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Book Synopsis Orogenesis by : Michael R. W. Johnson
Download or read book Orogenesis written by Michael R. W. Johnson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A valuable introduction to the processes of mountain belt formation and summary of orogenic research, for advanced students and researchers.
Book Synopsis Mountain Environments by : John Gerrard
Download or read book Mountain Environments written by John Gerrard and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using examples chosen from a variety of geographical settings and scales, A. J. Gerrard presents a novel approach to the study of mountain environments. He provides a framework in which mountains as special environments can be studied and shows how, no matter what their location or origin all mountain regions share common characteristics and undergo similar shaping processes. Gerrard's integrated approach combines ecological, climatological, hydrological, volcanic, and environmental management concerns in a systematic treatment of mountain geomorphology. He begins by examining the special nature of mountains, including a new classification of mountain types. He discusses mountain ecosystems, stressing the interaction between biota, soil, climate, relief, and geology, examines the high-energy systems of weathering and mass movement, and analyzes the role of rivers and hydrology and the processes of slope evolution. Two chapters are devoted to the particular characteristics of glaciation and vulcanism in mountain formation. The book concludes with a discussion of the special problems that human use of mountain regions create, including engineering, natural hazards, soil erosion, and the concept of integrated development. A. J. Gerrard is Lecturer in Geography at the University of Birmingham, England
Book Synopsis Mountain Building by : R.W. van Bemmelen
Download or read book Mountain Building written by R.W. van Bemmelen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mountain Building Processes by : Kenneth Jinghwa Hsü
Download or read book Mountain Building Processes written by Kenneth Jinghwa Hsü and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Plate Tectonics by : Wolfgang Frisch
Download or read book Plate Tectonics written by Wolfgang Frisch and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-26 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful. This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics. It is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.
Book Synopsis Principles of Terrane Analysis by : D.G. Howell
Download or read book Principles of Terrane Analysis written by D.G. Howell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1994-10-31 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the reader to the principles of terrrane analysis, and describes how accretion tectonics relates to classic plate tectonics theory and what this represents in terms of mountain building and continental growth processes. A forensic-like investigation of continental geology is detailed, integrating many different sub-disciplines of the Earth Sciences. The concepts outlined have a practical bent and help to explain the nature and occurrences of petroleum and metallic mineral deposits.
Download or read book Physical Geology written by Steven Earle and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.
Book Synopsis The Origin of Mountains by : Cliff Ollier
Download or read book The Origin of Mountains written by Cliff Ollier and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Origins of Mountains approaches mountains from facts about mountain landscapes rather than theory. The book illustrates that almost everywhere, mountains arose by vertical uplift of a former plain, and by a mixture of cracking and warping by earth movements, and erosion by rivers and glaciers, the present mountainous landscapes were created. It also gives evidence that this uplift only occured in the last few million years, a time scale which does not fit the plate tectonics theory. Another fascinating part of the evidence, shows that mountain uplift correlates very well with climatic change. Mountain building could have been responsible for the onset of the ice age. It certainly resulted in the creation of new environments. Fossil plants and animals are used in places to work out the time of mountain uplift, which in turn helps to explain biogeographical distributions.
Book Synopsis Principles of Geology by : Sir Charles Lyell
Download or read book Principles of Geology written by Sir Charles Lyell and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Mountain Mystery by : Ron Miksha
Download or read book The Mountain Mystery written by Ron Miksha and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years ago, no one could explain mountains. Arguments about their origin were spirited, to say the least. Progressive scientists were ridiculed for their ideas. Most geologists thought the Earth was shrinking. Contracting like a hot ball of iron, shrinking and exposing ridges that became mountains. Others were quite sure the planet was expanding. Growth widened sea basins and raised mountains. There was yet another idea, the theory that the world's crust was broken into big plates that jostled around, drifting until they collided and jarred mountains into existence. That idea was invariably dismissed as pseudo-science. Or "utter damned rot" as one prominent scientist said. But the doubtful theory of plate tectonics prevailed. Mountains, earthquakes, ancient ice ages, even veins of gold and fields of oil are now seen as the offspring of moving tectonic plates. Just half a century ago, most geologists sternly rejected the idea of drifting continents. But a few intrepid champions of plate tectonics dared to differ. The Mountain Mystery tells their story.
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow by : Philosophical Society of Glasgow
Download or read book Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow written by Philosophical Society of Glasgow and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow by : Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow
Download or read book Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow written by Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Book of Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Holmes' Principles of Physical Geology by : Peter MacLaren Donald Duff
Download or read book Holmes' Principles of Physical Geology written by Peter MacLaren Donald Duff and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1993 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text assumes no prior knowledge of geology and provides an introduction to the science and the place of geology in the world we live in. It covers of all aspects of geology, starting with a broad view of the Earth as a planet, and developing all the major themes of contemporary geology.
Book Synopsis The Quarterly Journal by : Geological Society of London
Download or read book The Quarterly Journal written by Geological Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper by :
Download or read book U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London by : Geological Society of London
Download or read book The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London written by Geological Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 1-108 include Proceedings of the society (separately paged, beginning with v. 30)
