Dynamic Earth

An Introduction to Physical Geology

Brian J. Skinner, Stephen C. Porter, Jeffrey Park

600 pages, parution le 05/06/2003 (5^eme édition)

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Résumé

With authoritative and detailed coverage, Skinner and Porter address all key areas of physical geology, as well as recent events that have shaped our world. The new edition is updated to address the latest in geoscientific research, theory, and knowledge. Emphasis on the unifying themes of physical geology

Expands the earth systems science viewpoint of previous editions

Introduces readers to remote sensing, global positioning systems, and other tools

Exciting, first-hand accounts from the field relate geology to everyday life experiences

Includes a GeoDiscoveries CD with an interactive globe, animations, videos, and more

Meet Planet Earth 2
Global Tectonics: Our Dynamic Planet
Atoms, Elements, Minerals, Rocks: Earth's Building Materials
Igneous Rocks: Products of Earth's Internal Fire
Magmas and Volcanoes Weathering and Soils
Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks: Archives of Earth History
Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks: New Rocks from Old
How Rock Bends, Buckles, and Breaks
Earthquakes and Earth's Interior
Geologic Time and the Rock Record "
The Changing Face of the Land
Mass Wasting
Streams and Drainage Systems
Groundwater "
Glaciers and Glaciation
Atmosphere, Winds and Deserts
The Oceans and Their Margins
Climate and Our Changing Planet
Earth Through Geologic Time
Resources of Minerals and Energy

A: Units and Their Conversions
B: Tables of the Chemical Elements and Naturally Occurring Isotopes
C: Table of the Properties of Common
Minerals
Glossary

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Brian J. Skinner, Stephen C. Porter, Jeffrey Park
Parution	05/06/2003
Édition	5^eme édition
Nb. de pages	600
Format	21,5 x 27,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1360g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780471451570
ISBN13	978-0-471-45157-0