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Image Analysis in Earth Sciences
Microstructures and Textures of Earth Materials
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2013
Image Analysis in Earth Sciences is a graduate level textbook for researchers and students interested in the quantitative microstructure and texture analysis of earth materials. Methods of analysis and applications are introduced using carefully worked examples. The input images are typically derived...
by Stefan Hergarten
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Self-organized criticality (SOC) has become a magic word in various scientific disciplines; it provides a framework for understanding complexity and scale invariance in systems showing irregular fluctuations. In the first 10 years after Per Bak and his co-workers presented their seminal idea, more...
International Symposium on Earth and Environmental Sciences for Future Generations
Proceedings of the IAG General Assembly, Prague, Czech Republic, June 22- July 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
This book series is composed of peer-reviewed proceedings of selected symposia organized by the International Association of Geodesy. It deals primarily with topics related to Geodesy Earth Sciences : terrestrial reference frame, Earth gravity field, Geodynamics and Earth rotation, Positioning and engineering applications.
by William I. Newman
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Continuum mechanics underlies many geological and geophysical phenomena, from earthquakes and faults to the fluid dynamics of the Earth. This interdisciplinary book provides geoscientists, physicists and applied mathematicians with a class-tested, accessible overview of continuum mechanics. Starting...
The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks
Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Every rock is a tangible trace of the earth’s past. The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geology. In twenty-five chapters—each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon—Donald R. Prothero recounts...
Snowball Earth
The Story of a Maverick Scientist and His Theory of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life As We Know It
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator? In Snowball Earth, gifted writer Gabrielle Walker has crafted an intriguing global adventure story, following maverick scientist Paul Hoffman’s quest to prove a theory so audacious and profound...
Quantitative Plate Tectonics
Physics of the Earth - Plate Kinematics – Geodynamics
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
This textbook on plate tectonics is designed for students in geology and geophysics to acquire in-depth knowledge of quantitative methods in plate kinematics and dynamics. Quantitative Plate Tectonics can also be used as a reference book by geoscientists who desire to expand their knowledge beyond...
by T.R. Paton
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This book is an attempt to put into practice these precepts of Popper and Koestler as far as they can be applied to the Earth sciences at an elementary level. It is felt that the time is ripe for such a presentation, for the revolution that has taken place over the past 20 years within the Earth sciences...
What Makes Earth Soil Different from Mars? - Soil Science for Kids | Children's Earth Sciences Books
What Makes Earth Soil Different from Mars? - Soil Science for Kids | Children's Earth Sciences Books
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Did you know that Earth soil is unique? It has the right balance of minerals to sustain life on Earth. If you would go to Mars and study the soil from there, you will notice that the mineral content is very different.Using this book, you will have a better understanding of soil science and what factors make it unique. Grab a copy of this book today!
by John P Rafferty
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Described as craggy, rocky, or glacial, among a host of other descriptors, the Earth’s geosphere—that is, its solid foundation—is subject to incredible variation. It is these permutations that inform the study of the geological sciences. This field involves not only the study of rocks, minerals,...
The Green Marble
Earth System Science and Global Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Humans have difficulty thinking at the global scale. Yet as we come to understand our planet as a single, interconnected, complex system and encounter compelling evidence of human impact on Earth’s climate and biosphere, the need for a truly global effort is increasingly urgent. In this concise...
Advances and Applications in Geospatial Technology and Earth Resources
Proceedings of the International Conference on Geo-Spatial Technologies and Earth Resources 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
This book discusses the latest advances and applications in geospatial technologies and earth resources for mine surveying and civil engineering. It also discusses mineral resources management and assesses many techniques such as unmanned aerial vehicles/drones, ground-penetrating radar, geographic...
Geoinformatics
Cyberinfrastructure for the Solid Earth Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
Advanced information technology infrastructure is increasingly being employed in the Earth sciences to provide researchers with efficient access to massive central databases and to integrate diversely formatted information from a variety of sources. These geoinformatics initiatives enable manipulation,...
by Lev Eppelbaum, Izzy Kutasov, Arkady Pilchin
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
This book describes origin and characteristics of the Earth’s thermal field, thermal flow propagation and some thermal phenomena in the Earth. Description of thermal properties of rocks and methods of thermal field measurements in boreholes, underground, at near-surface conditions enables to understand...