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Physics of Glaciers
Paterson
Paperback - $168.95
Explains the physical principles underlying the behaviour of glaciers and ice sheets and concludes with a chapter on the information about past climate and atmospheric composition obtainable from ice cores. The past 40 years have seen major advances ...
Grand Canyon : Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle
James Lawrence Powell
Paperback - $26.95
The centerpiece of scenic grandeur in the American West is the Grand Canyon, one of the great natural wonders of the world. How it came to be has captured the imagination not only of millions of visitors to the canyon, but for over 135 years, the bes ...
Rheology of the Earth
Giorgio Ranalli
Paperback - $262.95
Beginning with basic principles, this advanced text gives a complete treatment of deformation and flow of earth materials from both the continuum mechanics and the microphysical viewpoints. It covers the role and consequences of rheological processes ...
Physics and Chemistry of the Upper Atmosphere
M. H. Rees
Paperback - $96.95
This textbook focuses on the physics and chemistry of the Earth??'s upper atmosphere, which is bounded at the bottom by a pressure level at which most of the incoming ionizing radiation has been absorbed, and bounded at the top by the level at which ...
Potential Theory in Applied Geophysics
Kalyan Kumar Roy
Hardcover - $351.95
"Potential Theory in Applied Geophysics" introduces the principles of gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic, direct current electrical and electromagnetic fields, with detailed solutions of Laplace and electromagnetic wave equations by the method of ...
Global Dynamics of the Earth : Applications of Normal Mode Relaxation Theory to Solid-Earth Geophysics
Roberto Sabadini
Paperback - $117.95
This volume opens up new perspectives on the physics of the Earth's interior for graduate students and researchers working in the fields of geophysics and geodesy. It looks at our planet in an integrated fashion, linking the physics of its interior t ...
Lectures on Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Rick Salmon
Hardcover - $348.95
Lectures on Geophysical Fluid Dynamics offers an introduction to several topics in geophysical fluid dynamics, including the theory of large-scale ocean circulation, geostrophic turbulence, and Hamiltonian fluid dynamics. Since each chapter is a self ...
Aurora : The Mysterious Northern Lights
Candace Sherk Savage
Paperback - $32.95
An illustrated history and explanation of the myths and science behind the aurora - includes both the traditional beliefs and the development of the contemporary scienctific theory about the northern lights.
Morphotectonics
Adrian E. Scheidegger
Hardcover - $252.95
Morphotectonics, the relation between geomorphology and (neo)tectonics is fundamental to the understanding of landscape evolution. Stressing mainly the quantitative interpretation of field observations, this monograph compares the morphological struc ...
The Little Book of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Rolf Schick
Hardcover - $33.95
In this lay reader's introduction to the most spectacular and devastating of all geological events, Rolf Schick describes how earthquakes and volcanoes are related, and how they are an integral part of Earth's structure. Tracing the latest findings a ...