Geology 2

From the scorching center of Earth's core to the outer limits of its atmosphere, from the gradual process of erosion that carved the Grand Canyon to the earth-shaking fury of volcanoes and earthquak……続きを見る

Ogni anno all'interno della programmazione di scienze del terzo anno della scuola secondaria di primo grado, propongo agli studenti una "gara culturale" che consiste nel produrre un libro su uno spe……続きを見る

The concept of terroir is one of the most celebrated and controversial subjects in wine today. Most will agree that well-made wine has the capacity to express “somewhereness,” a set of consistent ar……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Gesammelte Werke: Drachen (Sage und Naturwissenschaft) + Eiszeit und Klimawechsel + Das Leben der Urwelt" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und w……続きを見る

This textbook is a complete rewrite, and expansion of Hugh Rollinson's highly successful 1993 book Using Geochemical Data: Evaluation, Presentation, Interpretation. Rollinson and Pease's new book co……続きを見る

Ranging across the 4.6 billion year history of the planet, geology is the subject that encompasses almost all that we see around us, in one way or another, and also much that we cannot see, beneath ……続きを見る

The author proposed the satoumi concept, analogous to the satoyama concept on land, as “coastal sea with high biodiversity and productivity in harmony with human interaction” in 1998. The concept fo……続きを見る

Its constant evolution over the millennia since its inception has made the Earth a dynamic entity, subject to numerous climactic and environmental forces that are forever changing this planet. In it……続きを見る

The acclaimed author of Trilobite! and Life takes us on a grand tour of the earth’s physical past, showing how the history of plate tectonics is etched in the landscape around us. • "Absorbing.... C……続きを見る

This is a pictionary used to facilitate the visual learning of rocks and minerals. Kids need short written explanations using age-appropriate language strengthened by complementing pictures. This wa……続きを見る

This essential reference for graduate students and researchers provides a unified treatment of earthquakes and faulting as two aspects of brittle tectonics at different timescales. The intimate conn……続きを見る

Among all the numerical methods in seismology, the finite-difference (FD) technique provides the best balance of accuracy and computational efficiency. This book offers a comprehensive introduction ……続きを見る

Numerical methods are very powerful tools for use in geotechnical engineering, particularly in computational geotechnics. Interest is strong in the new field of multi-phase nature of geomaterials, a……続きを見る

'A lyrical meditation on landscapes and cities, vivid reportage and a memoir. And also a beautifully realised and moving read.' Financial Times **'A beguiling mix of history, geology, folklore and m……続きを見る

This book reviews the principles of Doppler radar and emphasizes the quantitative measurement of meteorological parameters. It illustrates the relation of Doppler radar data and images to atmospheri……続きを見る

A classic introduction to the story of Earth's origin and evolutionーrevised and expanded for the twenty-first century Since its first publication more than twenty-five years ago, How to Build a Hab……続きを見る

Acquisition and Processing of Marine Seismic Data demonstrates the main principles, required equipment, and suitable selection of parameters in 2D/3D marine seismic data acquisition, as well as theo……続きを見る

This book comprehensively illustrates the elemental processes of vesiculation and crystallization recorded in volcanic products on the basis of the equilibrium and non-equilibrium theories. The book……続きを見る

Parameter Estimation and Inverse Problems, Third Edition, is structured around a course at New Mexico Tech and is designed to be accessible to typical graduate students in the physical sciences who ……続きを見る

The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to ……続きを見る

A scientist’s manifesto addressing a soil loss crisis accelerated by poor conservation practices and climate change This book by celebrated biologist Jo Handelsman lays bare the complex connections ……続きを見る

Sin dai primordi dell’umanità, le cosiddette “pietre cadute dal cielo” hanno costituito per chi le ha osservate un mistero affascinante. In alcuni antichi scritti cinesi, greci e romani si descrive ……続きを見る

Essential reading for any Earth scientist, this classic textbook has been providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the fundamentals needed to develop a quantitative understanding ……続きを見る

L'Asie est le plus vaste des continents : 44 millions de kilomètres carrés. Elle s'étend sur 75 degrés de latitude et, en tenant compte des îles, sur 92 degrés (de la Severnaïa Zemlia, ou Terre du N……続きを見る

Model-based Geostatistics for Global Public Health: Methods and Applications provides an introductory account of model-based geostatistics, its implementation in open-source software and its applica……続きを見る

Uncertainties are pervasive in natural hazards, and it is crucial to develop robust and meaningful approaches to characterize and communicate uncertainties to inform modeling efforts. In this monogr……続きを見る

This book deals with the rare earth elements (REE), which are a series of 17 transition metals: scandium, yttrium and the lanthanide series of elements (lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, p……続きを見る

This Fourth Edition of Cartography: Visualization of Geospatial Data serves as an excellent introduction to general cartographic principles. It is an examination of the best ways to optimize the vis……続きを見る

We live in a world confronted by mounting environmental problems; increasing global deforestation and desertification, loss of species diversity, pollution and global warming. In everyday life peopl……続きを見る

This book provides in-depth information about the sea ice in the Arctic at scales from paleoenvironmental variability to more contemporary changes during the past and present centuries. The book is ……続きを見る