Practical Handbook of Earth Science

ISBN-13: 9781138054448 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 402 str.

Jane H. Hodgkinson; Frank D. Stacey

Opis

This self-contained handbook provides a carefully researched, compact source of key earth science information and data, logically sorted by subject matter, and then cross-referenced. Appealing to both experts and non-experts alike, the book presents earth science and environmental science as closely intertwined. It includes tables of the global distributions of fossil fuels, contrasted by tables of the distribution of non-fossil energy sources. Concise explanations cover the subject matters of geology, geophysics, oceans, atmosphere with attention to environmental implications and resources.

Spis treści

Preface. Authors. Section I: Notation And Units. Physical Units and Constants. Some Shorthand Conventions. Section II: The Building Blocks: Elements To Planets. Elements, Isotopes and Radioactivity. The Solar System.  Section III: Global Geophysics. Whole Earth Properties. Section IV: Major Subdivisions Of The Earth: Structures And Properties. The Core. The Mantle. The Crust. The Oceans. Inland Salt Lakes. Fresh Water and Ice. The Atmosphere. Section V: Geological Activity: The Restless Earth. Tectonics. Earthquakes. Volcanism. Tsunamis. Weathering, Erosion, Crustal Recycling and Regeneration. Geological Time and the Fossil Record. Section VI: Rocks And Minerals. Mineral Types and Characteristics. Rock Types and Occurrences. Physical properties of Minerals and Rocks. Section VII: Resources. Elements as resources. Rocks and Minerals as Resources. Fossil fuels. Energy Sources Alternative to Fossil Fuels. Land Degradation, Waste Disposal and Recycling.References. Index.