varied size and composition which, together with the Sun, form the Solar System. A first step in the study of the Earth from the planetary perspective is the development of global distribution maps of surface factors as landforms, tectonics, and of key processes operating on Earth. Data of other types, such as gravity and magnetism, should also be included and, so far as possible, multiple data sets should be developed. The compilation of maps would serve as a catalyst for research and a basis for interpretation. They could be used scientifically to document changes such as glacial variations and their relationships to climate, volcanic eruptions and their effects, and coastal alterations. Slow and rapid changes should be studied together with the relationships between scale and the rapidity of change. A study of the relationship of geomorphology (i.e., surficial processes) to lithology and structure is needed. The planetary perspective can also help in the identification and investigation of exotic features such as suspect terrains.

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