Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere

This book of Springer Proceedings in Geoarchaeology and Archaeological Mineralogy contains selected papers presented at the 7th Geoarchaeology Conference, which took place during October 19-23, 2020, at the South Urals Federal Research Center, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Miass, Russia.

This is by far the most exhaustive biography on Niels Stensen, anatomist, geologist and bishop, better known as "e;Nicolaus Steno"e;.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Landscapes and Landforms of Switzerland.

This book analyses the state of the natural environment and the causes of its degradation using the biosphere approach.

This volume focuses on the reconstruction of past ecosystems and provides a comprehensive review of current techniques and their application in exemplar studies.

Do you know silica, the tetrahedra of silicon and oxygen constituting the crystals of New Agers and the desiccant in a box of new shoes?

This book provides information on proper underground mine ventilation in order to detail its importance in maintaining safe, productive, healthy and effective underground environments at all times for employees.

This book presents a state-of-the-art analysis of energy efficiency as applied to mining processes.

This informative book takes readers on an enjoyable journey through the La Garrotxa volcanoes.

This book successfully connects archaeology and archaeometallurgy with geoscience and metallurgy.

This collection presents papers from the 150th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.

This book presents the first comprehensive assessment of water resources in Pakistan including surface water resources and groundwater resources.

Describing the natural state of eight important lakes in Asia and the human impact on these lake ecosystems, this book offers a valuable reference guide.

Our realisation of how profoundly glaciers and ice sheets respond to climate change and impact sea level and the environment has propelled their study to the forefront of Earth system science.

This book summarizes systematic data on nanogold in geological objects, including mineral-concentrators of nanogold, and the structure and chemical composition of nanogold aggregates.

This volume offers up-to-date and comprehensive information on various aspects of the Nile River, which is the main source of water in Egypt.

This textbook is a step-by-step tutorial on the applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in environmental and water resource issues.

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

This book provides readers with a timely review and discussion of the success, promise, and perils of machine learning in geosciences.

Worldwide demand for sand and gravel is increasing daily, as the need for these materials continues to rise, for example in the construction sector, in land filling and for transportation sector based infrastructural projects.

This proceedings book represents a collection of conference papers examining the fundamental problems of deep magmatism.

This book is a multidisciplinary manuscript bringing together contributions on water issues from natural and social scientists focused on water management and structures in a challenging environmental situation such as Dakhla Oasis in Egypt's western desert.

Dieses bewährte Lehrbuch erläutert die grundlegenden Prozesse durch leicht verständliche Texte.

This classic textbook is an introduction to the systematics and the use of stable isotopes in geosciences.

On the basis of thermodynamic considerations and the Earth's historical processes, this book argues the physical inevitability of life's generation and evolution, i.

The book contributes to understanding the pattern of strain release and the level of seismic hazard imposed by large-great earthquakes in the frontal fold-thrust belts of Kumaun and Garhwal regions of Uttarakhand.

This book focuses on Romania's more than 12,000 caves, which developed in limestone (including thermal water caves), salt, gypsum, and occasionally in sandstone.

MATLAB(R) is used in a wide range of geoscientific applications, e.

This book demystifies that art and science of seismic interpretation for those with and without formal geophysical training.

Pursuing an innovative, global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective.

The book presents isotope-geochemical investigations of the world's largest reserves of copper, nickel, and platinum-group elements in the Norilsk ore region.

The book speaks to the need for a regulatory framework with regards to space resource utilization.

Taking a new global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective.

This volume discusses environmental issues associated with deep-sea mining, with an emphasis on potential impacts, their consequences and the policy perspectives.

Adopting a global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective.

Based on hundreds of thin sections from granite in China, this book introduces metasomatic textures and their formation mechanism in granite.

This book explores water geothermometry, a highly relevant topic in the exploration and exploitation of geothermal energy.

This book summarizes the technical advances in recent decades and the various theories on rock excavation raised by scholars from different countries, including China and Russia.

This book presents selected papers from the 7th International Conference on Water and Flood Management,with a special focus on Water Security under Climate Change, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in March 2019.

Antarctic Climate Evolution is the first book dedicated to furthering knowledge on the evolution of the world's largest ice sheet over its ~34 million year history.

Data accumulation, analysis, and interpretation technology are critical in hydrocarbon exploration and extraction to maximize petroleum recovery and development.

This book offers up-to-date information on the impact of climate change on water resources in Slovakia, the occurrence of drought and floods, hazards and protection methods.

This book presents the most relevant basaltic plateau exposures in the provinces of Neuquen (northern Patagonia) and Santa Cruz (southern Patagonia), and analyzes their geomorphological and morphometric characteristics.

This book provides practical morphological information, together with detailed illustrations and concise texts explaining each entry.

Encyclopedia of Caves is a self-contained, beautifully illustrated work dedicated to caves and their unique environments.

Landscape Evolution in the United States is an accessible text that balances interdisciplinary theory and application within the physical geography, geology, geomorphology, and climatology of the United States.