Geophysics

This book summarises the fruitful results of rocket-triggered lightning experiments conducted in Guangdong, China, in recent years, including data analysis and theoretical research.

What is gravity?

This book presents the research on geological genetic analysis of oil and gas reservoirs.

A graduate-level guide to the application of rock physics in quantitative seismic interpretation.

This book is dedicated to readers who want to learn fluid dynamics from the beginning.

Managing Disaster Risks to Cultural Heritage presents case studies from different regions in the world and establishes a framework for understanding, identifying, and analysing disaster risks to immovable cultural heritage.

On the 6th, 7th' and 8th April 1983, a conference entitled "e;Magnetism, planetary rotation and convection in the Solar System"e; was held in the School of Physics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Advances in Heat Transfer

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About the book, the project Equilibrium Between Phases of Matter - Phenomenology and Thermodynamics is a textbook, in which the phenomenology, the thermodynamic theory, and the practical use of phase diagrams are presented in three levels that diverge in nature - in particular as regards the role of thermodynamics.

Biofortification - the enrichment of staple food crops with essential micronutrients - has been heralded as a uniquely sustainable solution to the problem of micronutrient deficiency or 'hidden hunger'.

,A thought-provoking and invaluable book for anyone who cares about risk communication and management in the 21st century, Anna Jung, Director General, European Food Information Council ,Professor Ragnar L,fstedt has once again produced a most interesting book on risk management and trust, well-based on theory and built on empirical findings, Mikael Karlsson, President, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation ,Highlights the difficult balancing task facing risk regulators.

This thesis explores fluid distribution along the Nankai-Trough megathrust fault around the Kii Peninsula of Japan, where devastating earthquakes are expected to occur in the near future.

Earth science is becoming increasingly quantitative in the digital age.

Dynamics of Plate Tectonics and Mantle Convection, written by specialists in the field, gathers state-of-the-art perspectives on the dynamics of plate tectonics and mantle convection.

Composed of a set of lectures and tutorial reviews, this book stems from a summer school devoted to the gravitational aspects of the sun and their geophysical consequences.

Prominent progress in science is inevitably associated with controversies.

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Sea ice is a major component of polar environments, especially in the Arctic where it covers the entire Arctic Ocean throughout most of the year.

This book describes essential concepts of, and the status quo in, the field of ionospheric space weather.

This book is a thoroughly revised and enlarged version of "e;Shock-capturing methods for free-surface shallow flows"e;, first published by Wiley and Sons, 2001.

These proceedings present selected research papers from CSNC 2018,  held during 23rd-25th May in Harbin, China.

The four volumes of the book series "e;Engineering Tools for Environmental Risk Management"e; deal with environmental management, assessment & monitoring tools, environmental toxicology and risk reduction technologies.

This book presents a comprehensive review of the most recent studies on the impact of contaminants on the marine environment.

Elastic wave propagation applies to a wide variety of fields, including seismology, non-destructive testing, energy resource exploration, and site characterization.

An introduction to the principles and applications of passive seismic monitoring, providing an accessible overview of current research and technology.

The critically acclaimed serialized review journal for over 50 years, Advances in Geophysics is a highly respected publication in the field of geophysics.

Modern astronomy has been characterized by an enormous growth in data acquisition - from new technologies in telescopes, detectors, and computation.

Geodynamics concerns with the dynamics of the global motion of the earth, of the motion in the earth's interior and its interaction with surface features, together with the mechanical processes in the deformation and rupture of geological structures.

Within this monograph a comprehensive and systematic knowledge on shallow-water hydrodynamics is presented.

Complexity of Seismic Time Series: Measurement and Application applies the tools of nonlinear dynamics to seismic analysis, allowing for the revelation of new details in micro-seismicity, new perspectives in seismic noise, and new tools for prediction of seismic events.

This full color book is a comprehensive visual reference for the interpretation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images with examples of how technological specifications may affect interpretation solutions.

This book on space geodesy presents pioneering geometrical approaches in the modelling of satellite orbits and gravity field of the Earth, based on the gravity field missions CHAMP, GRACE and GOCE in the LEO orbit.

This book develops concepts and a methodology for a rational description of the organization of three-dimensional flows considering, in particular, the case where the flow is the place of separations.

Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs refer to the UN stipulated road-map for development in 17 defined areas, by 2030.

The major emphasis of this book is on physical mechanisms and sources of the ULF/ELF natural electromagnetic fields noises.

This book characterizes palaeochannels and their hydrological properties in the Western Bengal Delta (Damodar Fan Delta) to help understand palaeochannel development, with the goal of better informing sustainable water resource management in the world's largest delta.

The definitive reference in its field, Ecological Risk Assessment, Second Edition details the latest advances in science and practice.

This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains.

Geophysical Inverse Theory and Applications, Second Edition, brings together fundamental results developed by the Russian mathematical school in regularization theory and combines them with the related research in geophysical inversion carried out in the West.

Evaluating traditional and recent analytical methods according to speed, sensitivity, and cost-efficiency, this reference supports specialists in the selection of effective analytical techniques and equipment for the study of soils, soil contaminants, and environmental samples.

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.

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

Integrates geoscience and ecology, focusing on connections in ecological, geospheric, hydrospheric and atmospheric processes in ecosystems.

This book introduces a mathematical theory for the interaction of oceanic surface gravity waves and oceanic currents.

Research on historical earthquakes and tsunamis in the Iberian Peninsula has made great strides in recent years, from diverse scientific fields ranging from geology to archaeology.

This book presents the advancements in the disaster risk reduction and resilience building in the countries affected by the Indian Ocean Tsunami countries.