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  • Structural Geology

    The Mechanics of Deforming Metamorphic Rocks

    by Bruce E. Hobbs, Alison Ord ...
    Structural Geology is a groundbreaking reference that introduces you to the concepts of nonlinear solid mechanics and non-equilibrium thermodynamics in metamorphic geology, offering a fresh perspective on rock structure and its potential for new interpretations of geological evolution. This book stands alone in unifying deformation and metamorphism and the development of the mineralogical fabrics ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Fundamentals of Computational Geoscience

    Numerical Methods and Algorithms

    by Chongbin Zhao, Bruce E. Hobbs, Alison Ord ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Geoscience is a fundamental natural science discipline dealing with the origin, evolutionary history and behaviour of the planet Earth. As a result of its complicated and complex nature, the Earth system not only provides the necessary materials and environment for mankind to live, but also brings many types of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, ?oods and ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

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  • The Ancient Nasca World

    New Insights from Science and Archaeology

    Edited by Rosa Lasaponara, Nicola Masini, Giuseppe Orefici ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book presents outstanding chapter contributions on the Nasca culture in a variety of artistic expressions such as architecture, geoglyphs, ceramics, music, and textiles.The approach, based on the integration of science with archaeology and anthropology, sheds new light on the Nasca civilization. In particular the multidisciplinary character of the contributions and earth observation ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Global Positioning System

    Theory and Practice

    by Herbert Lichtenegger, Bernhard Hofmann-Wellenhof, James Collins ...
    This book is dedicated to Dr. Benjamin William Remondi for many reasons. The project of writing a Global Positioning System (GPS) book was con ceived in April 1988 at a GPS meeting in Darmstadt, Germany. Dr. Remondi discussed with me the need for an additional GPS textbook and suggested a possible joint effort. In 1989, I was willing to commit myself to such a project. Unfortunately, the timing ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • The Anthropocene

    The Human Era and How It Shapes Our Future

    by Christian Schwägerl ...
    For more than two decades, award-winning science and environmental journalist, Christian Schwägerl has researched how humans, nature, and technology interact. Schwägerl is inspired by the idea of Nobel Prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen who argued that we are living in a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, a time in which human dominance of Earth’s biological, chemical and geological ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Global Changes and Natural Disaster Management: Geo-information Technologies

    Edited by Saied Pirasteh, Jonathan Li ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents ongoing research and ideas related to earth observations and global change, natural hazards and disaster management studies, with respect to geospatial information technology, remote sensing, and global navigation satellite systems. Readers will discover uses of advanced geospatial tools, spatiotemporal models, and earth observation systems. Chapters identify the international ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • The Collector

    David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest

    by Jack Nisbet ...
    Equal parts biography, natural history, and travelogue, Jack Nisbet tells the story of David Douglas, the 19th century Scottish naturalist and botanical explorer—perfect for amateur naturalists and armchair historians of the Pacific NorthwestThe Collector tracks Douglas's fascinating history, from his humble birth in Scotland in 1799 to his botanical training under the famed William Jackson Hooker ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Mathematical Geosciences

    Hybrid Symbolic-Numeric Methods

    by Joseph L. Awange, Béla Paláncz, Lajos Völgyesi, Robert H. Lewis ...
    This book showcases powerful new hybrid methods that combine numerical and symbolic algorithms. Hybrid algorithm research is currently one of the most promising directions in the context of geosciences mathematics and computer mathematics in general.One important topic addressed here with a broad range of applications is the solution of multivariate polynomial systems by means of resultants and ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • InSAR Imaging of Aleutian Volcanoes

    Monitoring a Volcanic Arc from Space

    by Zhong Lu, Daniel Dzurisin ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is a relatively new remote sensing tool that is capable of measuring ground-surface deformation with centimeter-to-subcentimeter precision at a spatial resolution of tens of meters over an area of hundreds to thousands of square kilometers. With its global coverage and all-weather imaging capability, InSAR has become an increasingly important ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Laser Scanning Applications in Landslide Assessment

    Edited by Biswajeet Pradhan ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is related to various applications of laser scanning in landslide assessment. Landslide detection approaches, susceptibility, hazard, vulnerability assessment and various modeling techniques are presented. Optimization of landslide conditioning parameters and use of heuristic, statistical, data mining approaches, their advantages and their relationship with landslide risk assessment are ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Wave Fields in Real Media

    Wave Propagation in Anisotropic, Anelastic, Porous and Electromagnetic Media

    by José M. Carcione ...
    Series Book 38 - Handbook of Geophysical Exploration: Seismic Exploration
    Wave Fields in Real Media examines the differences between an ideal and a real description of wave propagation, where ideal means an elastic (lossless), isotropic and single-phase medium, and real means an anelastic, anisotropic and multi-phase medium. The analysis starts by introducing the relevant stress-strain relation. This relation and the equations of momentum conservation are combined to ... Read more

    $202.49 USD

  • Underlands

    A Journey Through Britain’s Lost Landscape

    by Ted Nield ...
    Not so long ago, our roads, buildings, gravestones and monuments were built from local rock, our cities were powered by coal from Welsh mines, and our lamps were lit with paraffin from Scottish shale. We live among the remnants of those times but for the most part our mines are gone, our buildings are no longer local, and the flow of stone travels east to west.Spurred on by the erasure of history ... Read more

    $16.99 USD