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The ancient Greeks called it Gaia; the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth, the planet we call home. And what a planet it is. Formed around 4.6 billion years ago from the debris of the big bang……続きを見る

This book reveals the science and beauty of Mammoth Cave, the world's longest cave, which has played an important role in the natural sciences. It offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary treatm……続きを見る

The roots of this book and its sister volume, Mammal Phylogeny: Placentals, go back to discussions and plans, shelved for a while, between F. S. Szalay and W. P. Luckett during the international and……続きを見る

This book presents investigations on the Earth's seismic structure using both active-source and natural earthquake records. It discusses the ground-truth data obtained from the TAiwan Integrated GEo……続きを見る

A medio camino entre la escala del Universo y la de las partículas atómicas, la estructura y composición de la Tierra responde a reacciones entre los elementos químicos, que dan origen a los más var……続きを見る

Son muy pocas las experiencias de estudios orientados a la evaluación integral del riesgo frente a amenazas naturales. Hasta el momento no existe una técnica que permita predecir con exactitud la oc……続きを見る

Esta obra presenta una síntesis actualizada y ampliamente ilustrada del estado de conocimiento geológico de nuestro país. Cada uno de los artículos estuvo a cargo de diferentes investigadores, todos……続きを見る

Nonrenewable natural resources – metallic and non-metallic minerals, industrial rocks and energy resources (both organic and inorganic), have been treated in a holistic manner in this book, includin……続きを見る

A Big Bang, i.e. a gigantic silent explosion occurred 13.5 billion years ago, with an unsustainable intensity of light and heat thrown in all directions. Light traveled during billions of years and ……続きを見る

Marine Geo-Hazards in China, the first book to focus specifically on potential marine geological hazards in China, includes 19 chapters with varying focus on key issues surrounding the topic.Early c……続きを見る

If you think all rocks are the same, then you are wrong. There are different types of rocks. They were formed in various ways so they have different compositions. Earth rocks are identifiers of this……続きを見る

Rocks are identifiers of Earth. The composition of our rocks are different from those in Mars. Rocks are important pieces that tell scientists about the geology of a certain region. Other pieces of ……続きを見る

Tectonic plates are found deep in the Earth but they affect everything on land and sea. When they crash, new mountains are formed. When they slip, valleys are found. And when all these happen, earth……続きを見る

This book introduces readers to the rich and varied thermal springs of the Tibetan Plateau, which is steadily rising due to the collision of two continental plates. Readers will discover a wealth of……続きを見る

Imagine a statistics book for bioassays written by a statistician. Next, imagine a statistics book for bioassays written for a layman. Bioassays with Arthropods, Third Edition offers the best of bot……続きを見る

For children, all big mounds of land with trees or grass are mountains. Hills may not be as popularly used. It’s time to create a black and white description of hills and mountains so that children ……続きを見る

Glaciers - just what exactly are they? You’ll be reading and learning about the glaciers in this fun geology book for beginners. Picture books make reading a memorable experience because images are ……続きを見る

Volcanoes are dangerous when they erupt. The super hot lava could destroy properties and claim lives too. If you live near a volcano, it is important that you be aware of what happens when it erupts……続きを見る

Das Handbuch führt in das Erkunden des Untergrunds, das Untersuchen und Bewerten seiner stofflichen Eigenschaften und in die möglichen geogenen Gefahren am Standort ein. Ferner enthält es einen Leit……続きを見る

Although we are seeing more weather and climate extremes, individual extreme events are very diverse and generalization of trends is difficult. For example, mid-latitude and subtropical climate extr……続きを見る

Earthquakes are some of the most dynamic features of the Earth. This multidisciplinary volume presents an overview of earthquake processes and properties including the physics of dynamic faulting, f……続きを見る

Floods can have a devastating impact on life, property and economic resources. However, the systematic collection of damage data in the aftermath of flood events can contribute to future risk mitiga……続きを見る

This book presents the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Integrated Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences 2016 (ICIPEG 2016), held under the banner of World Engineering, Science & T……続きを見る

This book presents projections and blueprints of the future geologic period, climate and biosphere, based on our current understanding of the Earth’s history and recent developments in the atmospher……続きを見る

This book sheds new light on improved methods for the study of the initiation and run-out of earthquake-induced landslides. It includes an initiation study method that considers tension-shear failur……続きを見る

This book on the current state of knowledge of submarine geomorphology aims to achieve the goals of the Submarine Geomorphology working group, set up in 2013, by establishing submarine geomorphology……続きを見る

This book delves into human-induced and natural impacts on coastal wetlands, intended or otherwise, through a series of vignettes that elucidate the environmental insults and efforts at amelioration……続きを見る

Water, energy and food are key resources to sustain life, and are the fundamental to national, regional and global economies. These three resources are interlinked in multiple ways, and the term “ne……続きを見る

This book focuses on the highly touristed, but surprisingly under-researched Lesser Antilles region. After offering a brief overview of the region’s geologic and tectonic history, as well as its bas……続きを見る

Land Reclamation in Ecological Fragile Areas contains the proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration (LRER 2017, Xi’an, China, 20-23 October 2017).……続きを見る