Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere

Stable Isotope Geochemistry is an introduction to the use of stable isotopes in the geosciences.

This book focuses on the geological evolution of Southwest (SW) Gondwana and presents state-of-the-art insights into its evolution.

This is the first book on global agromining/phytomining technology.

This Element provides an introduction to the application of thallium isotopes, case studies, and future directions.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

An immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water'Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun.

Since the publication of the popular first edition, stellar and planetary scientists have produced numerous new observations, theories, and interpretations, including the "e;demotion"e; of our former ninth planet Pluto as a dwarf planet.

This book consists of a collection of papers presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on "e;Crust/mantle Recycl ing at Convergence Zones,"e; held in Antalya, Turkey, between May 25 to 29, 1987.

This comprehensive reference and guide examines the processes that shape the atmosphere and surface of Titan, Saturn''s largest moon.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

The depletion of land resources is one of the greatest challenges for mankind in this millennium.

Earth's Oldest Rocks provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of early Earth, from planetary accretion through to development of protocratons with depleted lithospheric keels by c.

Richly illustrated and supplemented by numerous graphs and tables, the book is based on eleven revised and edited state-of-the-art reports originally delivered at an International Symposium on Soft Clay held in Bangkok.

This text, written by a leading researcher in the field, describes the origin and formation of lakes in order to give context to the question of how lacustrine deposits form.

This book presents the materials of the XIII General Meeting of the Russian Mineralogical Society.

This book discusses Turkey's karst systems' most critical features, one of the world's most important karst areas.

The International Association for Mathematical Geology, in conjunc- tion with the International Geological Congress, sponsored two symposia in Montreal, Canada, September 1972.

This book explores globalization through a historical and anthropological study of how familiar soft drinks such as Coke and Pepsi became valued as more than mere commodities.

Britain, Ireland and their surrounding areas have a remarkably varied geology for so small a fragment of continental crust.

It is difficult for today's students of archaeology to imagine an era when chronometric dating methods were unavailable.

Advances in Subsurface Contamination of Porous Media: Indicators, Processes and Modelling provides a high level understanding of the processes concerning common and emergent contaminants through their passage from soil to groundwater.

Dunes is the first book in over a decade to incorporate the latest research in this active and fast-developing field.

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.

Why are humans so fond of water?

Carbonate Rocks

The book embodies the groundwater issues and challenges in India focusing its sustainable use.

Fate and Prediction of Environmental Chemicals in Soils, Plants, and Aquatic Systems focuses on the chemical persistence and ecotoxicological behavior of pesticides in soil, water, and plants.

Geological Formation Names of China (1866-2000) is the only catalogue on stratigraphic nomenclature for China in the world to keep two writing types (Wade-Giles Romanization and Chinese Phonetic Alphabet) so as to provide convenience for domestic and overseas readers.

Based on research conducted in a three year, mixed-method, multi-site National Science Foundation, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program Project, this book offers a comprehensive look into how engineering department culture and climate impacts the successful retention of female and minority college students.

Here is the new edition of the first attempt to summarize the geology of Africa by presenting it in an atlas and to synthesize the stratigraphy, tectonics, economic geology, geohazards and geosites of each country and territory of the continent.

Following two successful editions, the third edition of GIS: A Computing Perspective has been completely revised and updated, with extensive new content reflecting the significant progress that has been made in the realm of GIS within the last 20 years.

This book is a practical guide to downhole rock sampling and coring concepts, methods, systems, and procedures for practitioners and researchers.

Molecular processes in nature affect human health, the availability of resources and the Earth s climate.

This volume contains the most relevant peer-reviewed papers presented at The First International Workshop on Vrancea Earthquakes, held in Bucharest on November 1-4, 1997.

This book presents a complete set of studies of alluvial fan sediments in southern Iran from the point of view of sedimentology, sedimentary geochemistry, tectonics, economic geology, groundwater, geomorphology, hazards and telemetry.

The book is an up-to-date basic reference for natural gas hydrate (NGH) in the Arctic Ocean.

The advent of highly precise space-based geodetic techniques has led to the application of these techniques to the solution of global earth and ocean problems.

Surface waves form the longest and strongest portion of a seismic record excited by explosions and shallow earthquakes.

Sediment and Dredged Material Treatment forms the second volume in the SEDNET mini-series, Sustainable Management of Sediment Resources.

This book will broaden readers' understanding of pegmatites in a special geodynamic setting, dealing with the emplacement of the Hagendorf-Pleystein Pegmatite Province (HPPP) in the Central European Variscides.

Crops suffer from biotic and abiotic stress during their growing period.

This series of books are the output of the research project called "e;Sustainable Development in Asia (SDA)"e;, which was initiated by the Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA).

Residual soils are found in many parts of the world and are used extensively as construction materials for roads, embankments and dams, and to support the foundations of buildings, bridges and load-bearing pavements.

Geostatistics is expanding very fast: concept- and technique-wise.

This book brings together for the first time studies on all aspects of the Malaysian economy.

This invaluable volume set of Advances in Geosciences continues the excellent tradition of the Asia-Oceania scientific community in providing the most up-to-date research results on a wide range of geosciences and environmental science.

Concerns regarding heavy metal contamination in terrestrial ecosystems have prompted increasing efforts on limiting their bioavailability in the root zone.