Geochemistry

Shallow water marine molluscan faunas are distributed in a pattern of distinct, geographically definable areas.

Dwindling global supplies of conventional energy and materials resources are widely thought to severely constrain, or even render impossible, a "e;first-world"e; lifestyle for the bulk of Earth's inhabitants.

When did life first appear on Earth and what form did it take?

Introducing a novel approach to setting environmental pollution standards that allow for proper treatment of uncertainty and variation, this book surveys the forms of standards and proposes a new kind of "e;statistically verifiable ideal standard.

Spatio-Temporal Methods in Environmental Epidemiology with R, like its First Edition, explores the interface between environmental epidemiology and spatio-temporal modeling.

This revised and updated second edition discusses the use of noble gas geochemistry to resolve problems in the earth and planetary sciences.

First Published in 2017.

The utilization of machine learning (ML) techniques to understand hidden patterns and build data-driven predictive models from complex multivariate datasets is rapidly increasing in many applied science and engineering disciplines, including geo-energy.

Groundwater Geochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications to Contamination examines the integral role geochemistry play s in groundwater monitoring and remediation programs, and presents it at a level understandable to a wide audience.

This textbook presents the timeless basic physical and mathematical principles and philosophy of environmental modeling.

Extreme Value Modeling and Risk Analysis: Methods and Applications presents a broad overview of statistical modeling of extreme events along with the most recent methodologies and various applications.

Globally, mineral exploration has grown significantly in recent years, driven by the rapid acceleration in prices for gold and diamonds since 2004 and the emergence of a middle class in both China and India-aggressively increased demand.

Modeling spatial and spatio-temporal continuous processes is an important and challenging problem in spatial statistics.

In order to properly plan, design, and operate groundwater resources projects, it is necessary to measure - over time or distance - pertinent groundwater variables such as drawdown and discharge in the field.

This book presents general problems in geoarchaeology, and discusses geophysical solutions, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry applications, X-ray and isotope analyses and GIS technologies.

The Indian Ocean Nodule Field: Geology and Resource Potential, Second Edition, provides a view of the most recent studies along with classical theories starting from the 1960s.

A compilation of papers describing the geology, engineering properties and the hazards and design issues associated with the substrata of Melbourne and its surrounds.

The scientific and technological advances that influence the protection of cultural heritage are developing at an ever-increasing pace.

Classroom tested and the result of over 30 years of teaching and research, this textbook is an invaluable tool for undergraduate and graduate data analysis courses in environmental sciences and engineering.

Understanding spatial statistics requires tools from applied and mathematical statistics, linear model theory, regression, time series, and stochastic processes.

A fascinating historical account of the emergence and development of the new interdisciplinary field of deep carbon science.

The interplay between Geology and Biology has shaped the Earth from the early Precambrian, 4 billion years ago.

An accessible overview of rate models and fundamental kinetic theory, with real-world application examples, for graduate students and professional geochemists.

Put together by a team of scientists, engineers, regulators, and lawyers, the Chromium(VI) Handbook consolidates the latest literature on this topic.

This book is aimed directly at students of geography, particularly those who lack confidence in manipulating numbers.

This book outlines the current status of the environment in the Republic of Adygea in Russia.

Marine geochemistry uses chemical elements and their isotopes to study how the ocean works in terms of ocean circulation, chemical composition, biological activity and atmospheric CO2 regulation.

Explore the inner workings of environmental processes using a mathematical approach.

Over the past ten years, a number of new large-scale oceanographic programs have been initiated.

Geoid and its Geophysical Interpretations explains how an accurate geoid can be constructed and used for a variety of applied and theoretical geophysical purposes.

This comprehensive work integrates knowledge from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, geology, engineering, and several other fields.

A multidisciplinary review of salt marshes, describing how they function and respond to external pressures such as sea-level rise.

This book highlights climate as a complex physical, chemical, biological, and geological system, in perpetual change, under astronomical, predominantly, solar control.

Proposes a refinement of molybdenum geochemistry within aquatic systems, ancient rocks, and modern sediments through molecular geochemistry.

A comprehensive, global review of the impact ships have on the environment, covering pollutant discharges, non-pollutant impacts and international legislation.

This book provides a comprehensive summary of research to date in the field of stable iron isotope geochemistry.

The pace of revolution in analytical chemistry in the field of Geosciences has been dramatic over recent decades and includes fundamental developments that have become common place in many related and unrelated disciplines.

Chemical weathering of silicates is the Earth''s primary method in controlling long-term climate.

Why are humans so fond of water?

This book presents results of the combined use of microwave remote sensing, optical tools, and ecoinformatics methods under solution-applied tasks at both regional and global scales.

The pace of revolution in analytical chemistry in the field of Geosciences has been dramatic over recent decades and includes fundamental developments that have become common place in many related and unrelated disciplines.

Statistical Methods for Field and Laboratory Studies in Behavioral Ecology focuses on how statistical methods may be used to make sense of behavioral ecology and other data.

A new edition of a classic text introducing metamorphic rocks and how they form, in full colour and thoroughly updated.

The first edition of this book was published in 1965 and its French translation in 1966.

Introduction to Process Geomorphology provides an integrative approach to the process dynamics and the origin of landforms by the contemporary processes involved in their evolution.

Focusses on the systematics of the Ce anomaly proxy, the preservation and extraction of signal in sedimentary rocks, and applications.

An exploration of the energy-water nexus and how fossil fuels energy production affects the quality and quantity of water resources.

Geospatial information modeling and mapping has become an important tool for the investigation and management of natural resources at the landscape scale.

How best to interpret and apply geochemical data to understand geological processes, for graduate students, researchers, and professionals.

During the Neogene - covering the last 23 Million years - the evolution of the environmental setting in Africa was subject to considerable changes.