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Books in Earth and planetary sciences

Elsevier's Earth and Planetary Sciences collection brings together pioneering research on the complexities of our planet and beyond. Covering topics from Earth's structural dynamics and ecosystems to planetary exploration, these titles support advancements in geoscience, environmental science, and space studies, offering essential insights for researchers, professionals, and students.

  • Precambrian of the Southern Hemisphere

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • January 1, 1981
    • D.R. Hunter
    • English
  • Precambrian Plate Tectonics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4
    • January 1, 1981
    • A. Kröner
    • English
  • The Baltic Sea

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30
    • January 1, 1981
    • A. Voipio
    • English
  • Abnormal Formation Pressures

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • January 1, 1981
    • W.H. Fertl
    • English
  • Stormwater Hydrology and Drainage

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14
    • January 1, 1981
    • D.J. Stephenson
    • English
  • Dumping and Mining

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • January 1, 1981
    • English
  • An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume 25
    • November 28, 1980
    • Robert G. Fleagle + 1 more
    • English
    This book is addressed to those who wish to understand the relationship between atmospheric phenomena and the nature of matter as expressed in the principles of physics. The interesting atmospheric phenomena are more than applications of gravitation, of thermodynamics, of hydrodynamics, or of electrodynamics; and mastery of the results of controlled experiment and of the related theory alone does not imply an understanding of atmospheric phenomena. This distinction arises because the extent and the complexity of the atmosphere permit effects and interactions that are entirely negligible in the laboratory or are deliberately excluded from it. the objective of laboratory physics is, by isolating the relevant variables, to reveal the fundamental properties of matter; whereas the objective of atmospheric physics, or of any observational science, is to understand those phenomena that are characteristic of the whole system. For these reasons the exposition of atmospheric physics requires substantial extensions of classical physics. It also requires that understanding be based on a coherent "way of seeing" the ensemble of atmospheric phenomena. Only then is understanding likely to stimulate still more general insights.
  • Weather Modification by Cloud Seeding

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24
    • July 2, 1980
    • Dennis
    • English
  • Advances in Geophysics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21
    • January 23, 1980
    • English
  • Marine Turbulence

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28
    • January 1, 1980
    • J.C.J. Nihoul
    • English