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Recent Advances in Geomathematics - An International Symposium - book by Merriam, D.F. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: (partial) Multivariate analysis of compositional data of bioclastic carbonate sediments from Lady Musgrave Reef, Great Barrier Reef, AustraliaEngineering evaluation of seabed sediments by cluster analysisMultivariate analysis in characterization of limestone units ... view more info and the price of this book. |
Basic Theory in Reflection Seismology, 1 - book by Costain, J.K.;Coruh, C. DESCRIPTION: The material in this volume provides the basic theory necessary to understand the principles behind imaging the subsurface of the Earth using reflection and refraction seismology. For reflection seismology, the end product is a "record section" from a collection of "wiggly traces" that ... view more info and the price of this book. |
Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology of South America - book by Clapperton, C.M. DESCRIPTION: This monograph reviews the nature of Quaternary environmental changes over the largest continent in the Southern Hemisphere. Moreover, since South America makes a transect across most climatic belts of an entire hemisphere, it provides a unique opportunity to examine the impact of chang... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: Sequence Stratigraphy, presently one of the most rapidly growing areas in geology, is concerned with the documentation and prediction of how sandstones (potential hydrocarbon reservoirs) and shales (potential source rocks) are distributed in time and space within sedimentary basins. The... view more info and the price of this book. |
Contouring: A Guide to the Analysis and Display of Spatial Data - book by Watson, D. DESCRIPTION: This unique book is the key to computer contouring, exploring in detail the practice and principles using a personal computer. Contouring allows a three dimensional view in two dimensions and is a fundamental technique to represent spatial data. All aspects of this type of representatio... view more info and the price of this book. |
The River Nile: Geology, Hydrology and Utilization - book by Said, R. DESCRIPTION: This multidisciplinary book by the author of The Geology of Egypt is the result of many years of research. It attempts to reconstruct the history of the River Nile from its origins to its present shape and regimen and also to ascertain the amount of water which has been carried by the r... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geology of Western Himalaya - book by Thakur, V.C. DESCRIPTION: During the past two decades the pace of geological work in the Himalayas has considerably increased. Of the different sectors, the Western Himalaya has been studied more extensively than the other parts. A fairly good amount of data on different aspects, viz. stratigraphy, sedimentology... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geologic Atlas of China - book by Hsu, K.J.;Haihong, C. DESCRIPTION: Part 1 covers the origin of mountains and tectonic facies mapping, and discusses the geologic thinking on orogenesis, the archipelago model of orogenesis, and the making of a tectonic facies map. Part 2 interprets the geology of the Greater Tibet in terms of the backarc evolution of two... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: The petroleum industry is enduring difficult financial times because of the continuing depressed price of crude oil on the world market. This has caused major corporate restructuring and reductions in staff throughout the industry. Because oil exploration must now be done with fewer peo... view more info and the price of this book. |
Dictionary of Aerospace Engineering - book by Kotik, M.G. DESCRIPTION: This dictionary covers the entire complex of specialist terms encountered in the scientific-technical literature on aircraft and spacecraft engineering. A number of unclear or particularly complicated terms have had explanations added to promote lucidity.The basic word categories cover... view more info and the price of this book. |
Space Sciences Dictionary : Radiation and Matter - book by Kleczek, J.;Kleczkova, H. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Radiation. El-Mag Radiation. Radiometry. Imaging. Telescope. Photography. Spectrography. Spectrum. Radio Radiation. Corpuscular Radiation. Matter. Elementary Particles. Interactions. Atomic Nucleus. Atom. Elements. Molecules. Macroscopic Properties. Plasma. Magneti... view more info and the price of this book. |
Space Sciences Dictionary : Motion / Space Flight / Data - book by Kleczek, J.;Kleczkova, H. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Motion. Coordinates. Position. Position determination. Time. Heat. Flow. Mechanics. Orbit. Space Flight. Launch. Guidance. Flight. Power supply. Tracking. Attitude. Descent. Data. Observation. Measurement. Remote sensing. Telemetry. Data processing. Mathematics. Ge... view more info and the price of this book. |
Space Sciences Dictionary : Space Technology / Space Research - book by Kleczek, J.;Kleczkova, H. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Space Technology. Materials and structures. Automation. Balloons. Rockets. Propulsion. Space-flight centre. Space vehicles. Satellites. Space applications. Space Research. Mission. Space cabin. Space research. Space astronomy. Space biology. Space medicine. Exobiol... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Earth Sciences. space geodesy; geophysics; seismicity; volcanism; geology; geomagnetism; atmospheric sciences; weather; ionosphere; atmospheric optics. Solar System. selenography; selenology; planets; planetary cosmogony; interplanetary matter; comets; meteors; met... view more info and the price of this book. |
Elsevier's Dictionary of Geosciences - book by Bhatnagar, K.P. DESCRIPTION: This dictionary contains terms used in geochemistry and physical chemistry, geology and tectonics, meteorology and climatography, mineralogy, oceanology, paleontology, petroleum engineering pertaining to oil deposits and their explorations, petrology, petrography and rock mechanics, and... view more info and the price of this book. |
Elsevier's Dictionary of Mining and Mineralogy - book by Dorian, A.F. DESCRIPTION: Mining, which includes boring, drilling, extraction, ventilation, services, pipelines, hauling and so on, is a vast and complex subject. The search and exploitation of minerals is unceasing in many regions of the world, creating a need for an extensive dictionary of mining technology. T... view more info and the price of this book. |
The Palaeozoic, A - book by Moullade, M.;Nairn, A.E.M. DESCRIPTION: This first volume in The Phanerozoic Geology of the World series devoted to the Palaeozoic is an assemblage of contributions dealing mainly with fragments of the former Gondwana. Data is included which is not readily available elsewhere. Each chapter contains a comprehensive bibliograph... view more info and the price of this book. |
Elsevier's Dictionary of Climatology and Meteorology - book by De Lucca, J.L. DESCRIPTION: The main objective of this dictionary is to bring all branches of meteorology science up-to-date with special attention given to application fields, as well as to agrometeorology, climatology, hydrometeorology, environmental meteorology, aeronautical meteorology, marine meteorology and ... view more info and the price of this book. |
The Phanerozoic Geology of the World I - book by Moullade, M.;Nairn, A.E.M. DESCRIPTION: This is the second collection of articles on the Paleozoic in the series, ``The Phanerozoic Geology of the World''. The articles cover the geology of a wide variety of areas, including one of the first reviews on the Paleozoic geology of Asiatic Russia. In contrast, the book also contai... view more info and the price of this book. |
African Basins - book by Selley, R.C. DESCRIPTION: Following on from the first 2 books in the series, Sedimentary Basins of the World, which covered Chinese Sedimentary Basins (Volume 1) and South Pacific Sedimentary Basins (Volume 2), comes Volume 3, on African Basins.Africa covers a larger land area than the USA, Europe, India and the... view more info and the price of this book. |
Ice Age Southern Andes - book by Heusser, C.J. DESCRIPTION: The Southern Andes, stretching from the subtropics to the subantarctic, are ideally located for palaeoenvironmental research. Over the broad and continuous latitudinal extent of the cordillera (-24˚), vegetation is adjusted to climatic gradients and atmospheric circulation pattern... view more info and the price of this book. |
Spitsbergen Push Moraines, 4 - book by van der Meer, J.J.M. DESCRIPTION: The book deals with push moraines on Spitsbergen. The main body is a translation of the original German report by Karl Gripp on a 1927 expedition. The quality of Gripp's work is evaluated to see whether it stands the test of time. It is found that it is very modern, every year people st... view more info and the price of this book. |
Advances in Porous Media, Volume 3 - book by Corapcioglu, M.Y. DESCRIPTION: Advances in Porous Media, Volume 3 presents in-depth review papers that give a comprehensive coverage of the field of transport in porous media. This is the third volume in the series which treats transport phenomena in porous media as an interdisciplinary topic.The objective of each ch... view more info and the price of this book. |
Medical Geology, 2 - book by Komatina, M. DESCRIPTION: Geology, one of the basic natural sciences, is proving to be of outstanding importance in solving problems relating to: agriculture exploitation of the Earth's mineral resources environmental issues soil preservation water energy and other resources protection against natural disaste... view more info and the price of this book. |
2001. A Clay Odyssey - book by Dominguez, E.;Mas, G.;Cravero, F. DESCRIPTION: The meeting was organized by a local university committee and 205 delegates from 35 countries took part. European participation was low due to the economic crisis experienced by national air lines. During the conference, the AIPEA medals were awarded to Gerhard Lagaly and Tom Pinnavaia.... view more info and the price of this book. |
Simulating Oil Entrapment in Clastic Sequences - book by Wendebourg, J.;Harbaugh, J.W. DESCRIPTION: The book introduces procedures for simulating migration and entrapment of oil in three dimensions in sequences of sandstones and shales.A principal purpose is to show how simulation experiments can represent oil migration routes and predict places where oil may be trapped in sandstones ... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geology and Hydrogeology of Carbonate Islands - book by Vacher, H.L.;Quinn, T.M. DESCRIPTION: The Geology and Hydrogeology of Carbonate Islands presents a survey of more than 30 selected islands such as Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Florida Keys, coastal Yucatan, Barbados, the Caymans, Isla de Mona, islands of Polynesia, the Cooks, Guam, Niue, Nauru, Rottnest Island, the Houtman Abr... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geology and Hydrogeology of Carbonate Islands - book by Vacher, H.L.;Quinn, T.M. DESCRIPTION: The Geology and Hydrogeology of Carbonate Islands presents a survey of more than 30 selected islands such as Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Florida Keys, coastal Yucatan, Barbados, the Caymans, Isla de Mona, islands of Polynesia, the Cooks, Guam, Niue, Nauru, Rottnest Island, the Houtman Abr... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geological Time Table - book by Haq, B.U.;van Eysinga, F.W.B. DESCRIPTION: The colourful previous editions of the Geological Time Table have been immensely popular with scientists, students and teachers alike. The new and revised (fifth) edition furnishes practicing geoscientists, archaeologists, naturalists and Earth historians with a succinct source of refer... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geological Time Table - book by Haq, B.U.;van Eysinga, F.W.B. DESCRIPTION: The colourful previous editions of the Geological Time Table have been immensely popular with scientists, students and teachers alike. The new and revised (fifth) edition furnishes practicing geoscientists, archaeologists, naturalists and Earth historians with a succinct source of refer... view more info and the price of this book. |
Continent Formation, Growth and Recycling - book by Sylvester, P.J. DESCRIPTION: Debating the premises of Hurley and Rand versus those of Armstrong on the formation of continents, scientists gathered in a special session of the 1998 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America in Toronto in October to discuss "Continent Formation, Growth and Recycling". Twen... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: This volume is the product of the International Conference on Cohesive Sediment Transport (INTERCOH 2003) held at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, U.S.A., during October 1-4, 2003. The topics included in this monograph range from basic research on cohesive sediment dynamics to ... view more info and the price of this book. |
Dams in Geomorphology - book by Beyer, P.J. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: AUTHORS: Beyer, P.J. PAGES: 268 pages PUBLISH DATE: 01/11/2005 ISBN Number: 0-444-52231-X... view more info and the price of this book. |
World Spatial Metadata Standards - book by Moellering, H. DESCRIPTION: This book represents years of work by the ICA Spatial Data Standards Commission during the 1995-2003 ICA cycles. It consists of an Introduction and six Regional Summary chapters that describe the spatial metadata activities happening in Europe, North America, Asia/Pacific, Latin Ameri... view more info and the price of this book. |
Introduction to the Modelling of Marine Ecosystems, 72 - book by Fennel, W.;Neumann, T. DESCRIPTION: Modelling of marine ecosystems is a rapidly developing branch of interdisciplinary oceanographic research. Introduction to the Modelling of Marine Ecosystems is the first consistent and comprehensive introduction to the development of models of marine ecosystems. It begins with simple f... view more info and the price of this book. |
Advances in Gold Ore Processing, 15 - book by Adams, M.D. DESCRIPTION: The gold processing industry is experiencing change. As free-milling and oxide ores become depleted, more complex polymetallic and refractory ores are being processed, coupled with increasing pressure for stricter environmental compliance. Recent years have also seen a steady reduction ... view more info and the price of this book. |
Maps and the Internet - book by Peterson, M.P. DESCRIPTION: This book examines a new trend affecting cartography and geographic information science. Presenting the work of over 30 authors from 16 different countries, the book provides an overview of current research in the new area of Internet Cartography. Chapters deal with the growth of this f... view more info and the price of this book. |
Paradoxes in Geology - book by Briegel, U.;Xiao, Wen-Jiao DESCRIPTION: An interesting volume presenting the papers collected for the Festschrift "Paradoxes in Modern Geology" in honor of Professor Ken Jinghwa Hsu on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Paradox, as defined in a dictionary, is a statement contrary to accepted opinion. That a broad discussion ... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: This comprehensive book highlights soft computing and geostatistics applications in hydrocarbon exploration and production, combining practical and theoretical aspects. It spans a wide spectrum of applications in the oil industry, crossing many discipline boundaries such as geophysics,... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geochemistry and Fluid Flow - book by Lake, L.W.;Bryant, S.L.;Araque-Martinez, A.N. DESCRIPTION: Fluid flow, as it applies to geologic media, is the topic of this volume. The range of interest is large; it encompasses the weathering of geologic formations by the action of water, the manner in which certain minerals come to occur in commercial quantities, the fate of chemical contam... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geochemistry and Fluid Flow - book by Lake, L.W.;Bryant, S.L.;Araque-Martinez, A.N. DESCRIPTION: Fluid flow, as it applies to geologic media, is the topic of this volume. The range of interest is large; it encompasses the weathering of geologic formations by the action of water, the manner in which certain minerals come to occur in commercial quantities, the fate of chemical contam... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: /inca/publications/misc/622551sample1.pdfSample chapter Volume 1 provides a broad overview of the chemistry of the solar system. It includes chapters on the origin of the elements and solar system abundances, the solar nebula and planet formation, meteorite classification, the major ty... view more info and the price of this book. |
Treatise on Geochemistry : The Mantle and Core - book by Holland, H.D.;Turekian, K.K.;Carlson, R.W. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Introduction and overview (R.W. Carlson). 2. Cosmochemical estimates of bulk composition (H. Palme, H.St.C. O'Neill). 3. Seismology - mineral physics constraints (C.R. Bina). 4. Petrological constraints (E. Takahashi). 5. Distribution and Character of compo... view more info and the price of this book. |
Treatise on Geochemistry : The Crust - book by Holland, H.D.;Turekian, K.K.;Rudnick, R. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. The earth's crust from a planetary perspective (R.L. Rudnick). 2. Composition of the continental crust (R.L. Rudnick, Shan Gao). 3. Heat producing element distribution in the crust (C. Jaupart, J.-C. Mareschal). 4. Granites and intracrustal differentiation ... view more info and the price of this book. |
Treatise on Geochemistry : The Atmosphere - book by Holland, H.D.;Turekian, K.K.;Keeling, R. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Oxidative capacity, ozone source/sinks, constraints on OH abundance (R.G. Prinn). 2. Geochemistry of reactive nitrogen species. 3. Geochemistry of atmospheric methane (W.S. Reeburgh). 4. Tropospheric halogen chemistry (P.J. Crutzen, R. von Glasow). 5. Non-m... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Soil formation (R. Amundson). 2. Modeling low-temperature geochemical processes (D.K. Nordstrom). 3. Mineral dissolution kinetics (S.L. Brantley). 4. Mass balance approach to interpreting weathering reactions (C. J. Bowser, B.F. Jones). 5. Rates of weathering... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.Introduction to ocean geochemistry (H. Elderfield). 2. Physico-chemical controls on seawater (F.J. Millero). 3. Controls on trace metals in seawater (K.W. Bruland). 4. Gases in seawater (P.S. Liss). 5. The biological pump (C.L. de la Rocha). 6. Marine bio-in... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Mineralogy and chemistry of modern marine and nonmarine sediments (Yuan-Hui (Telu) Li, J.S. Schoonmaker). 2. Geochemistry of sandstones and mudstones (B.B. Sageman, T.W. Lyons). 3. Interstitial waters and early diagenesis (F.L. Sayles, W.R. Martin). 4. "Green... view more info and the price of this book. |
Treatise on Geochemistry : Biogeochemistry - book by Holland, H.D.;Turekian, K.K.;Schlesinger, W. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Introduction (W.H. Schlesinger). 2. The origin and early history of life on earth (E.G. Nisbet). 3. Evolution of metabolic pathways (K.H. Nealson). 4. Sedimentary and molecular biomarkers (J.M. Hayes). 5. Biomineralization (H.C.W. Skinner, A.H. Jahren). 6. ... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Risk, toxicity and exposure assessment (R.J. Watts). 2. The metalloids - arsenic and selenium (J.A. Plant, F.M. Fordyce, D.G. Kinniburgh, P.L. Smedley). 3. Heavy metals in the environment (E. Callender). 4. Geochemistry of Hg in the environment (W.F. Fitzgera... view more info and the price of this book. |
Treatise on Geochemistry : Indexes - book by Holland, H.D.;Turekian, K.K. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: AUTHORS: Holland, H.D.;Turekian, K.K. PAGES: pages PUBLISH DATE: 01/12/2003 ISBN Number: 0-08-044345-1... view more info and the price of this book. |
Treatise on Geochemistry : 10 Volume Set - book by Holland, H.D.;Turekian, K.K. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: AUTHORS: Holland, H.D.;Turekian, K.K. PAGES: pages PUBLISH DATE: ISBN Number: ... view more info and the price of this book. |
Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology, 2 : Europe - book by Ehlers, J.;Gibbard, P.L. DESCRIPTION: This book is the first of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This information is seen as a fundamental requirement, not only for the glacial workers, but for the wider user-community of ... view more info and the price of this book. |
Exploring Geovisualization - book by Dykes, J.;MacEachren, A.M.;Kraak, M.-J. DESCRIPTION: Sophisticated interactive maps are increasingly used to explore information - guiding us through data landscapes to provide information and prompt insight and understanding. Geovisualization is an emerging domain that draws upon disciplines such as computer science, human-computer inter... view more info and the price of this book. |
Granitic Systems - book by Ramo, O.T. DESCRIPTION: This special volume stems from a symposium 'Granitic Systems - State of the Art and Future Avenues' that was held at the Department of Geology, University of Helsinki to mark the retirement of Professor Ilmari Haapala. The twenty articles in the volume cover a wide range of granite-rela... view more info and the price of this book. |
Coniferous Forests, 6 - book by Andersson, F.A. DESCRIPTION: This volume Coniferous Forests is the last in the series Ecosystem of the World. Conifers and coniferous forests are an important element around us and attract our interest. This volume starts with an account of the history and distribution of the conifers. In six chapters the most im... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: Among the most important and exciting current steps forward in geo-engineering is the development of coupled numerical models. They represent the basic physics of geo-engineering processes which can include the effects of heat, water, mechanics and chemistry. Such models provide an inte... view more info and the price of this book. |
Melt Inclusions in Volcanic Systems - book by De Vivo, B.;Bodnar, R.J. DESCRIPTION: Melt inclusions provide a unique record of the physical and chemical processes operating in active magma chambers associated with volcanic systems. This book includes a summary of modern techniques used to study and interpret melt inclusions in volcanic rocks, as well as descriptive stu... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geosciences, Environment and Man, 1 - book by Chamley, H. DESCRIPTION: Geosciences, Environment and Man has three major objectives, which determine the division in three parts of this volume: I. To consider the main natural geological processes interfering with and therefore threatening the activities of man: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, land movements... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geosciences, Environment and Man, 1 - book by Chamley, H. DESCRIPTION: Geosciences, Environment and Man has three major objectives, which determine the division in three parts of this volume: I. To consider the main natural geological processes interfering with and therefore threatening the activities of man: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, land movements... view more info and the price of this book. |
Water Resources Systems Planning and Management - book by Jain, S.K.;Singh, V.P. DESCRIPTION: This book is divided into four parts. The first part, Preliminaries, begins by introducing the basic theme of the book. It provides an overview of the current status of water resources utilization, the likely scenario of future demands, and advantages and disadvantages of systems techni... view more info and the price of this book. |
Life Cycle of the Phosphoria Formation - book by Hein, J.R. DESCRIPTION: Geological, geoenvironmental, and resource studies were completed to study a world-class phosphate ore in the Western US Phosphate Field. This integrated, multi-agency, multidisciplinary research emphasized: (1) Geological and geochemical baseline characterization of the deposit and a... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: The integration of classic field-gathered data with new computer models has allowed many new advances in geomorphology, which the 31st Binghamton Millennium Symposium 2000 presents in this latest of the well-known Binghamton book series, the Integration of Computer Modeling and Field Ob... view more info and the price of this book. |
Mountain Geomorphology - Integrating Earth Systems - book by Butler, D.R.;Walsh, S.J.;Malanson, G.P. DESCRIPTION: Mountain Geomorphology - Integrating Earth Systems presents the papers of the 32nd Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, held in 2001 in advance of the United Nations-designated '2002 International Year of Mountains'. The three co-editors have collectively worked in mountain envir... view more info and the price of this book. |
Quantitative Borehole Acoustic Methods, 24 - book by Tang, X.M.;Cheng, A. DESCRIPTION: Acoustic logging is a multidisciplinary technology involving basic theory, instrumentation, and data processing/interpretation methodologies. The advancement of the technology now allows for a broad range of measurements to obtain formation properties such as elastic wave velocity and a... view more info and the price of this book. |
Oceanography and Marine Environment in the Basque Country, 70 - book by Borja, A.;Collins, M. DESCRIPTION: Against a background of extensive multi-disciplinary oceanographic investigations over a number of years, together with the long-term establishment of a Society and Institute, extensive information is available from studies undertaken in the estuarine and coastal waters of the Basque Co... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: This title presents the systematization and description of accumulated knowledge on oceanic fronts of the Norwegian, Greenland, Barents and Bering Seas. The main fronts of the Norwegian, Greenland and Barents Seas are part of the climatic North Polar Frontal Zone (NPFZ). The work is bas... view more info and the price of this book. |
A Tale of Two Cratons - book by Jones, A.;Carlson, R.W.;Grutter, H. DESCRIPTION: Given the established nature of geoscientific knowledge of the Kaapvaal craton compared to the Slave craton, and given the exciting new interdisciplinary results coming from the Kaapvaal Project and from Slave craton studies, scientists working on both cratons were brought together in a... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: Geophysical measurements, such as the lateral variations in seismic wave velocities that are imaged by seismic tomography, provide the strongest constraints on the structure of the Earth's deep interior. In order to interpret such measurements in terms of mineralogical/compositional mod... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: This volume is the product of a technical session organized for the 2002 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in recognition of Isaac Kaplan's many contributions to various fields of geochemistry. As Kaplan enters his sixth decade of scientific investigation, it is fair to say t... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: While extensive research has been performed on many technological aspects of permeable reactive barriers and a number of contaminants have so far been successfully treated by PRB systems, long-term performance has not been extensively considered and little is known about the processes i... view more info and the price of this book. |
Introduction to the Modelling of Marine Ecosystems, 72 - book by Fennel, W.;Neumann, T. DESCRIPTION: Modelling of marine ecosystems is a rapidly developing branch of interdisciplinary oceanographic research. Introduction to the Modelling of Marine Ecosystems is the first consistent and comprehensive introduction to the development of models of marine ecosystems. It begins with simple f... view more info and the price of this book. |
High Pressure Geochemistry & Mineral Physics, 9 - book by Mitra, S. DESCRIPTION: Significant achievements have been made at the cross-roads of physics and planetary science. In the second half of the twentieth century, the discipline of planetary sciences has witnessed three major episodes which have revolutionized its approach and content: (i) the plate-tectonic th... view more info and the price of this book. |
Precambrian Ophiolites and Related Rocks, 13 - book by Kusky, T.M. DESCRIPTION: Recent developments have shown that many full and partial ophiolites are preserved in Precambrian cratons. This book provides a comprehensive description and discussion of the field aspects, geochemistry, geochronology and structure of the best of these ophiolites. It also presents synt... view more info and the price of this book. |
Precambrian Geology of Finland, 14 - book by Lehtinen, Martti;Nurmi, Pekka;Ramo, O.T. DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: AUTHORS: Lehtinen, Martti;Nurmi, Pekka;Ramo, O.T. PAGES: 750 pages PUBLISH DATE: 01/11/2005 ISBN Number: 0-444-51421-X... view more info and the price of this book. |
Hydrological Drought, 48 - book by Tallaksen, Lena M.;van Lanen, Henny A.J. DESCRIPTION: Hydrological drought is a textbook for university students, practising hydrologists and researchers. The main scope of this book is to provide the reader with a comprehensive review of processes and estimation methods for streamflow and groundwater drought. It includes a qualitative con... view more info and the price of this book. |
Seismic While Drilling, 35 - book by Poletto, F.B.;Miranda, F. DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this book is to give a theoretical and practical introduction to seismic-while-drilling by using the drill-bit noise. This recent technology offers important products for geophysical control of drilling. It involves aspects typical of borehole seismics and of the drilling... view more info and the price of this book. |
CROP Project, 1 - book by Finetti, I.R. DESCRIPTION: This book presents and discusses new data ranging from Alps to Africa, obtained by the CROP PROJECT (transcrustal seismic exploration of the Mediterranean and Italy). New lithospheric imagings of relevant importance for understanding disputed topics are provided. Alps, Apennines, Calabr... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: This book is an introduction to the physical processes of cohesive sediment in the marine environment. It focuses on highly dynamic systems, such as estuaries and coastal seas. Processes on the continental shelf are also discussed and attention is given to the effects of chemistry, biol... view more info and the price of this book. |
EPSL Frontiers, 1 - book by Halliday, A. DESCRIPTION: A new section of short reviews called 'Frontiers' was introduced within the Elsevier journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) in 2002 under the Editorship of Alex Halliday from ETH Zurich, Switzerland. These high profile Frontiers articles are written by leading experts and pu... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: From 1999 to 2003 a multipurpose regional geochemical mapping project, was carried out in Finland, and the NW-part of Russia. An important aim of the project is to define the anthropogenic impact in relation to the natural variations in regional geochemical baselines of heavy metals and... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: The XV International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources (CMWR XV) was held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 13-17 June 2004. The conference was sponsored by the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, The University of North Caro... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: The XV International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources (CMWR XV) was held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 13-17 June 2004. The conference was sponsored by the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, The University of North Caro... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: This book includes a selection of oral and poster presentations from "Onshore-Offshore Relationships on the Nordic Margin Conference" held in Trondheim in 2002. The conference was jointly arranged by the Norwegian Geological Society (NGF) and the Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF), and a... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: The XV International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources (CMWR XV) was held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 13-17 June 2004. The conference was sponsored by the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, The University of North Caro... view more info and the price of this book. |
Holocene Climate Variability - book by Jansen, E.;DeMenocal, P.;Grousset, F. DESCRIPTION: The scope of the book is to provide an update of recent results on the record of past ocean variability since the end of the ice age. This will give the reader a broad overview of many aspects of natural climate variability and give both scholars and students a means of keeping up to da... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: Iceland provides an unique stage on which to study the natural environment, both past and present, and it is understanding both aspects of reconstructing the past and observing and interpreting the present that form the focus of the contributions to this volume. The papers are all wri... view more info and the price of this book. |
Multiscale Coupling of Sun-Earth Processes - book by Lui, A.T.Y.;Kamide, Y.;Consolini, G. DESCRIPTION: Many approaches exist for scientific investigations and space research is no exception. The early approach during which each space plasma region within the Sun-Earth system was investigated separately with physics-based tools has now progressed to encompass investigations on coupling be... view more info and the price of this book. |
Environmental Geochemistry, 9 - book by Sherwood Lollar, B. DESCRIPTION: Volume 9 focuses on natural and anthropogenic environmental contaminants and their implications for human health and the environment. Environmental impacts on soils, groundwater, freshwater, the oceans and atmosphere are examined in the context of both inorganic geochemistry (metals, me... view more info and the price of this book. |
Biogeochemistry - book by Schlesinger, W.H. DESCRIPTION: For the past 3.8 billion years, the geochemistry of the Earth's surface - its atmosphere, waters and exposed crust - has been determined by the presence of biota. Photosynthetic organisms exposed the Earth's surface to oxygen, denitrifying bacteria have maintained the nitrogen concentra... view more info and the price of this book. |
Seismic Signatures and Analysis of Reflection Data in Anisotropic Media, 29 - book by Tsvankin, I. DESCRIPTION: Following the breakthrough in the last decade in identifying the key parameters for time and depth imaging in anisotropic media and developing practical methodologies for estimating them from seismic data, this title primarily focuses on the far reaching exploration benefits of anisotro... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: High-pressure mineral physics is a field that is strongly driven by the development of new technology. Fifty years ago, when experimentally achievable pressures were limited to just 25 GPa, little was know about the mineralogy of the Earth's lower mantle. Silicate perovskite, the likely... view more info and the price of this book. |
Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements in the Rhizosphere - book by Huang, P.M.;Gobran, G.R. DESCRIPTION: The rhizosphere in soil environments refers to the narrow zone of soil influenced by the root and exudates. Microbial populations in the rhizosphere can be 10 - 100 times larger than the populations in the bulk soil. Therefore, the rhizosphere is bathed in root exudates and microbial me... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geology of North-West Borneo - book by Hutchison, C.S. DESCRIPTION: The book is a comprehensive compilation of all aspects of the geology of Northwest Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah) and the contiguous South China and Sulu Seas. The sedimentary formations are described, their palaeontology tabulated and ages discussed. Stratigraphic charts illustrate... view more info and the price of this book. |
Silicate Glasses and Melts, 10 - book by Mysen, B.;Richet, P. DESCRIPTION: This book describes the structure-property-composition relationships for silicate glasses and melts of industrial and geological interest. From Antiquity to the 20th century, an introductory chapter presents this subject in a historical perspective. Basic concepts are then discussed in ... view more info and the price of this book. |
Geobiology: Objectives, Concepts, Perspectives - book by Noffke, N. DESCRIPTION: Geobiology is an exciting and rapidly developing research discipline that opens new perspectives in understanding Earth as a system. To determine and to exploit its possibilities, this promising scientific field will benefit from a discussion of its definition as a research discipline, ... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: The EU funded interdisciplinary Environmental Tectonics research program ENTEC has led to new insights into the strength distribution of Europe's intraplate lithosphere, and its relationship with the localization of intraplate deformation and associated vertical motions. Pronounced late... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: This book discusses the progress that is being made through innovations in instrumental measurements of geologic and geochemical systems and their study using modern mathematical modeling. It covers the systems approach to understanding sedimentary rocks and their role in evolution and ... view more info and the price of this book. |
The South Aegean Active Volcanic Arc, 7 - book by Fytikas, M.;Vougioukalakis, G. DESCRIPTION: This book is a collection of 22 selected papers from the homonymous Conference held in September 2003 Milos, Greece. The aim of the conference was to serve as a forum for the presentation and constructive discussion of the state-of-the-art and emerging issues on the South Aegean Volcani... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: Great effort has been undertaken to investigate potential geohazards in relation to the development of the Ormen Lange gas field offshore Mid-Norway. The field is located in the scar left after the giant, tsunami-generating Storegga Slide, which occurred roughly 8200 years ago, and th... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: The Neoproterozoic-Cambrian transition was a time of fundamental change in the biosphere. Between about 570 and 510 million years ago, marine organisms underwent considerable evolutionary innovation during a time of shifting ecological setting. This dramatic activity culminated in the f... view more info and the price of this book. |
Weathering and Landscape Evolution - book by Turkington, A.;Phillips, J. ;Campbell, S. DESCRIPTION: In recognition of the fundamental control exerted by weathering on landscape evolution and topographic development, the 35th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium was convened under the theme of Weathering and Landscape Evolution. The papers and posters presented at the conference imparted... view more info and the price of this book. |
Ground Improvement, 3 - book by Indraratna, Professor ;Chu, Professor Jian DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: More than 50 case histories are covered in 38 comprehensive chapters Theme 1 Preloading and Vertical Drains Theme 2 Modification by Chemical Admixtures Theme 3 Physical Modification Methods including Grouting, Compaction and Drainage Theme 4 Modification by Geo... view more info and the price of this book. |
Cybercartography - book by Taylor, D.R.F. DESCRIPTION: For generations, the map has been central to how societies function all over the world. Cybercartography is a new paradigm for maps and mapping in the information era. Defined as ?the organization, presentation, analysis and communication of spatially referenced information on a wide va... view more info and the price of this book. |
Meteorites, Comets, and Planets, 1 - book by Davis, A.M. DESCRIPTION: Volume 1 provides a broad overview of the chemistry of the solar system. It includes chapters on the origin of the elements and solar system abundances, the solar nebula and planet formation, meteorite classification, the major types of meteorites, important processes in early solar sys... view more info and the price of this book. |
Surface and Ground Water, Weathering, and Soils, 5 - book by Drever, J.I. DESCRIPTION: Volume 5 has several objectives. The first is to present an overview of the composition of surface and ground waters on the continents and the mechanisms that control the compositions. The second is to present summaries of the tools and methodologies used in modern studies of the geoche... view more info and the price of this book. |
Catchment Dynamics and River processes, 7 - book by Garcia, C.;Batalla, R.J. DESCRIPTION: Maria Sala introduced experimental and field-based studies on soil and fluvial processes in Spain during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Research on this broad topic has grown remarkably worldwide since then. This title shows some of these advances and documents the latest research, alt... view more info and the price of this book. |
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DESCRIPTION: The Late Devonian and Permian-Triassic intervals are among the most dynamic episodes of Earth history, marked by large secular changes in continental ecosystems, dramatic fluctuations in ocean oxygenation, major phases of biotic turnover, volcanism, bolide impact events, and rapid fluct... view more info and the price of this book. |
The Mantle and Core - book by Carlson, R.W. DESCRIPTION: Though largely inaccessible, the geochemistry of Earth's mantle and core can be examined through a wide variety of approaches. Volume 2 focuses first on "remote" sensing using evidence from cosmochemical, seismic, petrologic and geochemical approaches. Mantle composition is then examine... view more info and the price of this book. |
Climatic Geomorphology, 8 - book by Gutierrez Elorza, M. DESCRIPTION: During the past few decades climatic geomorphology has been substantially enlarged in knowledge, thanks to numerous detailed investigations, the application of a large number of techniques, and the acquisition of abundant absolute dates. The challenge of predicting the effects of the p... view more info and the price of this book. |
The Crust, 3 - book by Rudnick, R.L. DESCRIPTION: Volume 3 examines the chemical composition of the Earth's crust, starting with the continental crust and the rocks exposed therein, moving on to oceanic crust (MORB and oceanic plateaus) and finishing with island arc crust. In addition to providing a descriptive geochemistry of the Eart... view more info and the price of this book. |
Sedimentary Geology at Meridiani Planum, Mars - book by Squyres, S.W.;Knoll, Andrew DESCRIPTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: AUTHORS: Squyres, S.W.;Knoll, Andrew PAGES: pages PUBLISH DATE: 01/12/2005 ISBN Number: 0-444-52250-6... view more info and the price of this book. |
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