Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere

There are many natural hazards such as floods, landslides, volcanoes and earthquakes in the Asia-Pacific Region.

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.

This book analyzes hydrocarbon generation and accumulation within space-limited source rocks.

This book chiefly describes the theories and technologies for natural gas hydrate management in deepwater gas wells.

This book offers a comprehensive review devoted exclusively to slate as dimension stone.

In 1980, Nagra, the Swiss National Cooperative for the Storage of Radioactive Waste, began a comprehensive field investigation programme to assess the feasibility and safety of a repository for the final disposal of high-level radioactive waste in northern Switzerland.

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

In the last decade, numerous studies have demonstrated the existence of alternative pathways to nucleation and crystallisation that oppose the classical view.

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

Handbook of Mineral Spectroscopy, Volume Two: Infrared Spectra, a Four Volume Set presents a database of Infrared spectra, showing both full spectra and high-resolution spectral regions with band component analyses of rock-forming and major ore minerals.

This looseleaf industry handbook provides a comprehensive and practical guide to the workings of the international zinc industry.

Nanosized Tubular Clay Minerals provides the latest coverage from leading scientists on a wide field of expertise regarding the current state of knowledge about nanosized tubular clay minerals.

"e;Indeed, the most important part of engineering work-and also of other scientific work-is the determination of the method of attacking the problem, whatever it may be, whether an experimental investigation, or a theoretical calculation.

Sediment-hosted deposits are the main source of zinc and lead.

Soilborne microbial plant pathogens including oomycetes, fungi, bacteria and viruses cause several economically important destructive diseases and the symptoms of infection can be recognized only after the pathogen has invaded many tissues primarily vascular tissues of susceptible plants.

This IAS Special Publication contains 23 papers presented at the 3rd International Research Symposium on Modern and Ancient Clastic Tidal Deposits.

Originally published in 2002, Mountain Biodiversity deals with the biological richness, function and change of mountain environments.

This is the first research report on mining development in the SCO member countries conducted by a Chinese research institute.

Why are humans so fond of water?

This undergraduate textbook on the key subject of geology closely follows the core curriculum adopted by most universities throughout the world and is a must for every geology student.

The second volume of this series consists of three parts.

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This paper addresses the need to model recharge to groundwater systems at the scale of whole catchments.

This book investigates the evolution process of rockburst based on the energy dissipation theory and proposes appropriate active prevention and control technologies.

Phosphorus is an essential plant nutrient, but global population growth has dramatically reduced the availability of phosphorus fertilizer resources.

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.

Enhanced by photographic illustrations of extraordinary quality, this text should provide students with a complete introduction to the scientific study of environments dominated by snow and ice.

This comprehensive account of California's numerous and perilous natural disasters explores how a unique combination of forces has affected Californians throughout the states history and carries a sobering message about our short disaster memories.

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

In this book the editors strive to cover all primary (i.

This textbook offers a superb introduction to theoretical and practical soil mechanics.

This book gives a comprehensive introduction to the new geophysical detection theories, methods and technologies of tunnel engineering under complex geological conditions and environments.

A laboratory curiosity at first, lithium is now a part of our society.

Edited by One of the Best Specialists in Soil ScienceRecent studies reveal that Phosphorus (P) in the form of phosphate, a macronutrient essential for plant growth, and crop yields can influence the bioavailability, retention, and mobility of trace elements, metal(loid)s, and radio nuclides in soils.

Poland, like other post-communist countries, is undergoing a transformation into a capitalist system.

Groundwater issues have generated worldwide concern in recent decades.

The book starts with an introduction on silicon isotopes and related analytical methods, and explains the mechanisms of silicon isotope fractionation.

The first edition of this book was published in 1973, the second, totally rewritten, followed 7 years later in 1980.

The focus of this book is on the more than 2000 caves of the Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia of which the 14 with lengths greater than 10 km have an aggregate length of 639 km.

This book explains the challenges for efficient sustainable surface and groundwater development and management with the focus on India and other countries, providing a stable output presentation by using machine learning data mining methods, and modeling.

This book provides in-depth information about the sea ice in the Arctic at scales from paleoenvironmental variability to more contemporary changes during the past and present centuries.

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.

Offers an integrated presentation of the microbial, agronomic and recycling aspects of soil faunal potentials, emphasizing agricultural ecosystems and furnishing methods for modelling food webs.

Geobiology is an exciting and rapidly developing research discipline that opens new perspectives in understanding Earth as a system.

From bridges and tunnels to nuclear waste repositories, structures require that soils maintain their design engineering properties if the structures are to reach their projected life spans.