Geology

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780878426836Author Joseph G LeboldFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Mountain Press Publishing Co.Publisher Mountain Press Publishing Co.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780878425730Author Charles G SpencerFormat PaperbackPage Count 273Imprint Mountain Press Publishing CompanyPublisher Mountain Press Publishing...

The world is moving towards replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. But building electric vehicles, solar panels, and millions of other devices requires digging more mines. Critical minerals are vital to many sustainable technologies, and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543557688Author Kimberly M. HutmacherFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410941442Author Pam RosenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint RaintreePublisher RaintreeWeight(grams) 113g

This book explores how mountainous landscapes respond to tectonic deformation. It integrates previously unpublished concepts and ideas with recent articles about hills and streams. Readers will learn which landforms change quickly in response to uplift,...

Is the world running out of oil? This book analyzes predictions of global oil depletion in the context of science, history, and economics. There has been continuing alarm about the imminent exhaustion of earth's non-renewable resources. Yet, the world...

Mathematical models have become a crucial way for the Earth scientist to understand and predict how our planet functions and evolves through time and space. The finite element method (FEM) is a remarkably flexible and powerful tool with enormous...

The sinuous form and peculiar evolution of meandering rivers has long captured the imagination of people. Today, meandering rivers exist in some of the most densely populated areas in the World, where they provide environmental and economic wealth and...

Glaciers are considered a key and an iconic indicator of climate change. The World Glacier Monitoring Service has noted that global alpine balance has been negative for 35 consecutive years. This highlights the dire future that alpine glaciers face. The...

The seismoelectric method consists of measuring electromagnetic signals associated with the propagation of seismic waves or seismic sources in porous media. This method is useful in an increasing number of applications, for example to characterize...

Join the conversation as an earth scientist and a Native American elder-wise men from two cultures-explore the natural history of the Lake Superior region, examining both the science and the spirit of the land. As the geologist carefully presents a...

Chalk is the most important source of fresh water in North-West Europe: more than eight million cubic metres of water are pumped daily from the aquifier. This work presents an authoritative survey of the origin, sedimentology, and hydraulic properties of...

Indian Shield: Precambrian Evolution and Phanerozoic Reconstitution highlights unique evolutionary trends covering a period of over 3,500 million years, from the oldest crust to the most recent geological activity of the Indian Subcontinent. The book...

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...

Physical Geology Today combines a deep integration of plate tectonics with an emphasis on conceptual understanding in order to paint an integrated picture of how Earth works. Damian Nance and Brendan Murphy blend clear engaging prose with hundreds of...

From an environmental point of view, mountains are particularly sensitive and important for monitoring the state of health of our planet. Only through distribution of meteoclimatic and atmospheric composition monitoring points in mountain regions,...

Applied Statistical Modeling and Data Analytics: A Practical Guide for the Petroleum Geosciences provides a practical guide to many of the classical and modern statistical techniques that have become established for oil and gas professionals in recent...

Geomorphology of Central America is authored by a scientist with more than 30 years of regional assessment research experience in Central American countries, arming scientists with a classic research method-a method most effective when applied to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432995393Author Ellen LabrecqueFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Heinemann Educational BooksPublisher Heinemann Educational Books

Coal and Coalbed Gas: Future Directions and Opportunities, Second Edition introduces the latest in coal geology research and the engineering of gas extraction. Importantly, the second edition examines how, over the last 10 years, research has both...

This lab manual offers a variety of activities for an active, applied student experience and increased flexibility for instructors. Every lab includes "What Do You Think?" exercises in which students apply the course concepts to real-world scenarios. New...

Safeguarding Mountain Ecosystems: A Global Challenge provides an overview of the relevant research in mountain regions worldwide, identifying existing challenges and providing an understanding of the diversity of mountain ecosystems in different regions...

This book is a collection of papers presented in the 30th International Geological Congress, held in Beijing, on mineralogy. The papers deal with topics on fine structures and crystallographic orientations in biogenic magnetite and thermodynamic...

Tidal deposits have been a specific research topic for about 40 years, and whilst this has resulted in a proliferation of papers in scientific journals, there have only been a few book-length syntheses. Over the years, tidal sedimentology has been...

Petrophysics is the science of evaluating the rock and fluid properties of oil, gas and water reservoirs through the acquisition of physical samples, electrical, chemical, nuclear and magnetic data acquired by surface logging, downhole coring, and...

This key textbook considers the mechanics of geomaterials at a wide range of scales, both in time and space. It provides a detailed introduction to the study of crustal geomechanics, focussing specifically on the seismogenic crust. The author...

The ultimate aim of the oil exploration industry is to determine the distribution of rock types and underground fluids. At this stage, we can actually determine with a certain accuracy, the distribution of several underground physical properties. The...

How were the Appalachian Mountains formed? Are the barrier islands moving? Is there gold in the Carolinas? The answers to these questions and many more appear in this reader-friendly guide to the geology of North Carolina and South Carolina. Exploring...

This text gives an environmental history of Africa, concentrating on 30 contributions on oceans and ocean margins, the Sahara and West Africa.Book InformationISBN 9789061915102Author J. Albert CoetzeeFormat HardbackPage Count 488Imprint A A Balkema...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570613654Author Shelley GillFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Sasquatch BooksPublisher Sasquatch BooksWeight(grams) 153gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 277mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487587178Author Robert LeggetFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 156g

This book reviews the major achievements recently made in soil erosion and sediment redistribution research and management, and identifies future requirements. The book presents work from key players in river basin soil erosion and sediment...

This volume includes 32 contributions on topics such as climatology, oceanography, anthropology and archaeology.Book InformationISBN 9789061916895Author Klaus HeineFormat HardbackPage Count 486Imprint A A Balkema PublishersPublisher A A Balkema...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932010312Author John Eliot AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Ooligan PressPublisher Ooligan PressWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 175mm...

Environmental Geology presents the student with a broad overview of environmental geology. The text looks both at how the earth developed into its present condition and where matters seem to be moving for the future. It is hoped that this knowledge will...

This reference provides up-to-date information on research in many different disciplines which give an overall insight into the environmental history of Africa.Book InformationISBN 9789061912040Author E. M. Van Zinderen BakkerFormat HardbackPage Count...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487587031Author Freleigh Fritz OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto Press

This book aims to map the Precambrian basement, to recognize the paleo-suture zones, and to determine the nature of ancient tectonic regime. It proposes the new concepts of the basement tectonic framework and major tectonic features.Book InformationISBN...

Glacially-triggered faulting describes movement of pre-existing faults caused by a combination of tectonic and glacially-induced isostatic stresses. The most impressive fault-scarps are found in northern Europe, assumed to be reactivated at the end of...