Understanding the Earth
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Understanding the Earth
Cambridge University Press, 1992
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Understanding the Earth : a new synthesis
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Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Some of the foremost authorities in earth sciences contributed to this volume, first published in 1992, to provide a highly accessible and stimulating account of the rapid evolution of knowledge about the processes that drive and shape the Earth. Well-illustrated and extremely readable accounts cover many aspects of the earth sciences that are often confined to the more esoteric literature - from magma generation in the Earth to the formation of sedimentary basins. From contributions on the Earth's interior and its dynamic evolution to investigations of the natural and human-driven disturbances to the environment, Understanding the Earth reflects the increasingly integrated and multi-disciplinary research that has fed our understanding of the Earth's origin and its internal and surface processes, and provides an indispensable guide to students of modern earth sciences.
目次
- Lists of editors and contributors
- Foreword Ian G. Gass
- Introduction to chapters 1-4
- 1. Exploration of the Solar System Peter W. Francis
- 2. The origin of the Earth Stuart Ross Taylor
- 3. The Earth's interior Don L. Anderson
- 4. Experimental petrology: Earth materials science Peter J. Wyllie
- Introduction to chapters 5-8
- 5. Magma generation in the Earth Stephen J. Sparks
- 6. The interpretation of magmatic evolution Keith G. Cox
- 7. Geological time Chris J. Hawkesworth and Peter van Calsteren
- 8. The continents Keith O'Nions
- Introduction to chapters 9-12
- 9. Seafloor spreading and plate tectonics Tjeerd H. van Andel
- 10. Plate tectonics and continental drift Alan G. Smith
- 11. Plate tectonics and hydrothermal ore deposits Michael J. Russell
- 12. Metamorphism and fluids Alan B. Thompson
- Introduction to chapters 13-15
- 13. Seismic reflection profiling and the structure of the continental lithosphere Simon Klemperer and Carolyn Peddy
- 14. Deformation of the continental crust Philip England
- 15. The formation of sedimentary basins Tony Watts
- Introduction to chapters 16-19
- 16. Classic sediments Roger G. Walker
- 17. Limestones through time Maurice E. Tucker
- 18. Hydrocarbon source works Ralf Littke and Dietrich H. Welte
- 19. Event stratigraphy: a dynamic view of the setimentary record Adolf Seilacher
- Introduction to chapters 20 and 21
- 20. Sequence stratigraphy: an introduction Chris Wilson
- 21. Intraplate stress and sedimentary basin evolution Sierd Cloetingh
- Introduction to chapters 22 and 23
- 22. The early evolution of life Simon Conway Morris
- 23. Fossils and evolutionary theory Peter W. Skelton
- Introduction to chapters 24 and 25
- 24. Palaeoclimatology Eric J. Barron
- 25. Volcanic hazards Michael R. Rampino
- Glossary
- Figure acknowledgements
- Index.
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