5th Edition. — CRC Press, 2015. — 739 p. — ISBN: 978-1439814208. An Invaluable Reference for Members of the Drilling Industry, from Owner-Operators to Large Contractors, and Anyone Interested In Drilling. Developed by one of the world's leading authorities on drilling technology, the fifth edition of The Drilling Manual draws on industry expertise to provide the latest drilling...
Springer,2016.—1116 p.— ISBN: 3319253476
This book provides an overview of the application of IR spectroscopy in mineralogical investigations, as well as modern trends in the IR spectroscopy of minerals. It includes the most important methodological aspects; characteristic IR bands of different chemical groups and coordination polyhedra; application of IR spectroscopy to the...
1st Ed. — McGraw-Hill, 2015. — 369 p. — ISBN: 0078095166 Authors:Stephen Reynolds,Robert Rohli,Julia Johnson,Peter Waylen,Mark Stephen Reynolds, author of the highly successful Exploring Geology, brings his ground-breaking, visually spectacular approach to Exploring Physical Geography. Intended for an introductory geography course, such as Physical Geography, Reynolds Exploring...
1st Ed. — McGraw-Hill, 2015. — 369 p. — ISBN: 0078095166 Authors:Stephen Reynolds,Robert Rohli,Julia Johnson,Peter Waylen,Mark Stephen Reynolds, author of the highly successful Exploring Geology, brings his ground-breaking, visually spectacular approach to Exploring Physical Geography. Intended for an introductory geography course, such as Physical Geography, Reynolds Exploring...
Editors: Shoji Fukuoka, Hajime Nakagawa, Tetsuya Sumi and Hao Zhang. — CRC Press, 2013. — 232 p. — ISBN: 1138000620.
Sediments, which constitute the surface of the Earth, start their journey to rivers with the energy obtained from rainfalls, floods and other natural processes. Due to transport of sediments, rivers develop with various appearances and functions, and play a...
Springer,2015.—368 p.—ISBN: 3319169939 This book examines the reasons behind the resonant amplification of seismic and ocean waves that have the capacity to destroy cities and ocean-going vessels. Using Charles Darwin's important geophysical research as a starting point, it provides insights into the interaction between earthquakes with volcanoes, seaquake, and tsunami...
Springer,2013. — 248 p. — ISBN: 9400767560
The Red Lake is a natural barrier lake at the foot of the Hasmasu Mare Mountains in the Eastern Carpathian Range in Romania. It was formed when the Bicaz River was blocked by a natural dam resulting from two landslides during an extreme heavy storm in 1837. This book presents an interdisciplinary and comprehensive study on the...
Eliis,France,2015.—Software
Eliis is an international software provider in seismic interpretation. Eliis is a french company founded in June 2007. Its office is located in Montpellier (France). Through its experience in seismic imaging, geoscience and computer skills, Eliis has developed PaleoScan, a new generation of software, which optimizes drastically the seismic...
Av2 by Weigl, 2002.Series: Natural Wonders — 32 p. — ISBN: 1590361628 Discusses Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on earth, located on the island of Hawaii. A massive wonder Where in the world A trip back in time A lesson in plate tectonics Life on Mauna Loa Early explorers The big picture The people of Mauna Loa An eruption of art Natural attractions Key issues: relocation Time...
Koninklijke Nederlandse akademie van Wetenschappen, Amsterdam, 2004. — 340 p. — ISBN: 9069843846. The increase in the number of earthquakes and in the temperature of the hot springs that occurred between 1995 and 1997 on the islands of Saba and St. Eustatius, located in the Northern Lesser Antilles, was more than a mere fluke in subterranean activity: a mild volcano-seismic...
John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014. — 249 p. — (Varieties of English Around the World G48). — ISBN10: 9027249083 Situated at the crossroads of dialectology, sociolinguistics and contact linguistics, this volume provides a first comprehensive description of the morphosyntactic inventory of the variety of English spoken on Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. Based on...
Publisher: Oxford University Press ,1994 — Duration: 86 minute — ISBN10: 0194356035 Open Doors 1 can be used with beginners, or with students who have done some English at primary school. Each level of the course provides enough material for approximately 96 hours' teaching. The Cassettes contain: presentation stories communication exercises pronunciation exercises listening...
Publisher: Oxford University Press ,1994 — Duration:66 minute — ISBN10: 0194356035 Open Doors 1 can be used with beginners, or with students who have done some English at primary school. Each level of the course provides enough material for approximately 96 hours' teaching. The Cassettes contain: presentation stories communication exercises pronunciation exercises listening...
Oxford University Press ,1994 — Duration:54 minute — ISBN10: 0194356035 Open Doors 1 can be used with beginners, or with students who have done some English at primary school. Each level of the course provides enough material for approximately 96 hours' teaching. The Cassettes contain: presentation stories communication exercises pronunciation exercises listening activities...
Pearson Longman ,2014. — New Edition with 2015 Exam Specifications,Level B2 — ISBN: 9781447907152 — 159 p.
A new edition of Gold First, completely in line with Cambridge 2015 exam specifications. Build your students’ confidence in a fun and engaging way, combining carefully graded exam preparation for the Cambridge English: First exam with thorough language and skills...
Oxford,2013. — 463 p. — ISBN: 0199653003 The Himalaya is the greatest mountain range on Earth: the highest, longest, youngest, the most tectonically active, and the most spectacular of all. Unimaginable geological forces created these spectacular peaks. Indeed, the crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history, giving birth to the...
Udemy, 2016. — Video: AVC 1280x720, Audio: AAC 44KHz 2ch — Duration: 1.5 Hours — Instructed by Emily McFadyen This “Beginners" Course is focused on learning Basic English structures, grammar, vocabulary, listenings, readings, pronunciation, translations, dictations, spellings and it is equivalent to: The “Starters" level from the Cambridge University in the UK. The A1 level in...
Cambridge University Press,2010. — 406 p. — ISBN10: 0521887690 Based on his 40+ years of research and teaching, John Wyngaard's textbook is an excellent up-to-date introduction to turbulence in the atmosphere and in engineering flows for advanced students, and a reference work for researchers in the atmospheric sciences. Part I introduces the concepts and equations of...
2nd edition. — Academic Press, 2000. — 327 p. — ISBN: 0122897706. Principles of Precambrian Geology is an update to the 1991 book, Precambrian Geology: The Dynamic Evolution of the Continental Crust, by the same author. The new edition covers the same topics in a more concise and accessible format and is replete with explanatory figures, tables, and illustrations. The book...
2nd edition. — Luxembourg, 2016. — 134 p.— ASIN: B01C87EXDM. If you're looking for a "special souse" to improve your Excel skills, but never found it, then you'll be interested in this book. First, however, I need to know: Does any of these sound familiar? I have a corporate job where I work with data in Microsoft Excel. However, it takes me lots of time to process the data...
Springer, 2011 — ISBN: 364212495X — 637 p. This volume provides state-of-the-art information on all aspects of dykes with emphasis on the origin, evolution and emplacement of dykes. Dykes occur in a wide variety of geological and tectonic settings and their detailed study through space and time is imperative for understanding several geological events. Dykes are believed to be...
Routledge, 1993. — 291 p. — ISBN: 0415066484. Plate tectonic collision, climate oscillation, glacial fluctuation, severe wind and water erosion - all have wrought dramatic change on the landscape of the Western Himalaya, one of the most dynamic and spectacular landscapes on Earth. Study of the region - from the Western Himalaya foothills and lowlands to the Arabian Sea - is of...
Oxford University Press, 1996. — 416 p. — ISBN: 0195094751.
Geochemical reaction modeling plays an increasingly vital role in several areas of geoscience, from environmental geochemistry and petroleum geology to the study of geothermal and hydrothermal fluids. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the use of numerical methods to model reaction processes in the Earth's...
Cambridge University Press, 1994. — 430 p. — ISBN: 0521458994.
This book is the first attempt to collate all the information known to date on the small vertebrates, e.g. mammals, crocodiles, turtles, lizards, frogs, salamanders, etc., and features contributions by experts with international reputations in their fields. There are chapters on the taxonomy and phylogeny of the key...
Editors:Patricia H. Kelley,Michal Kowalewski,Thor A. Hansen — Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York,2003. — ISBN: 1461349478 — 482 p.
Predator-prey interactions are among the most significant of all organism-organism interactions.It will only be by compiling and evaluating data on predator-prey relations as they are recorded in the fossil record that we can hope to tease...
Britannica Educational Publishing, 2010. — 285 p. — ISBN: 1615301038. It was a time of huge "thunder lizards" roaming steamy fern jungles; of "mammal-reptiles" walking the land of Laurasia; of continental movements, mountain building, and massive volcanoes; and a time of the most horrific, earth-shattering extinctions that ever occurred on this planet. It was the middle times...
The AUDIO CD set contains 3 CDs with all the recordings for the Pupil’s Book and Activity Book. The CDs also contain karaoke versions of songs and chants, immediately following the particular song/chant. The CDs also include recordings for the stories in two versions: one involving actors (with authentic voices of Mickey Mouse, Minnie and Goofy) and a special EFL voice-over...
Geological Society of London(Special Publication 332),2008. — Editors: M.I.Spalla , A.M.Marotta,G.Gosso — 117 Pages — ISBN: 8174801650 Iterative comparison of analytical results and natural observations with predictions of numerical models improves interpretation of geological processes. Further refinements derive from wide-angle comparison of results from various scales of...
Springer, 2015 — 533 p. — ISBN: 3642368328 — (Advances in Volcanology). Editors: Dmitri Rouwet, Bruce Christenson, Franco Tassi, Jean Vandemeulebrouck This book aims to give an overview on the present state of volcanic lake research, covering topics such as volcano monitoring, the chemistry, dynamics and degassing of acidic crater lakes, mass-energy-chemical-isotopic balance...
Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 1988 — 698 p. — ISBN: 0716718227. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution is the first detailed, authoritative review of the fossil record of vertebrates to be published in 20 years. Distinguished paleontologist Robert L.Carroll provides complete, current data on all fossil groups, which he examines in the context of evolutionary processes and...
Authors: Angela L. Coe,Tom W. Argles, David A. Rothery, Robert A. Spicer — Blackwell Publishing, 2010. — 336 p. — ISBN: 1444330616. The understanding of Earth processes and environments over geological time is highly dependent upon both the experience that can only be gained through doing fieldwork, and the collection of reliable data and appropriate samples in the field. This...
Editors:Bruno C. Vendeville, Yossi Mart, Jean Louis Vigneresse — Geological Society of London,2000.—Special Publications, 174.—216 pages—ISBN: 1862390665 The ten articles in this book describe the mode of emplacement of various types of intrusions (salt diapirs, mud volcanoes and magmatic bodies) by means of theoretical reasoning, analogue and analytical modelling,...
Authors: Ioana Luca,Chih-Yu Kuo,Yih-Chin Tai — Sringer,2016. —282 pages — ISBN10: 3319026267 Laying a mathematical foundation for the readers to formulate thin flows over non-trivial topography. Stimulating practical examples and event back-calculations to demonstrate the applications of the models. Highly beneficial to engineers and public servants who are involved in hazard...
CRC Press,Second Edition,2015. — 369 pages — ISBN: 1856176908 This classic reference has established the value of petrography as a powerful method for the investigation of concrete as a material. It provides an authoritative and well-illustrated review of concrete composition and textures, including the causes of defects, deterioration, and failure that can be identified using...
CRC Press,Second Edition,2015. — 401 pages — ISBN: 1856176908 This classic reference has established the value of petrography as a powerful method for the investigation of concrete as a material. It provides an authoritative and well-illustrated review of concrete composition and textures, including the causes of defects, deterioration, and failure that can be identified using...
Springer, 2014. — 246 p. — ISBN: 3319079077. Archaean terrains contain a wealth of structural, stratigraphic, textural, mineralogical, geochemical and isotopic features allowing insights into the nature of the early Earth. This book is based on studies during 1964-2007 of Archaean terrains in Australia and to a lesser extent in South Africa and India, as well as on visits to...
Memoir 17,The Geological Society,London,1997. — 514 p. — ISBN: 1897799934 This work attempts to present the geology of Svalbard in some detail, arranged systematically as a definitive study and so reflecting the present conjuncture of research. It may thus meet the needs of specialists with information on related fields or of any geoscientist wanting an indication of what is...
The Geological Society of London, Memoir 36, 2011. — 752 p. — ISBN: 1862393346. In recent years, interest in Neoproterozoic glaciations has grown as their pivotal role in Earth system evolution has become increasingly clear. One of the main goals of the IGCP Project number 512 was to produce a synthesis of newly available information on Neoproterozoic successions worldwide...
Elsevier, 1993. — 528 p. — ISBN: 978-0-444-89380-2. This volume draws together and generalises new geological, geochronological, petrological and geophysical material for the two fundamental continental geostructures within the USSR - ancient cratons and Phanerozoic fold belts. It provides a complete Precambrian history for each tectonic province or "geoblock", with emphasis on...
Geological Society Of London(Special Publication No. 359),2011. — Editors: A Fagereng , V Toy , J V Rowland — 341 pages — ISBN10: 1862393370 Professor Richard (Rick) Sibson revolutionized structural geology by illustrating that fault rocks contain an integrated record of earthquakes. Fault-rock textures develop in response to geological and physical variables such as...
Oxford University Press, 2002. — 256 p. — ISBN: 0195218396. On May 8, 1902, on the Caribbean island of Martinique, the volcano Mount Pelée loosed the most terrifying and lethal eruption of the twentieth century. In minutes, it killed 27,000 people and leveled the city of Saint-Pierre. In La Catastrophe, Alwyn Scarth provides a gripping day-by-day and hour-by-hour account of...
Geological Institute of Hungary, 2007. — 220 p. — ISBN: 963671259X. The book's main aim is to introduce basic field volcanology research from a theoretical point of view right through very practical elements. The basic philosophy of the book is that, especially in ancient terrains, the volcanologist's basic data is found through fieldwork, and they are looking for volcanic...
London: William Collins, 2015. — 384 p. — ISBN: 0007503695, 0007503709. Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 130 A definitive natural history of the Yorkshire Dales, covering the range of wildlife habitats, rich cultural heritage and ecological history of one of our best-loved National Parks. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a special place: its outstanding scenery and the...
SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), Special Publication No. 67, 2000. — 363 p. — ISBN10: 1565760727. Precambrian carbonates are usually regarded at the simple cousins of the sedimentary realm, composed of stromatolites and dolostones, texturally not challenging and commonly altered beyond recognition by the vagaries of time, diagenesis and metamorphism. However, these...
Oxford University Press, USA,1995. — 192 pages — ISBN10: 0195090942 The story of the destruction of Sodom, Gomorrah, and Jericho--three cities situated along a major fault line extending 1,100 kilometers from the Red Sea to Turkey--is the oldest such description in human history. In this book, noted geologists K.O. Emery and David Neev have revisited that story to shed light on...
3rd Edition. — University of California Press, 2010. — 246 p. — ISBN: 0520268776. This impressive scientific resource presents up-to-date information on ten thousand years of volcanic activity on Earth. In the decade and a half since the previous edition was published new studies have refined assessments of the ages of many volcanoes, and several thousand new eruptions have...
3rd Edition. — University of California Press, 2010. — 318 p. — ISBN: 0520268776. This impressive scientific resource presents up-to-date information on ten thousand years of volcanic activity on Earth. In the decade and a half since the previous edition was published new studies have refined assessments of the ages of many volcanoes, and several thousand new eruptions have...
Springer,2015. — 372 pages — ISBN: 331925233X
Autors:Trong-Hoa Tran ,Gleb V. Polyakov, Tuan-Anh Tran, Alexander S. Borisenko, Andrey E. Izokh, Pavel A. Balykin, Thi-Phuong Ngo, Thi-Dung Pham
This book by Vietnamese and Russian authors is the first of its kind and combines the extensive knowledge on the petrology and metallogeny of the late Paleozoic - early Mesozoic and Cenozoic...
Springer, 2012. — 162 p. — ISBN: 3642229956 Economic Geology focuses not only on the nature and origin of ore deposits but also explores the economic issues that surround the exploitation of mineral resources. Topics of particular focus are the rate of exploitation of natural resources, the question of when or if these resources will be exhausted, the pollution and social...
CRC Press,2014. — 536 pages — ISBN: 1482221187 Morphodynamics is defined as the unique interaction among environment, functional morphology, developmental constraints, phylogeny, and time-all of which shape the evolution of life. These fabricational patterns and similarities owe their regularity not to a detailed genetic program, but to extrinsic factors, which may be...