Geophysics

In regard to global change, emphasis is generally placed on the increase in global temperature, but large changes in the distribution of precipitation are also likely to occur.

This book describes in detail the various theories on the shape of the Earth from classical antiquity to the present day and examines how measurements of its form and dimensions have evolved throughout this period.

The Asian Monsoon describes the causes, evolution and far-reaching effects of this dramatic climatic phenomenon.

This book covers varied aspects of environmental contaminants and their effect on the living organisms.

A comprehensive review of recent advances and new directions in high pressure mineral research using static and dynamic compression methods.

Are we winning or losing the battle for safe environments?

Although considera bIe efforts are now being made to find new sources of energy, alI the experts are agreed that hydrocarbons will have to provide the greater part of our energy needs for a generation ahead.

This book offers readers a comprehensive overview, and an in-depth understanding, of suitable methods for quantifying and characterizing saline aquifers for the geological storage of CO2.

Advances in Geophysics Volume 45 presents two main topics of noted interest to the geophysical community.

The Advanced Study Institute Ice Physics in the Natural and Endangered Environ- ment was held at Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, from September 7 to 19, 1997.

This book presents findings from research into the Precambrian history of the Indian shield obtained using state-of-the-art technology.

Do new innovations and products improve our lives?

This book presents recent results of collaborative studies in geophysics and ecology, focusing on the relationship between the physical environment and the distribution of the marine coastal ecosystems.

This volume examines the impact of and responses to historic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the Azores.

Vitamins and Hormones

Physics of the Inner Heliosphere gives for the first time a comprehensive and complete summary of our knowledge of the inner solar system.

One of the most interesting results obtained in the last two decades in the study of crustal deformation has been the recognition that large regions of continental crust undergo rotations about vertical axis during deformation.

This book highlights some of the latest advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials from leading researchers in Ukraine, Europe and beyond.

On the occasion ofthe second edition ofthe book, it appeared necessary to up- date information that was already seven years old.

This richly illustrated book reviews the geology, tectonics, sedimentary basins and strategic resources of North Africa in 21 chapters.

This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

First published in 1994.

Arsenic-contaminated groundwater is considered one of the world's largest environmental health crises, as more than 300 million people in more than one-third of countries worldwide are at risk of groundwater arsenic poisoning.

Dieses Lehrbuch zur Strömungsmechanik stützt sich auf die mathematischen und physikalischen Grundkenntnisse der Studenten und bietet sich als Lehrbuch für mittlere Semester an.

Geodetic datum (including coordinate datum, height datum, depth datum, gravimetry datum) and geodetic systems (including geodetic coordinate system, plane coordinate system, height system, gravimetry system) are the common foundations for every aspect of geomatics.

Built on a strong foundation in restoration ecology, this unique handbook provides practitioners, academics, and managers with vital tools needed to plan for ecosystem conservation, to restore degraded ecosystems, to make cost-effective restoration decisions, and to understand important legal issues.

Liquid Architecture challenges the idea of architecture as a fixed, inert container and reconceptualises it as a body whose boundaries are rather blurred and ever-changing.

This volume contains most of the papers which were presented at the Interdisciplinary Symposium No.

Seismic damage to rock tunnels from recent earthquakes indicates an urgent need for seismic assessment and aseismic design of underground structures.

The book discusses the basic of atmospheric dynamics where the curved surface of the earth and its rotation around its own axis plays very important roles.

Geochemical Anomaly and Mineral Prospectivity Mapping in GIS documents and explains, in three parts, geochemical anomaly and mineral prospectivity mapping by using a geographic information system (GIS).

This Handbook provides a state-of-the-science review of research and practice in the human dimensions of hazards field.

The 1993 Southwest Hokkaido Earthquake of Magnitude 7.

Continuing the tradition of International Dyke Conference, this book is largely based on contributions from the IDC7 but also includes some chapters by invitation.

Since the early decades of the last century, some eminent European scientists have contributed to the creation of a new perspective of our planet Earth.

The book focuses on two issues related to mathematical and numerical modelling of flow in unsaturated porous media.

This book is a "e;Big History"e; of the evidence regarding how we came to be.

This book shows the deformation characteristics of coseismic surface ruptures produced by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake and the relationship between the Aso volcano and active faults.

Parameter Estimation and Inverse Problems, Second Edition provides geoscience students and professionals with answers to common questions like how one can derive a physical model from a finite set of observations containing errors, and how one may determine the quality of such a model.

This book covers in detail the entire workflow for quantitative seismic interpretation of subsurface modeling and characterization.

This book focuses on proposing a tsunami early warning system using data assimilation of offshore data.

Geomagnetism in Marine Geology

Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics

Public misperception of radiological risk consistently directs limited resources toward managing minimal or even phantom risks at great cost to government and industry with no measurable benefit to overall public health.

A thoroughly reworked third edition featuring new data acquisition technologies, research developments and computational exercises in Python.

This book provides an inter-disciplinary introduction to the theory of random fields and its applications.

Our understanding of the subsurface system of the earth is becoming increasingly more sophisticated both at the level of the behaviour of its components (solid, liquid and gas) as well as their variations in space and time.

The history and rapid development of minor planet dis In addition to citing the bibliographic source of the nam coveries constitute a fascinating story and one with a ing, we also provide the source of numbering.