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Author : Thomas Oldfield,John De Lano
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781387021031
Author : Darrell Weyman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000046618
This book, first published in 1981, provides an excellent introductory analysis to plate tectonic theory. It covers plate tectonics, continental drift, mountain building, ocean trenches, earthquakes and volcanoes.
Author : Tina Kasbeer
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Continental drift
ISBN : 9780813721422
Author : Homer Eugene LeGrand
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1988-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521311055
A historical account of the triumph of the global theory of plate tectonics and its implications for the "modern revolution in geology" of the 1960s and 1970s after fifty years of controversy and competition.
Author : James H. Shea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822002400414
Author : Roy Livermore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191027697
Plate tectonics is a revolutionary theory on a par with modern genetics. Yet, apart from the frequent use of clichés such as 'tectonic shift' by economists, journalists, and politicians, the science itself is rarely mentioned and poorly understood. This book explains modern plate tectonics in a non-technical manner, showing not only how it accounts for phenomena such as great earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions, but also how it controls conditions at the Earth's surface, including global geography and climate. The book presents the advances that have been made since the establishment of plate tectonics in the 1960s, highlighting, on the 50th anniversary of the theory, the contributions of a small number of scientists who have never been widely recognized for their discoveries. Beginning with the publication of a short article in Nature by Vine and Matthews, the book traces the development of plate tectonics through two generations of the theory. First generation plate tectonics covers the exciting scientific revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, its heroes and its villains. The second generation includes the rapid expansions in sonar, satellite, and seismic technologies during the 1980s and 1990s that provided a truly global view of the plates and their motions, and an appreciation of the role of the plates within the Earth 'system'. The final chapter bring us to the cutting edge of the science, and the latest results from studies using technologies such as seismic tomography and high-pressure mineral physics to probe the deep interior. Ultimately, the book leads to the startling conclusion that, without plate tectonics, the Earth would be as lifeless as Venus.
Author : William Glen
Publisher : Merrill Publishing Company
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822012591848
Author : Jeffrey S. Kargel,Gregory J. Leonard,Michael P. Bishop,Andreas Kääb,Bruce H. Raup
Publisher : Springer
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783540798187
An international team of over 150 experts provide up-to-date satellite imaging and quantitative analysis of the state and dynamics of the glaciers around the world, and they provide an in-depth review of analysis methodologies. Includes an e-published supplement. Global Land Ice Measurements from Space - Satellite Multispectral Imaging of Glaciers (GLIMS book for short) is the leading state-of-the-art technical and interpretive presentation of satellite image data and analysis of the changing state of the world's glaciers. The book is the most definitive, comprehensive product of a global glacier remote sensing consortium, Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS, http://www.glims.org). With 33 chapters and a companion e-supplement, the world's foremost experts in satellite image analysis of glaciers analyze the current state and recent and possible future changes of glaciers across the globe and interpret these findings for policy planners. Climate change is with us for some time to come, and its impacts are being felt by the world's population. The GLIMS Book, to be released about the same time as the IPCC's 5th Assessment report on global climate warming, buttresses and adds rich details and authority to the global change community's understanding of climate change impacts on the cryosphere. This will be a definitive and technically complete reference for experts and students examining the responses of glaciers to climate change. World experts demonstrate that glaciers are changing in response to the ongoing climatic upheaval in addition to other factors that pertain to the circumstances of individual glaciers. The global mosaic of glacier changes is documented by quantitative analyses and are placed into a perspective of causative factors. Starting with a Foreword, Preface, and Introduction, the GLIMS book gives the rationale for and history of glacier monitoring and satellite data analysis. It includes a comprehensive set of six "how-to" methodology chapters, twenty-five chapters detailing regional glacier state and dynamical changes, and an in-depth summary and interpretation chapter placing the observed glacier changes into a global context of the coupled atmosphere-land-ocean system. An accompanying e-supplement will include oversize imagery and other other highly visual renderings of scientific data.
Author : J. D. Macdougall
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520275928
Explores the causes and effects of ice ages, explains how the Pleistocene Ice Age has shaped the earth's landscape and influenced human evolution, and offers authoritative speculation and explanations of future climate changes, their causes, and their impact on both the natural world and human civilization.
Author : Doug Macdougall
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520939806
In this engrossing and accessible book, Doug Macdougall explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from the earliest known glaciation—nearly three billion years ago—to the present. Following the development of scientific ideas about these dramatic events, Macdougall traces the lives of many of the brilliant and intriguing characters who have contributed to the evolving understanding of how ice ages come about. As it explains how the great Pleistocene Ice Age has shaped the earth's landscape and influenced the course of human evolution, Frozen Earth also provides a fascinating look at how science is done, how the excitement of discovery drives scientists to explore and investigate, and how timing and chance play a part in the acceptance of new scientific ideas. Macdougall describes the awesome power of cataclysmic floods that marked the melting of the glaciers of the Pleistocene Ice Age. He probes the chilling evidence for "Snowball Earth," an episode far back in the earth's past that may have seen our planet encased in ice from pole to pole. He discusses the accumulating evidence from deep-sea sediment cores, as well as ice cores from Greenland and the Antarctic, that suggests fast-changing ice age climates may have directly impacted the evolution of our species and the course of human migration and civilization. Frozen Earth also chronicles how the concept of the ice age has gripped the imagination of scientists for almost two centuries. It offers an absorbing consideration of how current studies of Pleistocene climate may help us understand earth's future climate changes, including the question of when the next glacial interval will occur.
Author : Jonathon S. Erickson,Jon Erickson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : 0735102007
Explains the theory of continental drift and shows how this activity has affected the Earth's geological make-up.
Author : Eric H. Christiansen,W. Kenneth Hamblin
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781449659028
New technologies has given us many different ways to examine the Earth. For example, we can penetrate deep into the interior of our planet and effectively X-ray its internal structure. With this technology comes an increased awareness of how our planet is continually changing and a fresh awareness of how fragile it is. Designed for the introductory Physical Geology course found in Geology, Earth Science, Geography, or Physical Science departments, Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology clearly presents Earth's dynamic geologic systems with their many interdependent and interconnected components. It provides comprehensive coverage of the two major energy systems of Earth: the plate tectonic system and the hydrologic cycle. The text fulfills the needs of professors by offering current content and a striking illustration package, while exposing students to the global view of Earth and teaching them to view the world as geologists.
Author : Wolfgang Frisch,Martin Meschede,Ronald C. Blakey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540765042
How are mountains formed? Why are there old and young mountains? Why do the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together? Why is the Pacific surrounded by a ring of volcanoes and earthquake prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful? Frisch and Meschede and Blakey answer all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geo-dynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have lead to the concept of plate tectonics.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Science
ISBN : MSU:31293008113668
Author : Alfred Wegener
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1966-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486617084
In 1915 Alfred Wegener's seminal work describing the continental drift was first published in German. Wegener explained various phenomena of historical geology, geomorphy, paleontology, paleoclimatology, and similar areas in terms of continental drift. This edition includes new data to support his theories, helping to refute the opponents of his controversial views. 64 illustrations.