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Developments in Earth Surface Processes eBook Series

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  • The Western Alps, from Rift to Passive Margin to Orogenic Belt

    An Integrated Geoscience Overview

    by David G. Roberts, Pierre Tricart, Pierre-Charles de Graciansky ...
    Series Book 14 - Developments in Earth Surface Processes
    The Western Alps, from Rift to Passive Margin to Orogenic Belt addresses the evolution of the Alpine fold belt for the first time in the English language. It builds on classical Alpine geological studies made since the start of the 19th century by combining that research with modern results obtained over the past 50 years using new marine geological and geophysical technologies. The book thus ... Read more

    $131.39 USD

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  • Revolutions that Made the Earth

    by Tim Lenton, Andrew Watson ...
    The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable, near-catastrophic revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences. The revolutions have certain features in common, such as an increase in complexity, energy utilization, and information processing by life. This book describes these revolutions, showing the fundamental interdependence ... Read more

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  • Planetary Crusts

    Their Composition, Origin and Evolution

    by S. Ross Taylor, Scott McLennan ...
    Series Book 10 - Cambridge Planetary Science
    Planetary Crusts explains how and why solid planets and satellites develop crusts. Extensively referenced and annotated, it presents a geochemical and geological survey of the crusts of the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, the asteroid Vesta, and several satellites like Io, Europa, Ganymede, Titan and Callisto. After describing the nature and formation of solar system bodies, the book ... Read more

    $60.69 USD

  • Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments

    Data Handling and Numerical Techniques

    Edited by André F. Lotter, Steve Juggins, John P. Smol, H. John B. Birks ...
    Series Book 5 - Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research
    Numerical and statistical methods have rapidly become part of a palaeolimnologist’s tool-kit. They are used to explore and summarise complex data, reconstruct past environmental variables from fossil assemblages, and test competing hypotheses about the causes of observed changes in lake biota through history. This book brings together a wide array of numerical and statistical techniques currently ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • Basic Steps in Geostatistics: The Variogram and Kriging

    by Margaret A. Oliver, Richard Webster ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This brief will provide a bridge in succinct form between the geostatistics textbooks and the computer manuals for `push-button' practice. It is becoming increasingly important for practitioners, especially neophytes, to understand what underlies modern geostatistics and the currently available software so that they can choose sensibly and draw correct conclusions from their analysis and mapping. ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Disaster Deferred

    How New Science Is Changing Our View of Earthquake Hazards in the Midwest

    by Seth Stein ...
    A geologist takes readers inside contemporary earthquake research to offer a new account of the Midwest's legendary New Madrid fault—"an exceptional read" ( Choice).In the winter of 1811-12, a series of large earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone shook the Midwest. These historic geological events are often incorrectly described as the biggest ever to hit the United States. Today the federal ... Read more

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  • Moons of the Solar System

    From Giant Ganymede to Dainty Dactyl

    by James A. Hall III ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book captures the complex world of planetary moons, which are more diverse than Earth's sole satellite might lead you to believe. New missions continue to find more of these planetary satellites, making an up to date guide more necessary than ever. Why do Mercury and Venus have no moons at all? Earth's Moon, of course, is covered in the book with highly detailed maps. Then we move outward to ... Read more

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  • Understanding Geology Through Maps

    by Graham Borradaile ...
    Understanding Geology through Maps guides young professional geologists and students alike in understanding and interpreting the world's dynamic and varying geological landscapes through the liberal use of visual aids including figures, maps, and diagrams. This highly visual reference introduces the skills of interpreting a geological map and relating it to the morphology of the most important ... Read more

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  • Plant Geography of Chile

    by Andres Moreira-Munoz ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The first and so far only Plant Geography of Chile was written about 100 years ago, since when many things have changed: plants have been renamed and reclassified; taxonomy and systematics have experienced deep changes as have biology, geography, and biogeography. The time is therefore ripe for a new look at Chile’s plants and their distribution.Focusing on three key issues – botany/systematics, ... Read more

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  • Polyfluorinated Chemicals and Transformation Products

    Edited by Thomas P. Knepper, Frank T. Lange ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Due to their unparalleled effectiveness and efficiency, polyfluorinated chemicals (PFC*)* have become essential in numerous technical applications. However, many PFCs brought to market show limited biodegradability, and their environmental persistence combined with toxic and bioaccumulative potential have become a matter of concern in some instances. This volume highlights the synthesis of PFCs, ... Read more

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  • Practical Soil Dynamics

    Case Studies in Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering

    by Milutin Srbulov ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The objective of this book is to fill some of the gaps in the existing engineering codes and standards related to soil dynamics, concerning issues in earthquake engineering and ground vibrations, by using formulas and hand calculators. The usefulness and accuracy of the simple analyses are demonstrated by their implementation to the case histories available in the literature. Ideally, the users of ... Read more

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