Earth Sciences
"Geodiversity"Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature
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A counterpoint to biodiversity, geodiversity describes the rocks, sediments, soils, fossils, landforms, and the physical processes that underlie our environment. This book explains the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the value of geodiversity to society, as well as threats to its existence. With illustrations, maps. Paperback, 448 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 835g.
Author: Gray, Murray
ISBN: 0470848960
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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"Soil in the Environment"Crucible of Terrestrial Life
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Offers a perspective of soils' impact on the environment by organizing chapters among three main processes: Physical, Chemical and Biology. This book discusses soils as a natural body that is engaged in dynamic interaction with the atmosphere above and the strata below that influences the planet's climate and hydrological cycle. With illustrated. Hardback, 320 pages. Size: 260 x 184 mm. Weight: 925g.
Author: Hillel, Daniel
ISBN: 0123485363
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Earth Sciences
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"The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China"The Flowering of Early Animal Life
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Offers fossil enthusiasts with an overview of the fauna of Chengjiang. This book features 100 superb full color plates. It is intended for palaeontologists worldwide. With illustrations. Paperback, 248 pages. Size: 247 x 191 mm. Weight: 613g.
Author: Hou, Xian-Guang Aldridge, Richard Bergstrom, Jan Siveter, David Siveter, Derek Feng, Xiang-Hong
ISBN: 140516719X
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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"Essential Earth"
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Opens students' eyes to the physical world around them, teaches how scientists explore it, and what we need to do to both protect ourselves from it (hazards) as well as protect it from us (global change). With illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. Paperback, 500 pages. Size: 276 x 216 mm. Weight: 961g.
Author: Jordan, Thomas Grotzinger, John
ISBN: 142920429X
Publisher: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Undergraduate Earth Sciences
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"Principles of the Gravitational Method"
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"Methods in Geochemistry and Geophysics" series; Provides an introduction to the theory of gravity which is used as the basis for developing applications in exploration and geodesy. This book offers a survey of gravity instrumentation, with emphasis on the theory of underlying these instruments. With illustrations. Hardback, 258 pages. Size: 240 x 165 mm. Weight: 608g.
Author: Kaufman, Alexander A. Hansen, Richard O.
ISBN: 0444529934
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2007 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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"Deserts and Desert Environments"
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"Environmental Systems & Global Change" series; Taking a global perspective, this book provides an overview of drylands, including their physical, biological, temporal, and human components. It examines the physical systems occurring in desert environments, including climate, hydrology, lakes, weathering, hillslopes, geomorphic surfaces, water as a geomorphic agent, and aeolian processes. Paperback, 360 pages. Size: 248 x 191 mm. Weight: 655g.
Author: Laity, Julie Orme, Amalie Jo
ISBN: 157718033X
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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"Physical Processes in Earth and Environmental Sciences"
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Offers an introduction to the basic physical processes that dominate the workings of the Earth, its atmosphere and hydrosphere. This work also introduces the physical processes involved in the Earth's systems without assuming an advanced physics or mathematical background. With 270. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 275 x 219 mm. Weight: 187g.
Author: Leeder, M.R. Perez-Arlucea, Dr Marta (University of Vigo Spain)
ISBN: 1405101733
Publisher: Blackwell Science Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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"Precambrian Geology of Finland"
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"Developments in Precambrian Geology" series; Focuses on the Precambrian in the central part of the Fennoscandian Shield. This book combines the results from geological and geophysical research into a detailed petrologic, lithologic, and structural synthesis and interpretation of the Archean and Proterozoic of Finland. With many illustrations (chiefly col.), maps, tab.. Hardback, 750 pages. Size: 240 x 165 mm. Weight: 2170g.
Author: Lehtinen, Martti Nurmi, Pekka A. Ramo, O. Tapani
ISBN: 044451421X
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2006 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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"Earth"Portrait of a Planet
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3 i.s.ed. Paperback, Size: 275 x 228 mm. Weight: 1993g.
Author: Marshak, Stephen
ISBN: 0393111377
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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"A Climate Modelling Primer"
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As a consequence of increased awareness of the social and political dimensions of climate, many non-specialists discover a need for information about the various climate models. This book explains the basis and mechanisms of all types of physically based climate models and assists the reader in understanding the applicabilities of these models. With illustrations. 3 rev ed. Paperback, 296 pages. Size: 231 x 165 mm. Weight: 454g.
Author: McGuffie, Kendal Henderson-Sellers, Ann
ISBN: 047085751X
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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"Soil Erosion and Conservation Instructor's Manual"
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Gives a comprehensive treatment of the processes of soil erosion, the methods that can be used for their control, and the issues involved in designing and implementing soil conservation programmes. This book also outlines the social, economic, political and institutional constraints on implementing soil protection measures. With 150 illustrations. 3 rev ed. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 246 x 175 mm. Weight: 123g.
Author: Morgan, R.P.C.
ISBN: 1405117818
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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"Reclamation of Contaminated Land"
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"Modules in Environmental Science" series; Land contamination is of global concern with many of the world's industries potentially harming the environment and human health. This work takes into account the different groups involved in contaminated land management and offers a flexible learning approach based on practical experience and research. With illustrations, 1 map. Paperback, 250 pages. Size: 230 x 157 mm. Weight: 378g.
Author: Nathanail, C.Paul Bardos, R. Paul
ISBN: 0471985619
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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"Radioactive Aerosols"
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"Radioactivity in the Environment" series; Describes the formation of aerosols, their aerodynamic size distribution, atmospheric residence time, and their sampling and measurement, the range of radioactive aerosols found and studied thus far, including man-made nuclides and radon decay products and their interaction with man, including deposition in the lung and subsequent health effects. With illustrations. Hardback, 186 pages. Size: 240 x 165 mm. Weight: 502g.
Author: Papastefanou, Constantin
ISBN: 0080440754
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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"The End of the Oil Age"
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Paperback, 266 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 398g.
Author: Pfeiffer, Dale Allen
ISBN: 1411606299
Publisher: Lulu Dotcom
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: Teenage / Young Adult Earth Sciences
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"Earth Science"
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"Cliffs Quick Review" series; A tutorial for mastering Earth Science. It covers the Earth's structure; Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes; oceans and features of the ocean floor; Earth's layers; plate tectonics, hot spots and pole; landscape formation reversal patterns; rocks and minerals; rock and fossil dating; and climate, atmosphere, storms, and forecasting. With illustrations, maps. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 210 x 134 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Ryan, S.
ISBN: 0471789372
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Earth Sciences
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