Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics – serie
Visar alla böcker i serien Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
16 produkter
Problematic Fossil Taxa
Av Antoni Hoffman, Matthew H. Nitecki
Inbunden, 1987
1718 kr
Lägg i varukorg
No single prescription can tell us how to deal with problematic fossil taxa. The fact that there is very little evidence is demonstrated in the highly divergent interpretations of a number of problematica. The editors of this volume provide the reader with updated ideas on most of the major …
Geochemical Self-Organization
Inbunden, 1994
2395 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This monograph offers an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of geological systems which become spatially organized through the mediation of chemical processes. The treatment is based on a mathematical approach. The intended readership includes researcher and advanced undergraduate and …
Radiation and Cloud Processes in the Atmosphere
Theory, Observation and Modeling
Av K. N. Liou
Inbunden, 1992
2856 kr
Lägg i varukorg
With significant advances in the field of atmospheric radiation and remote sensing in recent years, the need for an up-to-date treatment of radiation and cloud physics has become evident. This monograph addresses these advances, focusing on the physical principles and approximations required to …
Magmatic Sulfide Deposits
Inbunden, 1989
1504 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Magmatic sulphides provide most of the world's supplies of platinum, nickel, chromium, and vanadium, among other rare and valuable ores.The author, a ranking authority on the topic, discusses the types of rocks that contain magmatic sulphides, the chemical processes by which they form, and the …
Equations of State of Solids in Geophysics and Ceramic Science
Inbunden, 1995
1481 kr
Lägg i varukorg
With important applications for ceramic sciences and solid earth geophysics, this book will be welcomed by all those in these fields. It describes in detail equations of state, which are fundamental in studying the physics and chemistry of the Earth. These represent the functional relationship …
The Evolution of Perissodactyls
Av Donald R. Prothero, Robert M. Schoch
Inbunden, 1990
2360 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume contains 24 papers covering virtually every recent development regarding fossil horses, rhinos, tapirs, and their extinct relatives. It includes material not currently available elsewhere, such as information on the oldest known rhino and the oldest known perissodactyl, as well as …
Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction
Av Eric B. Kraus, Joost A. Businger
Inbunden, 1995
4768 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The second edition of this book presents an up-to-date account of the transfer of energy, matter, and momentum between the atmosphere and the ocean. The expository style of the book will be welcomed by students and professionals alike, within the fields of meteorology, oceanography, and physics. …
Chemical Change in Deforming Materials
Av Brian Bayly
Inbunden, 1993
4185 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book explains the unique changes that occur in materials when they are subjected to unequal compressions. Until now, this class of behaviors has been poorly understood. Thermodynamics has provided an excellent means of understanding and predicting material behavior at the macroscopic level; …
Ocean Optics
Av Richard W. Spinrad, Richard W. Spinrad m. fl.
Inbunden, 1994
4460 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume covers the significant advances made in the field of optical oceanography over the last decade. It is the most complete description of the subject to date and is written in a format suitable for both researchers and students in oceanography, geophysics, biology, and biochemistry. An …
Serpentinites
Recorders of Tectonic and Petrological History
Inbunden, 1996
3348 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Serpentinites are curious rocks known for the most part as the source of the major form of asbestos, and as ornamental facing stones in architecture. Recent research has shown that these rocks can be important markers of the architecture of the ocean crust, providing vital clues to the processes …
Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in North America
Inbunden, 1996
1388 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book documents the temporal and geographic distribution of amphibians and reptiles during the Pleistocene of North America. The identification of fossils, the range of adjustments and extinction patterns for these species are treated. The focus of the book is on the unique relationship of the …
Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe
Inbunden, 1998
1360 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Pleistocene epoch or Ice Age, an extended period of advancing and retreating ice sheets, is characterized by striking climatic oscillations and sea level fluctuations. This age saw the rise and spread of humans and a great extinction of large mammals by the end of the epoch; in fact, the world …
Tectonic Boundary Conditions for Climate Reconstructions
Av K. Burke, Thomas J. Crowley m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
2705 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the last ten to fifteen years there has been a movement to break down old disciplinary boundaries in the geosciences in order to develop a more unified view of the earth as an integrated system. Much of this effort has been stimulated by developments in the atmosphere and ocean sciences that …
Early Vertebrates
Av Janvier
Häftad, 2003
5377 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book presents our current knowledge of the early vertebrates, which were mainly fish, but included some land vertebrates, and lived about 470 to 250 million years ago. It centres on anatomical and phylogenetic questions, but includes information about fossil discovery and preparation, as well …
South-East Asian Oil, Gas, Coal and Mineral Deposits
Av S. Hutchison
Häftad, 2003
1881 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This is the first and only book to give a regional analysis of the oil, gas, coal, and mineral deposits of South-East Asia. The hydrocarbon-bearing basins are described in the complicated regional Tertiary tectonics, for which the region is the world's foremost field laboratory. The book is a …
Ore Elements in Arc Lavas
Inbunden, 1994
2370 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Most of the world's great volcanic massive sulphide ore deposits, most of its porphyry copper ores, and many of its richest gold deposits occur in association with basalt-andesite-dactite-rhyolite laval suites that have been erupted from the volcanoes of ancient volcanic island arcs and their …
