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  • Subduction Dynamics

    From Mantle Flow to Mega Disasters

    Edited by Gabriele Morra, David A. Yuen, Scott D. King, Sang Mook Lee, Seth Stein ...
    Series Book 211 - Geophysical Monograph Series
    Subduction dynamics has been actively studied through seismology, mineral physics, and laboratory and numerical experiments. Understanding the dynamics of the subducting slab is critical to a better understanding of the primary societally relevant natural hazards emerging from our planetary interior, the megathrust earthquakes and consequent tsunamis.Subduction Dynamics is the result of a meeting ... Read more

    $138.00 USD

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  • Structural Geology Algorithms

    Vectors and Tensors

    by Richard W. Allmendinger, Nestor Cardozo, Donald M. Fisher ...
    State-of-the-art analysis of geological structures has become increasingly quantitative but traditionally, graphical methods are used in teaching. This innovative lab book provides a unified methodology for problem-solving in structural geology using linear algebra and computation. Assuming only limited mathematical training, the book begins with classic orientation problems and progresses to more ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Geology By Design

    Interpreting Rocks and Their Catastrophic Record

    by Carl Froede Jr. ...
    Presents and authoritative and biblical geological time-line for high school students and adults.Includes substantial illustrations, a glossary, and an extensive reference section.Clearly explains how data from volcanic deposits, seismic activity in Earth history, and even the presence of ripple marks in rock layers support the Bible as history.From the acclaimed Creation Research Society, this ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Japanese Commons in the Coastal Seas

    How the Satoumi Concept Harmonizes Human Activity in Coastal Seas with High Productivity and Diversity

    by Tetsuo Yanagi ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    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 for environmental conservation in the coastal seas has been widely accepted and was included in the Japanese national policy of “Strategy for Establishment of an Environmental Nation” in 2007. This book ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Surviving Galeras

    by Stanley Williams, Fen Montaigne ...
    This true, up-close account of a volcano's eruption "artfully blends science writing and history with pure, heart-pounding action" (Mark Bowden, bestselling author of Black Hawk Down).In 1993, Stanley Williams, an eminent volcanologist, was standing on top of a Colombian volcano called Galeras when it erupted, killing six of his colleagues instantly. As Williams tried to escape the blast, he was ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Intelligent Life in the Universe

    Principles and Requirements Behind Its Emergence

    by Peter Ulmschneider ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book addresses all scientists and others interested in the origins, development and fate of intelligent species in the observable part of our universe. In particular, the author scrutinizes what kind of information about extraterrestrial intelligent life can be inferred from our own biological, cultural and scientific evolution and the likely future of mankind. The first part of the book ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Geomorphological Fieldwork

    by Mary J Thornbush, Casey D. Allen, Faith A. Fitzpatrick ...
    Series Book 18 - Developments in Earth Surface Processes
    Geomorphological Fieldwork addresses a topic that always remains popular within the geosciences and environmental science. More specifically, the volume conveys a growing legacy of field-based learning for young geomorphologists that can be used as a student book for field-based university courses and postgraduate research requiring fieldwork or field schools. The editors have much experience of ... Read more

    $157.49 USD

  • Ocean Biogeochemistry

    The Role of the Ocean Carbon Cycle in Global Change

    Edited by Michael J.R. Fasham ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Oceans account for 50% of the anthropogenic CO2 released into the atmosphere. During the past 15 years an international programme, the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS), has been studying the ocean carbon cycle to quantify and model the biological and physical processes whereby CO2 is pumped from the ocean's surface to the depths of the ocean, where it can remain for hundreds of years. This ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Performance-Based Seismic Engineering: Vision for an Earthquake Resilient Society

    Edited by Matej Fischinger ...
    Series Book 32 - Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering
    The Bled workshops have traditionally produced reference documents providing visions for the future development of earthquake engineering as foreseen by leading researchers in the field. The participants of the 2011 workshop built on the tradition of these events initiated by Professors Fajfar and Krawinkler to honor their important research contributions and have now produced a book providing ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing

    by Saeid Mokhatab, William A. Poe, James G. Speight ...
    Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing gives engineers and managers complete coverage of natural gas transmission and processing in the most rapidly growing sector to the petroleum industry. The authors provide a unique discussion of new technologies that are energy efficient and environmentally appealing at the same time. It is an invaluable reference on natural gas engineering and ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Impact Markers in the Stratigraphic Record

    Edited by Christian Koeberl, Francisca Martinez-Ruiz ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The present volume is an outcome of the scientific programme “Response of the Earth System to Impact Processes” (IMPACT) by the European Science Foundation (ESF). The ESF is an association of 67 national member organizations devoted to scientific research in 24 European countries. The IMPACT programme is aimed at understanding meteorite impact processes and their effects on the Earth System. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Oceanic Basalts

    by P.A. Floyd ...
    Oceanic basalts are the most abundant rock type found at the earth's surface, and as such they have been the subject of considerable research, particularly since the concept of sea-floor spreading became widely accepted. This book provides a review of these rocks, first dicussing how we sample the ocean floor and what we know about the structure of the oceanic crust, followed by an overview of the ... Read more

    $143.09 USD