F.P. Agterberg – författare

This book provides an introduction to recent developments in automated stratigraphic correlation of fossil data, using computer programs for ranking and scaling of stratigraphic events. Mainframes or microcomputers can be used to aid the stratigrapher during data inventory for a region or time period, for construction of a biozonation based on stratigraphic events, (such as the latest appearance datum of a fossil species), and for automated correlation. The book is intended for advanced geology students, research workers and teachers with a background in stratigraphy and an interest in using computer-based techniques for problem-solving.

Geologic History of the Earth’s Climate offers an exhaustive examination of Earth's climate oscillations across the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras. Through advanced mathematical modeling techniques and spectral analysis, it dissects the statistical attributes of meteorological phenomena across geological time boundaries from the Anthropocene to the Quaternary epoch. Central to the book's theory is the Pareto-lognormal distribution, a heavy-tailed frequency distribution that sheds light on the profound impact of greenhouse gas concentrations on an evolving Earth and the impact of these changes on our planet’s dynamics. Geologic History of the Earth’s Climate serves as an indispensable resource for scientists and researcher, providing mathematical approaches to unraveling the intricacies of Earth's climatic past, geological history, dynamics.Links climate change to the linear Phanerozoic time scale, using current stage boundary age estimatesIncludes detailed spectral analysis and multifractal theory, discussing the spectra for autocorrelated observations along time or space seriesPresents an approach that considers the possibility of today's short-term climate change surpassing the expectations of most current models

Developments in Geomathematics, 1: Geomathematics: Mathematical Background and Geo-Science Applications focuses on advanced concepts in petrology, economic geology, sedimentology, and structural geology. The publication first elaborates on the use of mathematical models in geology, review of calculus, and elementary matrices. Discussions focus on spectral components of a matrix, canonical form, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors, linear equations, method of pivotal condensation, determinants, differential calculus, complex numbers, scientific methods in geology, and mathematical techniques in use. The book also ponders on geometry, factor analysis, probability and statistics, and frequency distributions and functions of independent random variables. Topics include probability generating functions, maximum likelihood and other methods of estimation, age determinations for structural provinces in the Canadian shield, discrete and continuous frequency distributions, calculus of probabilities, and binomial distribution. The text examines spatial variability of multivariate systems, calculation of preferred orientations from vectorial data, and multivariate stochastic process-models with applications to the petrology of basalts. The publication is best recommended for advanced geology students, research workers, and teachers with an interest in using mathematical techniques for problem-solving.