Patrick Shannon; David Naylor Provides a comprehensive review of the petroleum geology of Ireland and its very extensive continental shelf. The authors chart the fifty-year history of petroleum exploration in Ireland and, in discussing... | J.A. Bourne; C. R. Twidale Tim O'Driscoll became well-known nationally and internationally for his experimental work on rock deformation, his plotting of lineaments, associated fracture patterns and ring structures, and for his application of both... |
John E. Moore In recent years, the focus in hydrogeologic investigations has expanded to include aquifer sustainability as part of resource evaluations. While there are other books... | |
Schrijver, Carolus J.; Siscoe, George... The second in this series of three heliophysics texts, integrating the many aspects of space storms and their energetic radiation. | Colin Pooley Provides an analysis of British rivers, exploring the physical formation of rivers; the characteristics of environments; analysis of the social, economic, and cultural uses and associations of rivers; and examination... |
Gunter Faure; Teresa M. Mensing A textbook on isotope geochemistry covering both radiogenic and stable isotopes. | D. Genske Dieter A guide to the complex problems of investigation and remediation of degraded land. This book addresses the fundamental science and engineering of land degradation and rehabilitation from a multi-disciplinary perspective... |
Zulma Gasparini; Rodolfo A. Coria;... Patagonia has been one of the most attractive places for explorers and paleontologists. This work gathers together our knowledge about the evolution of the region and its reptiles. It demonstrates... | Wil de Jong; Denyse J. Snelder; ... Illustrates the diversity of transborder natural resources, the pressures that they experience or the opportunities that exist for multinational regulatory regimes, monitoring and enforcement. This title presents ten case studies... |
Basilio Macias; Fidel Guajardo Weathering involves important processes that alter the original structure, texture and chemical components of a granitic rock. This paper evaluates some chemical indexes as indicators of the weathering state of... | Bellie Sivakumar; Ronny Berndtsson Looks at the advances in data-based approaches for hydrologic modeling and forecasting. In this book, eight major and most popular approaches are selected, with a chapter for each, which includes... |
M. Rebesco; A. Camerlenghi Contourites are sediments deposited or substantially reworked by bottom currents. The study of contourites is crucial for several fields of fundamental and applied research: palaeoclimatology and paleoceanography. This book addresses... | Robert G. Strom This book provides a complete, easy-to-read explanation of past and present global climate change. It examines the causes and possible solutions to the problem, including the politics and reasons why... |
John A. Hudson; Chun'An Tang A reference that provides the essential knowledge and an understanding of the process of rock failure under different conditions. It contains an introductory chapter explaining the role of rock failure... | Timothy H. Dixon; Casey Moore Attempts to answer such concerns as why some interplate subduction earthquakes are modest in rupture length, while others rupture along 1000 km or more. This book addresses why certain subduction... |