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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
European Geologist
Author: Encyclopedia of European and Asian Regional Geology
Author: E.M. MooresPublisher: Taylor & Francis US
ISBN: 9780412740404
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
Organized alphabetically by country, this volume provides an overview of the general geology of Europe and Asia, excluding the Arab countries and Israel. Articles primarily contain information about the stratigraphy, structure, tectonics and natural resour
The Geology of Central Europe
Author: Tom McCannPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862392465
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
Volume 1 focuses on the evolution of Central Europe from the Precambrian to the Permian, a dynamic period which traces the formation of Central Europe from a series of microcontinents that separated from Gondwana through to the creation of Pangaea. Separate summary chapters on the Cadomian, Caledonian and Variscan orogenic events as well as on Palaeozoic magmatism provide an overview of the tectonic and magmatic evolution of the region. These descriptions sometimes extend beyond the borders of Central Europe to take in the Scottish and Irish Caledonides as well as the Palaeozoic successions in the Baltic region.
Geoethics
Author: G. Di CapuaPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 1786205386
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
This is the second volume focused on geoethics published by the Geological Society of London. This is a significant step forward in which authors address the maturation of geoethics. The field of geoethics is now ready to be introduced outside the geoscience community as a logical platform for global ethics that addresses anthropogenic changes. Geoethics has a distinction in the geoscientific community for discussing ethical, social and cultural implications of geoscience knowledge, research, practice, education and communication. This provides a common ground for confronting ideas, experiences and proposals on how geosciences can supply additional service to society in order to improve the way humans interact responsibly with the Earth system. This book provides new messages to geoscientists, social scientists, intellectuals, law- and decision-makers, and laypeople. Motivations and actions for facing global anthropogenic changes and their intense impacts on the planet need to be governed by an ethical framework capable of merging a solid conceptual structure with pragmatic approaches based on geoscientific knowledge. This philosophy defines geoethics.
Engineering Geology for Infrastructure Planning in Europe
Author: Robert HackPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540210757
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
Geologists and civil engineers related to infrastructure planning, design and building describe professional practices and engineering geological methods in different European infrastructure projects.
Elevation Models for Geoscience
Author: Cory FlemingPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862393134
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Elevation data are a critical element in most geoscience applications. From geological mapping to modelling Earth systems and processes geologists need to understand the shape of the Earth's surface. Vast amounts of digital elevation data exist, from large-scale global to smaller scale regional datasets, and many datasets have been merged to improve scale and accuracy. For each application, decisions are made on which elevation data to use driven by cost, resolution and accuracy. This publication shows the current status of available digital elevation data and illustrates the key applications. The types of data assessed include: ASTER stereo satellite imagery, Shuttle Radar Topographic Mapping data, airborne laser and radar such as NEXTMap, and Multibeam Bathymetry. Applications covered include: glacial deposits, landslides, coastal erosion and other geological hazards. Technical issues discussed include: accuracy analysis, derived product creation, software comparisons and copyright considerations. This volume is a comprehensive look at elevation models for geoscience.
The Geology of Central Europe: Mesozoic and Cenozoic
Author: Tom McCannPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862392649
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Volume 2 provides an overview of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic evolution of Central Europe. This period commenced with the destruction of Pangaea and ended with the formation of the Alps and Carpathians and the subsequent Ice Ages. Separate summary chapters on the Permian to Cretaceous tectonics and the Alpine evolution are also included. The final chapter provides an overview of the fossils fuels, ore and industrial minerals in the region.
The Lewisian Geology of Gairloch, NW Scotland
Author: R. Graham ParkPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862391161
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Physical Geology of High-level Magmatic Systems
Author: Christoph BreitkreuzPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862391697
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
European geologists, many from former Soviet bloc countries, present 14 studies they delivered at an October 2002 workshop in Freiberg, Germany on the physical geology of sub-volcanic systems. The subject has not been so thoroughly examined since 1970, they say, and could be of interest to igneous petrologists, volcanologists, structural geologists
Comparing the Geological and Fossil Records
Author: Alistair McGowanPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862393363
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The past decade has witnessed a major revival in attempts to separate biodiversity signals from biases imposed by sampling and the architecture of the rock record. How large a problem this poses to our understanding of biodiversity patterns remains debatable, and new approaches are being developed to investigate this question. Here palaeobiologists with widely differing approaches and interests explore the problems of extracting reliable information on biodiversity change from an imperfect geological record. Topics covered range from the application of information-theoretic approaches that identify directional causal relationships to an in-depth study of how geological biases could influence our understanding of dinosaur evolution.