Geophysics category: 630 books
Developments in Four-Dimensional Geodesy
Selected papers of the Ron S. Mather Symposium on Four- Dimensional Geodesy, Sydney, Australia, March 28-31, 1989
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2006
This selection of papers emphasizes the advances in the field and covers a wide range of topics in geophysics, geodynamics, and oceanography to which modern geodesy is contributing.
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Most well known structures in planetary atmospheres and the Earth’s oceans are jets or fronts interacting with vortices on a wide range of scales. The transition from one state to another, such as in unbalanced or adjustment flows, involves the generation of waves as well as the interaction of coherent...
The Mjølnir Impact Event and its Consequences
Geology and Geophysics of a Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous Marine Impact Event
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
The Mjølnir impact structure was recognized in 1993 and included in the Earth Impact Database in 1996, based on the discoveries of unequivocal meteorite impact indicators such as shocked quartz, Ir-enrichments, possible glass remnants, fragments of nickel-rich iron oxides, in addition to the convincing...
by Mrinal K. Sen, Paul L. Stoffa
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
Providing an up-to-date overview of the most popular global optimization methods used in interpreting geophysical observations, this new edition includes a detailed description of the theoretical development underlying each method and a thorough explanation of the design, implementation and limitations...
Flow and Heat Transfer in Geothermal Systems
Basic Equations for Describing and Modeling Geothermal Phenomena and Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Flow and Heat Transfer in Geothermal Systems: Basic Equations for Description and Modeling Geothermal Phenomena and Technologies is the ideal reference for research in geothermal systems and alternative energy sources. Written for a wide variety of users, including geologists, geophysicists, hydro-geologists,...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2011
The book is comprised of lectures and selected contributions presented at the Enzo Levi and XVI Annual Meeting of the Fluid Dynamic Division of the Mexican Physical Society in 2010. It is aimed at fourth year undergraduate and graduate students, as well as scientists in the fields of physics, engineering...
Evolution Inclusions and Variation Inequalities for Earth Data Processing I
Operator Inclusions and Variation Inequalities for Earth Data Processing
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Here, the authors present modern mathematical methods to solve problems of differential-operator inclusions and evolution variation inequalities which may occur in fields such as geophysics, aerohydrodynamics, or fluid dynamics. For the first time, they describe the detailed generalization of various...
by Marilena Cozzolino, Elisa Di Giovanni, Paolo Mauriello
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
This book provides information and tools necessary to bridge and integrate the knowledge gaps related to the acquisition and processing of archaeological data, specifically in the field of preventive diagnostics, urban centers, archaeological parks and historical monuments, through activities that...
Recent Geodetic and Gravimetric Research in Latin America
Symposium No. 111, Vienna, Austria, August 13, 1991
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The 18 papers of the book give a comprehensive overview over recent advancesof geodetic research in Latin America. The book is divided in three parts: 1. Geodetic and gravimetric control in Latin America 2. Regional Gravity and Geoid Determination 3. Geodynamic Research Projects The Symposium was...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Reprint from Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), Volume 142 (1994), No. 1
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Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Though the deep interior of the Earth (and other terrestrial planets) is inaccessible to humans, we are able to combine observational, experimental and computational (theoretical) studies to begin to understand the role of the deep Earth in the dynamics and evolution of the planet. This book brings...
by Alan Douglas
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
With the signing in 1996 of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, interest has grown in forensic seismology: the application of seismology to nuclear test ban verification. This book, based on over 50 years of experience in forensic seismology research, charts the development of methods of seismic...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
This self-contained set of lectures addresses a gap in the literature by providing a systematic link between the theoretical foundations of the subject matter and cutting-edge applications in both geophysical fluid dynamics and nonlinear optics.
Rogue and shock waves are phenomena that may...
The Self-Potential Method
Theory and Applications in Environmental Geosciences
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2013
The self-potential method enables non-intrusive assessment and imaging of disturbances in electrical currents of conductive subsurface materials. It has an increasing number of applications, from mapping fluid flow in the subsurface of the Earth to detecting preferential flow paths in earth dams and...