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100 1 _aIkelle, L.
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245 1 0 _aIntroduction to earth sciences
_h[electronic resource] :
_ba physics approach /
_cby Luc Thomas Ikelle.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aSingapore :
_bWorld Scientific,
_c[2020]
300 _a1 online resource (xvi, 860 p.)
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538 _aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
505 0 _aA view of earth : the earth's spheres -- Gravity and microgravity. Gravitational forces. Gravitational anomalies and microgravity -- Earthquake and volcanoes. Seismic waves and evidences of earth's interior structure. Earthquakes and volcanoes. Tectonic plate theory. Earthquake cycles -- Earth's climates. Climate and heat radiation. Geothermics. radiation in vaccum. Electromagnetic radiation in matter. Origin of the earth's magnetic field and geomagnetic anomalies. Energy-balance equations and the greenhouse effect. Climate forcings -- Energy resources. Energy production and consumption. Biomass, solar, and wind energy resources : fundamentals and technology. Source rocks and seismology. Exploration, production, and monitoring -- Appendices. Differential calculus applied to scalar and vector fields. Global climate model (GCM). Answers to some of the quizzes and exercises.
520 _a"For more than seven decades, geophysicists have made significant contributions to the description of solid earth and deep space, based on the physical properties; on the exploration and production of the resources deep in the ground; and on an understanding and mitigation of the hazards associated with the earth's dynamics, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, hurricanes, droughts, etc. These types of events are so important that they directly affect where we live on the earth's surface as well as the sources of food, energy resources, and minerals - and such events can affect our very survival. Yet, most universities still do not have a course focusing on an introduction to geophysics - the so-called 100-level geophysics course. All of the twelve chapters from the first edition have been improved and/or expanded. In addition to these improvements, six new chapters have been added in this second edition. The new chapters encompass: gravity, microgravity, heat variations in subsurface, Earth's magnetic field, electricity storage, energy prices, and a more detailed description of our current understanding of Solar system and the applications of this understanding to life on Earth. This new edition can also be used in 100-level physics classes. The basic physics of matter is covered in detail along with some highly important problems and questions posed and addressed by modern physics and in Geophysics, which is actually a branch of physics"--Publisher's website.
650 0 _aEarth sciences.
_921107
650 0 _aGeophysics.
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856 4 0 _uhttps://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11631#t=toc
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