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Essentials of Soil Science - Soil formation, functions, use and classification (World Reference Base, WRB)

This book is a concise, yet comprehensive modern introduction to soil science and describes the development of soils, their characteristi...

A Brief History of Earth - Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters

Harvard's acclaimed geologist ?charts Earth's history in accessible style? (AP) ?A sublime chronicle of our planet." ?Booklist, STARRED r...

Terrestrial Impact Structures - The TanDEM-X Atlas

Die Einschläge von Asteroiden, verbunden mit der Entstehung von Einschlagkratern, sind ein fundamentaler Prozess im Sonnensystem; mit zie...

Wildland Fire Smoke in the United States - A Scientific Assessment

This open access book synthesizes current information on wildland fire smoke in the United States, providing a scientific foundation for ...

Economic Geology - Principles and Practice

This title is also available as a softcover edition. Since the 1st edition of this book was published, both science and practice of econo...

Petrology of Metamorphic Rocks From the Kabul Block, Afghanistan - Metamorphic Rocks Petrology

Metamorphic rocks make up the largest volume of the Earth. This book mainly focuses on the petrology of metamorphic rocks of Kabul block,...

Mires and peatlands in Europe - Status, distribution and conservation

The European continent features an impressive variety of mires and peatlands. Polygon, palsa, and aapa mires, concentric and eccentric bo...

Landscapes and Landforms of Portugal

The book brings together contributions from over 35 Portuguese geomorphologists, presenting a thorough overview of the main highlights of...

Climate of History in a Planetary Age

"For the past decade, no thinker has had a greater influence on debates about the meaning of climate change in the humanities than the hi...

Agent-based Modeling and Simulation in Archaeology

Archaeology has been historically reluctant to embrace the subject of agent-based simulation, since it was seen as being used to "re-enac...

Reflections Underwater - A Multidisciplinary Exploration of Coral Reef Wonders

Coral reefs are one of the world's great natural wonders, but they are also under serious threat from the effects of climate change and d...

Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate

The atmosphere is critical to climate change. It can amplify shifts in the climate system, and also mitigate them. This primer offers a s...

The Roadside Geology of Namibia

Namibia has over the years attracted scientists from all over the world to study its geology, uniquely exposed in the desert environment....

Field Measurement Methods in Soil Science

Soils are progressively recognized as the critical environmental compartment they are. More and more practitioners and scientists address...

MESSEL - An Ancient Greenhouse Ecosystem

Messel - An Ancient Greenhouse Ecosystem is an exquisitely illustrated book by 28 internationally renowned specialists who present a syno...

Thermospheric Density and Wind Determination from Satellite Dynamics

The Earth's atmosphere is often portrayed as a thin and finite blanket covering our planet, separate from the emptiness of outer space. I...

Earth - Portrait of a Planet

The gold standard text for helping students visualise and understand geologic processes makes hands-on and real-world exploration easier ...

A First Course in General Relativity

Clarity, readability, and rigor combine in the third edition of this widely used textbook to provide the first step into general relativi...

Statistics Behind the Headlines

Constructed from series of headlines and articles connected to scientific or government report. Exploration of statistical concepts in re...

Introduction to Physical Hydrology

As hydrology is now approached from environmental and social perspectives--in addition to the more traditional physical geography and civ...

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

Umfassendes Lehrwerk über sämtliche Aspekte der Sedimentologie und der grundlegenden Stratigraphie Das Buch Sedimentology and Stratigraph...

Fundamentals of Geophysics

A thoroughly reworked third edition featuring new data acquisition technologies, research developments and computational exercises in Pyt...

Earth's Climate - Past and Future

At a time when the evidence is stronger than ever that human activity is the primary cause for global climate change, Ruddiman's breakthr...

Mathematische Geodäsie/Mathematical Geodesy in 2 Bänden - Handbuch der Geodäsie, herausgegeben von Willi Freeden und Reiner Rummel, 2 Bde

Das Handbuch der Geodäsie ist ein hochwertiges, wissenschaftlich fundiertes Werk über die Geodäsie unserer Zeit und bietet anhand von in ...

Uranous Mineralogy of Hypergene Reduction Region - Using electron microscopy data

This book offers a comprehensive view of the valuable uranium ores and analytical electron microscopy methods, including electron microdi...

Economic Geology - Principles and Practice

This title is also available as hardcover edition. Since the 1st edition of this book was published, both science and practice of economi...

Understanding Geology Through Maps

Understanding Geology through Maps guides young professional geologists and students alike in understanding and interpreting the world¿s ...

Wetland Carbon and Environmental Management

Explores how the management of wetlands can influence carbon storage and fluxes. Wetlands are vital natural assets, including their abili...

Global Crisis - War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century

Parker's demonstration of the link between climate change and worldwide catastrophe 350 years ago is a major historical achievement, and ...

High Above the Alps - A Bird's Eye View of Geology

High above the Alps: A Bird's Eye View of Geology. A Visual Homage to the Awe Inspiring Geology of an Incredible Mountain Range. The Alps...

Fossil frogs of the genus Palaeobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura)

Palaeobatrachidae are an extinct family of frogs whose earliest members are recorded from the Middle Eocene (Geiseltal, Messel, Germany),...

Environmental Impacts from the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reserves

A comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of unconventional oil and gas reserves, authored by an international consortium of ...

The Next Supercontinent - Solving the Puzzle of a Future Pangea

"You have heard of Pangea, the single landmass that broke apart some 175 million years ago to give us our current continents. What about ...

Field Guide to the Geology of Northeastern Oman

The geology of Oman is spectacular - for the touristic layman and the geologist alike. Exceptionally well exposed rocks offer a fascinati...

Structural Geology

This market-leading textbook has been fully updated in response to extensive user feedback. It includes a new chapter on joints and veins...

Framboids

In Framboids, David Rickard analyzes and discusses the importance of these natural, small subspherical aggregates of pyrite.

Volcán Chaitén - Silicic Volcanism in the Southern Patagonian Andes

In the era of modern volcanology, dating back to the eruption of St. Pierre on the Isle of Martinique in 1902, there have been only two d...

Understanding Climate Change: Chemical Principles and Mitigation Strategies

The book would offer a historical basis from acid rain, ozone depletion, to the current increase in CO2. By offering this perspective, th...

GPS - Software Library

This reference and handbook describes the functional software library of the Global Positioning System (GPS/Galileo). It is the original ...

Understanding Landslides through Case Histories

Full account on slope instability and the mechanisms leading to slope movements and landslides. Consists of a theoretical part and over 3...

Measurement Techniques of Space Geodesy

Understanding and Preventing Soil Erosion

It's been suggested that around 12 million hectares of agricultural land are affected by soil erosion each year. If the degradation of th...

Atlas of Minerals and Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks in Thin-Section

"A stunning color atlas of the main rock-forming minerals and igneous and metamorphic rocks, showcasing minerals in various settings and ...

Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Borehole Geophysics

Plate Tectonics

This advanced undergraduate textbook provides a thoroughly modern overview of plate tectonics and is the perfect resource for a capstone ...

Understanding and Utilising Soil Microbiomes for a More Sustainable Agriculture

Microbiomes are communities of microorganisms living in soil and other habitats. In recent years, a new wave of research into understandi...

Sedimentary Evolution of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in Cenozoic and Its Response to the Uplift of the Plateau

Based on highly detailed field investigations and test data from research on 98 different remnant basins, tectonic settings and lithostra...

Earth System Geophysics

"Earth System geophysics is not just geophysics with the atmosphere and oceans included, neither is it just geophysics with topics common...

Paleogeography and Gas Exploration of Marine Multiple Formations in Central Sichuan Basin

This book studies the marine multiple formations of petroleum geology in Central Sichuan Basin. It provides thorough, systematic, and emp...

Flood Risk Management - Assessment and Strategy

This book examines the nature of flood in different landscapes and the various factors that contribute to flooding in different areas. It...

Magmatism and Crustal Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau

This book presents a comprehensive coverage of the magmatic and crustal evolution of the Tibetan Plateau through time, based mainly on th...

Geomorphic Risk Reduction Using Geospatial Methods and Tools

This book explores the use of advanced geospatial techniques in geomorphic hazards modelling and risk reduction. It also compares the acc...

Geology and the Pioneers of Earth Science

Momentous changes, particularly in the 1960's, transformed 'geology' into 'earth science'. These developments and the scientists behind t...

Bacterial Biogeochemistry - The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling

Bacterial Biogeochemistry: The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling, Fourth Edition discusses the influence of bacterial activity on the chem...

Managing Soil Drought

Managing Soil Drought addresses basic processes and provides specific case studies throughout covering protection, restoration, and susta...

The Rumbling Earth - The Story of Indian Earthquakes

They tell us from their vast experience how to negotiate the impacts of earthquakes and related hazards by following science-based strate...

Mining Development Report of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Sco) Member Countries (2023)

This is the first research report on mining development in the SCO member countries conducted by a Chinese research institute. It focuses...