Sedimentology and pedology Books

Have you ever wondered what lies beneath our feet? This book will stop you from wondering. It starts with an overview of the Earth. Next, study the layers and composition of our home planet. Learn about two theories, too, and these are the Theories of...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Continental rises comprise approximately 10% of sedimentary processes by which modern and sub­ the earth's surface and contain 20% of its total sedi­ modern submarine fans and related features are ment volume ( ~ 100 million...

Introduction ������ la Th�����orie de l'�����nergie (1883) est un livre �����crit par Esprit Jouffret. Ce livre est une exploration de la th�����orie de l'�����nergie, qui est une th�����orie fondamentale en physique. L'auteur examine les diff�����rents...

The Morphology Of The Carinae: Upon The Septa Of Rugose Corals (1887) is a scientific book written by Mary E. Holmes. The book focuses on the morphology of the carinae, which are the ridges or keels found on the septa of rugose corals. The author...

The book follows a number of strands; a re-evaluation of ancient historical events in the Middle East in light of modern geoscience and cosmology, a philosophic and spiritual journey and a personal travelogue around the Eastern Mediterranean. It then...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Thaumaturgus Opticus Seu Admiranda, Pars 1 (1663) est liber auctore Niceron, Ioanne Francisco, qui de optica tractat. Liber hunc plenus est descriptionibus et illustrationibus mirabilium opticorum, quae oculis humanis spectari possunt. In hoc libro,...

Neuromeres and Metameres is a scientific book written by Herbert Vincent Neal and published in 1919. The book delves into the anatomy and development of the nervous system in vertebrates, specifically focusing on the concept of neuromeres and metameres...

Dianoia Astronomica, Optica, Physica est liber a Sitio, Francisco scriptus anno MDCCXI. In hoc volumine, auctor tractat de scientiis astronomicis, optica, et physica, quae omnes ad naturae cognitionem pertinent. Primo, de astronomia agit, qua de motu...

""D�����monstration du principe des vitesses virtuelles (1832)"" est un livre �����crit par Pierre Dominique Bazaine. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage scientifique qui explore le principe des vitesses virtuelles en m�����canique. L'auteur y expose les fondements...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Geologie, Mineralogie, Bodenkunde, Note: 1,7, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Geographisches Institut), Veranstaltung: Wasserresourcenmanagement, Sprache:...

The book is based on stochastic theory of sediment motion, particularly the theory of transition intensities. It provides a complete theory and equation system of non-equilibrium transport of non-uniform suspended load. The content proposed theory...

This book focuses on Meso- to Neoproterozoic geology and Petroleum resources in China. It offers the oldest sediments knowledge for petroleum generation, accumulation, alteration and preservation in the world. It provides a valuable contribution to the...

Continuing the tradition of International Dyke Conference, this book is largely based on contributions from the IDC7 but also includes some chapters by invitation. It focuses on mafic dyke swarms and related associations: e.g. links with sills,...

This book presents the study of limnogeomorphology, in which past proxy data such as lacustrine sediments with information on landform development can be linked to modern observed data acquired by instruments, including hydro-geomorphological and...

apparatus is generally not required for the making of My aim in this book is simple. It is to set out in a logical useful sedimentological experiments. Most of the equip­ way what I believe is the minimum that the senior ment...

The first North Sea Oil and Gas Reservoirs Conference was held in Trondheim in 1985 as part of the Norwegian Institute of Technology's 75th anniversary celebrations. Favourable reactions from the delegates prompted the...

Sedimentation and Tectonics in Rift Basins: Red Sea - Gulf of Aden presents new case studies and synthesises the results of recent research on the sedimentological evolution of the Red Sea - Gulf of Aden rift system. This...

The optical studies of fossil organic matter in reflected light have made great progress in recent decades with the development of coal petrology, completed around the end of the 1970s by fluorescence examination. As they are...

Discussions of "systems" and the "systems approach" tend to fall into one of two categories: the panegyrical and the disparaging. Scholars who praise the systems approach do so in the belief that it is a powerful and precise...

Barrier islands represent a complex coastal system that includes a number of different sedimentary depositional environments; nearshore zone, beach, dunes, washover fans, marshes, tidal flats, estuaries, lagoons, and tidal...

Nonrenewable energy resources, comprising fossil fuels and uranium, are not ran­ domly distributed within the Earth's crust. They formed in response to a complex array of geologic controls, notably the genesis of the ...

Soil Tillage.- Draught Requirement During Tillage.- Influence of Soil Tillage on Soil Compaction.- Vibrating Tillage Tools.- Soil Disturbance and Soil Fragmentation During Tillage.- Soil Dynamics Traffic and Traction.- Robotics and Sustainability in Soil...

Soils of the Tropics.- Organic Matter and Micro-Organisms in Tropical Soils.- Impacts of Forest Conversion to Agriculture on Microbial Communities and Microbial Function.- The Structural and Functional Biodiversity of Soil: An Interdisciplinary Vision...

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 an integral part of ...

1 Secondary Metabolites in Soil Ecology .................................................... 1 Petr Karlovsky Part I Detection and Analysis 2 Detection of Antibiotics Produced by Soil and Rhizosphere Microbes In Situ ......... 23 Linda S. Thomashow,...

This book portrays the Himalayan-born River Saraswati, a legendary river that was the lifeline of a progressive and vibrant society for more than three thousand years. Written in simple language and richly illustrated, it highlights the events that...

This book presents an overview of the fluvial processes theory developed in the former USSR at Lomonosov Moscow State University for the last 50 years, following the famous manuscript by Professor Makkaveev in 1955. Even being published solely in the...

The primary goal here is to present a treatise on the significance and value of coarse clastic carbonate sediments (i.e. large coral boulders) on tropical coastlines for understanding both modern and pre-historical (Holocene) high-magnitude marine...

This book offers extensive information on the course of sedimentation in the Proterozoic Vindhyan Basin and the potential record of ancient life stored within the rocks. It covers topics ranging from facies analysis to sequence-building, from carbonates...

This Ph.D. thesis attempts to decipher the closure of the Palaeozoic Palaeo-Asian Ocean along the enigmatic Solonker Suture in East Asia adopting a methodology that integrates geochemical and geochronological data from Palaeozoic sedimentary and volcanic...

This book analyzes the formation and evolution of the giant hydrocarbon reservoirs based on major basins onshore China. It discusses exploration and research advantages of major basins in China, such as Sichuan, Tarim, and Ordos Basins and also...

This book introduces the geological concept of the "windfield-source-basin system," based on integrated modern and ancient sedimentology studies. It identifies wind field as a main sedimentation-controlling factor that combines with provenance and basin...

This volume presents papers on the use of micro-XRF core scanners in palaeoenvironmental research. It contains a broad ranging view of instrument capability and points to future developments that will help contribute to higher precision elemental data...

Tarquin Teale, a sedimentology/stratigraphy postgraduate student at the Royal School of Mines, was killed in a road accident south of Rome on 17 October 1985. Premature death is a form of tragedy which can make havoc of the...

work on structural and stratigraphic relationships is presented from various parts of the mountain belt. In the first paper of the section, R. O. Greiling (Heidelberg) describes the Middle Allochthon of Vasterbotten, northern...

Avalonian and Cadomian Geology of the North Atlantic aims to provide region by region syntheses of those terranes which are believed to have once formed part of the Late Proterozoic Avalonian-Cadomian belt. The belt originally...

all such systems are important, the Proterozoic column This volume concerns the geology of China, and it examinesthat concern by expositionsofthe stratigraphy, possibly is unique in its continuous sedimentary devel­ the...