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The Essential Earth
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Artikel-Nr:
9781429255240
Veröffentl:
2011
Erscheinungsdatum:
23.12.2011
Seiten:
576
Autor:
Thomas Jordan
Gewicht:
1157 g
Format:
272x231x23 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Prof. Dr. Tom Jordan ist Geophysiker und Inhaber der W.-M.-Keck-Professur für Geowissenschaften an der University of Southern California sowie Direktor des Southern California Eartquake Centers. Seine wissenschaftlichen Interessen gelten der Zusammensetzung, Dynamik und Evolution der festen Erde. Er ist Mitglied der American Academy of Arts an Sciences und der U.S. National Academy of Sciences, der American Philosophical Society sowie Träger mehrerer Wissenschaftspreise.Prof. Dr. John Grotzinger ist Geologe und Inhaber der Fletcher-Jones-Professur für Geologie am California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Seine wissenschaftlichen Interessen gelten der Evolution der frühen Erde, der Ozeane, der Atmosphäre und der Biosphäre. Er ist Mitglied der American Academy of Arts an Sciences und der U.S. National Academy of Sciences sowie Träger mehrerer Wissenschaftspreise.
This textbook is a whole new way to open students' eyes to the physical world around them, to learn how scientists explore it, and what we need to do to both protect ourselves from it (hazards) as well as protect it from us (global change). In just 14 chapters, it offers a well-focused introduction to the basics of geology that emphasise the process of science and how humans interact with our home, Spaceship Earth.
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The Essential Earth, 2nd edition opens students' eyes to the physical world around them and teaches them how scientists explore it. The book presents a well-focused introduction to the basics of geology that emphasizes the process of science and how humans interact with Earth.
A focused introduction to basic geology, written specifically for geology instructors who want a scientifically sound text that a non-scientific audience will embrace
CHAPTER 1 Why We Study Earth.- CHAPTER 2 How We Study Earth.- CHAPTER 3 Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory of Geology.- CHAPTER 4 Earth Materials: Minerals and Rocks.- CHAPTER 5 Igneous Processes and Volcanism.- CHAPTER 6 Sedimentation: Rocks Formed by Surface Processes.- CHAPTER 7 Deformation and Metamorphism.- CHAPTER 8 Timing the Geologic Record.- CHAPTER 9 History of Earth.- CHAPTER 10 The Climate System and Glaciation.- CHAPTER 11 The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater.- CHAPTER 12 Shaping Earth's Surface: Streams, Coastlines, and Wind.- CHAPTER 13 Earthquakes and Earth Structure.- CHAPTER 14 Human Impact on Earth's Environment.