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Analysis of Diffuse Triple Junction Zones in Plate Tectonics and the Pirate Model of Western Caribbean Tectonics
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
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Modern researchers in plate tectonics may be concerned with the analysis of distributed deformation across diffuse plate boundaries and triple junction zones. This book extends classic methods of kinematic analysis first developed in the 1960s to the more general scenarios of diffuse deformation …
Hydrocarbon Potential in Southeastern United States
A Review
Häftad, 2018
660 kr
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With respect to the vital work of maintaining and increasing much needed petroleum reserves within the continental United States, the Southeast is intriguing because it has been under-explored for many years at the expense of far more promising areas such as the Gulf Coast. While critics may …
Art and Science of Seismic Interpretation
Av Christopher L. Liner, T. A. (Mac) McGilvery
Häftad, 2019
769 kr
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This book demystifies that art and science of seismic interpretation for those with and without formal geophysical training. From geologists to managers and investors, The Art and Science of Seismic Interpretation is a guide to what seismic data is, how it is interpreted, and what it can deliver.
Geology of Coal Deposits of South Limburg, The Netherlands
Including Adjacent German and Belgian Areas
Häftad, 2019
551 kr
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This book offers an up-to-date overview of the coal deposits of South Limburg (Netherlands), the Aachen area (Germany), and the Campine area (Belgium). Although the amount of available literature on these coal deposits is quite vast, the majority of the texts date back to the mid-twentieth century, …
Mapping the Risk of Flood, Mass Movement and Local Subsidence
A New Proposal for Major Cities
Häftad, 2019
551 kr
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This book proposes a methodology for the identification of flooding in urban areas, by the denomination of 1) urban hydrographic basin; and 2) polygon of flood risk. This work will enable readers to elaborate a preventive program in Latin America and analogous regions. The authorities could use it …
Picroilmenite in Kimberlites and Titanomagnetites of the Yakutian Diamond-Bearing Province
Magnetic and Mineralogical Analysis: Experiment, Theory, Applied Significance
Av Shamil Ibragimov, Dilyara Kuzina m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
551 kr
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This book examines picroilmenites and their ferromagnetic behavior in the kimberlites from the Yakut diamondiferous province. Picroilmenites are minerals used to identify the location of diamonds. The author shows a solid interpretation of the magnetic-mineralogical analysis of ferromagnetic …
How to Store CO2 Underground: Insights from early-mover CCS Projects
Häftad, 2020
607 kr
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This book introduces the scientific basis and engineering practice for CO2 storage, covering topics such as storage capacity, trapping mechanisms, CO2 phase behaviour and flow dynamics, engineering and geomechanics of geological storage, injection well design, and geophysical and geochemical …
Geomechanical Processes and Their Assessment in the Rock Massifs in Central Kazakhstan
Av Khaini-Kamal Kassymkanova, Gulnara Jangulova m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
551 kr
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This book focuses on the mineral deposits from the mining complex of Kazakhstan, including copper ores from the Nikolayevsky and Shemonaikhinsky open-pit quarries, and from the Kazchrome and Konyrat mines in Balkhash. This study assesses the geomechanical conditions of the rock massive, as well as …
Suriname Revisited: Economic Potential of its Mineral Resources
Häftad, 2020
551 kr
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This book summarizes the exploration history and provides a framework for assessing the economic potential of the country’s minerals by defining minimal deposit parameters for the various commodities present. Suriname was explored extensively for mineral occurrences in the course of the previous …
Foundations for Innovative Application of Airborne Radars
Functionality Enhancement for Measuring the Water Surface Backscattering Signature and Wind
Häftad, 2021
551 kr
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This book discusses methods for measuring the water surface backscattering signature and estimating the near-surface wind vector over water using airborne radars, in addition to their standard application. Airborne FMCW demonstrator system, Doppler navigation system, airborne weather radar, …
Facies Analysis and Interpretation in Southeastern Nigeria's Inland Basins
Av Chidozie Izuchukwu Princeton Dim
Häftad, 2021
551 kr
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This book broadens the reader's knowledge base on lithofacies distribution, facies succession and association, and interpretation of paleo-depositional environments using outcrop-based and measured se¬dimentologic section data integrated with facies and petrographic analyses. Besides, the author …
Heavy Metals in Scleractinian Corals
Häftad, 2021
551 kr
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This book provides an in-depth review of heavy metals in corals, describing the sources of heavy metals in the marine environment and their effect on corals. It is designed to serve as a unique reference for upcoming marine researchers and chemists, advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students …
Magnetic Declination
A History of the Compass
Häftad, 2022
607 kr
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This book aims then to describe in a comprehensible way efforts made over centuries of measuring and understanding the magnetic declination. The book also highlights some important characteristics of the Earth’s magnetic field thanks to the declination measurements. Some applications and societal …
Shale Hydrocarbon Recovery
Basic Concepts and Reserve Estimation
Häftad, 2023
607 kr
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The main focus of this book is to show the challenges specific to shale hydrocarbon recovery and the practices to overcome these challenges. This book starts with an overview to the technological evolution that led to successful production of shale plays, and the implications of the shale being a …
Nano and Micro Diamond Formation in Nature
Ultrafine Carbon Particles on Earth and Space
Av Sergei Simakov, Vittorio Scribano m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
551 kr
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In this book, readers will gain a deep understanding of the distinct characteristics and intricate formation mechanisms behind each type of diamond.A standout feature of this book is its in-depth exploration of nanodiamonds, shedding light on their unique formation processes. The narrative is …
Ancient Geopolymers in South America and Easter Island
Häftad, 2024
621 kr
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This book presents the study on Ancient Geopolymers in South America and Easter Island regions, exploring the artificial nature of the volcanic rocks used in the construction of Easter Island's statues. Contrary to the belief that the statues were carved and transported, Davidovits suggests they …
Prevention and Reclamation of Mining-Induced Land Subsidence
Av Shuning Dong, Hao Wang m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
551 kr
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This book addresses the geohazard of ground subsidence by giving an overview of subsidence processes and their harmful consequences. It discusses newly developed methods of subsidence prediction, and describing techniques to monitor the subsidence and engineering measures in order to control and …
Palynofacies and Petroleum Migration Style of Inland Anambra Basin Nigeria
Unravelling Kerogen Maturation and Structural Traps Kinematics
Häftad, 2025
498 kr
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This book highlights a detailed high-resolution palynofacies origin and depositional environment, source rock potential, hydrocarbon migration pathway and structural hydrocarbon entrapment mechanisms of the outcrop lithostratigraphic units of the inland Anambra basin. It broadens readers’ …
Development of Technology for Processing of MMC Waste
Creating New Building Materials
Av Marzhan Nurpeissova, Meiram Begentayev m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
1425 kr
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Mining provides country with the necessary natural resources, on the basis of which industry creates means of labor and consumer products, and also provides population with work, builds various infrastructure facilities, and also improves standard of population living.Construction is one of main …
Paleoshorelines and Their Relict Littoral Plants
Tracing the Past Baltic Sea Shorelines and Discharge of the Kymi River
Av Hannu Ahokas, Elizabeth L. Chamberlain m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
498 kr
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This book unravels the deep-time story of the Baltic Sea’s ancient shores—landscapes shaped by the retreat of the last Ice Age and still visible today in raised beaches across Fennoscandia. Relict coastal plant species, surviving for millennia in habitats that mirror long-vanished shorelines, …
Geology and Natural Resources of Ghana: A Comprehensive Overview
Häftad, 2027
1508 kr
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This book provides an all-encompassing summary of the geology of Ghana contextualized in relation to the West African Craton. Essential details of all the major belts and basins of the Birimian Supergroup are described. Furthermore, all the relevant aspects of the stratigraphy of the Voltaian …
Palaeobiology of Middle Paleozoic Marine Brachiopods
A Case Study of Extinct Organisms in Classical Paleontology
Häftad, 2013
551 kr
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Fossil species appear to persist morphologically unchanged for long intervals of geologic time, punctuated by short bursts of rapid change as explained by the Ecological Evolutionary Units (EEUs). Here, morphological variation in Paleozoic atrypide morphology at the subfamily level (Atrypinae and …
Systems Description of Flow Through Porous Media
Häftad, 2013
551 kr
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This text forms part of material taught during a course in advanced reservoir simulation at Delft University of Technology over the past 10 years. The contents have also been presented at various short courses for industrial and academic researchers interested in background knowledge needed to …
Our Beautiful Moon and its Mysterious Magnetism
A Long Voyage of Discovery
Av Mike Fuller
Häftad, 2013
660 kr
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This book is a summary of the history of discovering the moon. The author has been involved in the Apollo program, working with its samples and this book covers these efforts. It describes the analysis methods of lunar samples and their interpretation to understand lunar paleomagnetism. The book …
Sequence Stratigraphy of the Lower Miocene Moghra Formation in the Qattara Depression, North Western Desert, Egypt
Häftad, 2013
551 kr
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The Qattara Depression is part of the Northwestern Desert in Egypt and is home to the second lowest point in Africa at -133 meters below sea level. Therefore, before any projects can be carried out in this area, we must first understand the geology of the land. The present study deals with the …
Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation
Coupling Flow and Geomechanics
Av Mark W. McClure, Roland N. Horne
Häftad, 2013
551 kr
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Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation describes the development and testing of a model that couples fluid-flow, deformation, friction weakening, and permeability evolution in large, complex two-dimensional discrete fracture networks. The model can be used to explore the …
Historical Variability of Rainfall in the African East Sahel of Sudan
Implications for Development
Häftad, 2013
551 kr
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The northward migration of the African monsoon rains in summer, associated with the seasonal march of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) across the plains south of the Sahara, is the most critical asset for the livelihoods of indigenous peoples and local economies of the Sahel. It is …
Statistical Analysis of Natural Disasters and Related Losses
Av V.F. Pisarenko, M.V. Rodkin
Häftad, 2013
551 kr
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The study of disaster statistics and disaster occurrence is a complicated interdisciplinary field involving the interplay of new theoretical findings from several scientific fields like mathematics, physics, and computer science. Statistical studies on the mode of occurrence of natural disasters …
Geothermics
Heat Flow in the Lithosphere
Av Vincenzo Pasquale, Massimo Verdoya m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
551 kr
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After a brief review of global tectonics and the structure of the crust and upper mantle, the basic relations of conductive heat transport and the rock thermal properties are introduced as well as the various methods for measuring thermal conductivity and heat generation due to the decay of …
Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) Products
Algorithms, Validation and Analysis
Av Shunlin Liang, Xiaotong Zhang m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
551 kr
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This book describes the algorithms, validation and preliminary analysis of the Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) products, a long-term, high-quality dataset that is now freely available worldwide to government organizations and agencies, scientific research institutions, students and members of …
