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Baker, Victor Richard was born on February 19, 1945 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Victor A. Baker and Doris Elizabeth MacGregor.
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Flood Geomorphology
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Describes and analyzes global causes, effects and dynamics of floods and includes methods for related environmental management. Reviews recent advances in the interdisciplinary study of floods and their effects on landforms, sediments, human works, and populations. Covers the use of morphometric parameters of drainage basins and establishes standard procedures for measuring geomorphically significant variables following a major flood. Specific chapters present data on the neglected topic of sedimentation in bedrock fluvial systems, and discuss, from the viewpoint of Holocene stratigraphy, common alluvial systems leading to flood plains. Includes numerous photos, illustrations and diagrams of flood effects around the world.
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The Channels of Mars
(Vidicon images returned to Earth by the Mariner IX and Vi...)
Vidicon images returned to Earth by the Mariner IX and Viking space vehicles have irrevocably altered our conceptions of Mars, "the mysterious planet". The Channels of Mars summarizes these findings in a highly readable style, detailing the scientific reality of ancient volcanic mountains, vast chasms, and water-cut channels much larger than any similar feature on Earth. On the basis of morphological evidence, Dr. Baker offers the hypothesis that some of the largest channels were formed by powerful catastrophic floods that cut through the now arid Martian surface. This was not a single event, but probably spanned several hundred millions years in the planet's past, when the environment could have been quite different from the tenuous and cold atmosphere of Mars today. Water for the ancient Martian floods may have come from subsurface permafrost heated by local hot spots or could have been trapped in a pressurized aquifer and released when a violent event, such as a meteorite impact, allowed a sudden outburst of water to the planet's surface. The book also summarizes the considerable new data on Martian geology and landforms derived from recent space missions. Over 100 NASA images and many interpretive maps and figures by the author are included. This book will appeal not only to specialists, but to anyone interested in planetary geology or in the origin of landforms. Dr. Baker is professor of geosciences at the University of Arizona. he is the editor of Catastrophic Flooding, coeditor of The Channeled Scabland, and coauthor of Surficial Geology.
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Victor Richard Baker
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Victor Richard Baker, American Geology and hydrology researcher, educator, planetary sciences researcher. Recipient David Linton award British Geomorphological Research Group, 1995; Fulbright senior research fellow, 1979-1980, visiting fellow Australian National.U., Canberra, 1979-1980; research grantee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1975, National Science Foundation, since 1977.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Colorado, 1971.
Career
Geophysicist, United States Geological Survey, Denver, 1967-1971;
assistant professor geology, University Texas, Austin, 1971-1976;
associate professor, University Texas, Austin, 1976-1981;
professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1981;
Regents' professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1988;
head department hydrology and water resources, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1996. Consultant Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, 1983-1986, Salt River Project, Phoenix, 1984-1987, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1983-1993, Sandia (New Mexico) National laboratories, 1991-1992, United States bureau of Reclamation, since 1994. Committee member National Research Council, Washington, since 1978, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1978.
Visiting fellow National Institute Hydrology, Roorkee, India, 1987-1988, Deccan College, Pune, India, 1987-1988, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1988, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, Tucson, 1994-1995.
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The Channels of Mars
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Flood Geomorphology
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The Channels of Mars
Membership
Captain United States Army, 1971-1972. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman geological, geography section 1992-1993, councilor 1992-1993), Geological Society American (chairman planetary geology division 1986, Quatenary geology and geomorphology division 1987, councilor 1990-1993, vice president 1996-1997, president 1997-1998), American Geophysical Union. Member International Association of Geomorphologists (treasurer 1993-1997), American Quaternary Association, International Union Quaternary Research (president commission on global paleohydrology since 1995), National Association Geology Teachers, Society Sedimentary Geologists, Polish Academy Sciences (fgn.mem.), Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Pauline Marie Heaton, June 10, 1967. Children: Trent Heaton, Theodore William.
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American
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Recipient David Linton award British Geomorphological Research Group, 1995. Fulbright senior research fellow, 1979-1980, visiting fellow Australian National.U., Canberra, 1979-1980. Research grantee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1975, National Science Foundation, since 1977.Recipient David Linton award British Geomorphological Research Group, 1995. Fulbright senior research fellow, 1979-1980, visiting fellow Australian National.U., Canberra, 1979-1980. Research grantee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1975, National Science Foundation, since 1977.