Author: Calvin H. StevensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Pre-Jurassic rocks in western North American suspect terranes
Author: Calvin H. StevensThe Motion of Allochthonous Terranes Across the North Pacific Basin
Author: Michel G. DebichePublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813722071
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Paleozoic and Triassic Paleogeography and Tectonics of Western Nevada and Northern California
Author: Michael J. SoreghanPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 9780813723471
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: The Prebatholithic Stratigraphy of Peninsular California
Author: R. Gordon GastilPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813722799
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
The Mojave-Sonora Megashear Hypothesis
Author: Thomas Howard AndersonPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813723930
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Geological Studies in the Klamath Mountains Province, California and Oregon
Author: Arthur W. SnokePublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813724104
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Accompanying CD-ROM includes additional images and maps.
Biogeochemistry of Global Change
Author: Ronald S. OremlandPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461528127
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 881
Book Description
Certain trace gases in the atmosphere are able to absorb electromagnetic energy from the reflection of solar radiation from the Earth's surface. These gases have been increasing steadily and there is concern that they will change global climatic conditions by warming the atmosphere--the so-called ``greenhouse effect.'' Many of these gases originate from biological systems. The Biogeochemistry of Global Change discusses the role of radiative trace gases in this process. The disciplines covered in the book include microbiology, geochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, plant physiology, oceanography and limnology, and soil science. This diversity allows for cross-fertilization, achieving a better understanding of the complex mechanisms for biological and chemical formation, the destruction of trace gases, and the manipulation of ecosystems. Some of the topics covered include: biological mechanisms of formation and destruction of various ``greenhouse'' gases (such as methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, dimethylsulfide, and chlorofluorocarbons); the outward and consumptive flux of trace gases from marine and terrestrial systems (including anthropogenic sources); global trace gas modeling studies; the atmospheric physical and chemical reactions of trace gases; and the environmental significance of various trace gases in ancient and current atmospheres. The Biogeochemistry of Global Change provides both reviews and primary source material for active researchers in this field and for microbiologists and atmospheric chemists.
The Terrane Puzzle
Author: Robert B. BlodgettPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813724422
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
"Displaced or tectonostratigraphic terranes comprise a huge portion of real estate in the North American Cordillera. Terranes are discrete, fault-bound blocks of regional extent, with rocks and fossils that differ to a great extent from those of adjacent blocks. The allochthonous nature of most terranes, relative to adjacent craton, is well established. When mapped, they resemble a collage of mixed rock types, tectonic styles, metamorphism, and volcanic origins--each part resembling the pieces of a puzzle. Terrane studies remain integral to understanding the geological evolution of western North America. Since the initiation of the concept summarized in 1979 by the late David L. Jones, the significance of fossils and stratigraphy has been key to solving the puzzle. Chapters of this book written by experts in their field, provide a sense of the diversity of approaches in paleontology and stratigraphy. Contributions span geologic time from the Precambrian (Vendian) to Cretaceous and address over 20 Cordilleran terranes."--Publisher's website.
Publications of the Branch of Engineering Seismology and Geology, Office of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Engineering (January 1980 Through December 1985)
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.). Branch of Engineering Seismology and GeologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description