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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 Plate Tectonics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4
    • A. Kröner
    • English

  • Abnormal Formation Pressures

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • W.H. Fertl
    • English

  • Waves in the Ocean

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20
    • P.H. LeBlond + 1 more
    • English
    This is a book which will be welcomed not only by researchers and engineers, but also by teachers and students, as it contains the only comprehensive review of the dynamics of ocean waves. Existing books are now either out of date or restricted to specialized aspects of the subject, whereas this book covers all types of ocean waves, ranging from capillary to planetary waves. Because of its completeness of coverage, its use of elementary mathematics and the provision of numerous problems and exercises, the book will be an indispensable text for everyone. It is completed by a very lengthy bibliography which includes many references to the Russian literature.

  • The Baltic Sea

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30
    • A. Voipio
    • English

  • Stormwater Hydrology and Drainage

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14
    • D.J. Stephenson
    • English

  • An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume 25
    • 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
    • Dennis
    • English

  • Advances in Geophysics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21
    • English

  • Marine Turbulence

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28
    • J.C.J. Nihoul
    • English

  • Numerical Modelling of Marine Hydrodynamics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26
    • H.-G. Ramming + 1 more
    • English

  • Continental Red Beds

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29
    • P. Turner
    • English

  • Mixing in Inland and Coastal Waters

    • 1st Edition
    • Hugo B. Fischer + 4 more
    • English
    This book is an outgrowth of research contributions and teaching experiences by all the authors in applying modern fluid mechanics to problems of pollutant transport and mixing in the water environment. It should be suitable for use in first year graduate level courses for engineering and science students, although more material is contained than can reasonably be taught in a one-year course, and most instructors will probably wish to cover only selected potions. The book should also be useful as a reference for practicing hydraulic and environmental engineers, as well as anyone involved in engineering studies for disposal of wastes into the environment. The practicing consulting or design engineer will find a thorough explanation of the fundamental processes, as well as many references to the current technical literature, the student should gain a deep enough understanding of basics to be able to read with understanding the future technical literature evolving in this evolving field.

  • An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology

    • 2nd Edition
    • J.R. Holton
    • Anton L. Hales
    • English
    An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology, Second Edition deals with rapid advances in the science of dynamic meteorology. This book presents dynamic meteorology as a cohesive subject with a central unifying body of theory, namely, the quasi-geostrophic system. Topics range from the basic conservation laws to circulation and vorticity, planetary boundary layer, synoptic scale motions in middle latitudes, atmospheric oscillations, midlatitude synoptic systems, dynamics of the stratosphere, and tropical motions. This volume is comprised of 12 chapters and begins with a discussion on the fundamental fluid dynamics necessary for understanding large-scale atmospheric motions, including expanded treatments of atmospheric thermodynamics and of the planetary boundary layer. The reader is then introduced to the basics of modern dynamical meteorology, including the stratospheric dynamics. The energetics of the lower stratosphere, vertically propagating planetary waves, the quasi-biennial oscillation, and the ozone layer are considered. The final chapter reviews the dynamics of the tropical atmosphere, with emphasis on large-scale motions in the equatorial zone, the origin of equatorial disturbances, and tropical cyclones. A number of additional problems that span a wide range in difficulty are included, and answers to selected problems are provided. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on physical principles rather than mathematical elegance. Some use is made of vector calculus. This book is a valuable resource for meteorologists and those working in the field of atmospheric sciences.

  • Fish Physiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8
    • English

  • Advances in Heat Transfer

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14
    • English

  • Locomotion

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7
    • English

  • Advances in Geophysics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20
    • English

  • Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

    An Introductory Text
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23
    • John Marshall + 1 more
    • English
    For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by making it accessible to students with no prior training in meteorology or oceanography.

  • Diagenesis in sediments and sedimentary rocks

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25A
    • English

  • Formation and Properties of Clay-Polymer Complexes

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 9
    • B.K.G. Theng
    • English

  • Geology and Sedimentology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24A
    • English

  • Hydrodynamics of Lakes

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 11
    • W.H. Graf + 1 more
    • English

  • Deconvolution of Geophysical Time Series in the Exploration for Oil and Natural Gas

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 10
    • M.T. Silvia + 1 more
    • English

  • Marine Forecasting

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25
    • J.C.J. Nihoul
    • English

  • Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

    An Introductory Text
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22
    • John Marshall + 1 more
    • English
    For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by making it accessible to students with no prior training in meteorology or oceanography.

  • Hydrodynamics of Estuaries and Fjords

    Proceedings of the 9th International Lie`ge Colloquium on Ocean Hydrodynamics
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23
    • English

  • Synthesis of Deep-Sea Drilling Results in the Indian Ocean

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21
    • English

  • Marine Gravity

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22
    • P. Dehlinger
    • English

  • Reservoir Capacity and Yield

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 9
    • English

  • Waves in the Ocean

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20
    • English

  • Clays and Clay Minerals of Japan

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26
    • T. Sudo + 1 more
    • English

  • Fundamentals of reservoir engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8
    • English

  • Compaction and Fluid Migration

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 9
    • K. Magara
    • English

  • Advances in Heat Transfer

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13
    • English

  • Atmospheric Science

    An Introductory Survey
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume -
    • John M. Wallace + 1 more
    • English
    This book has been written in response to a need for a text to support several of the introductory courses in atmospheric sciences commonly taught in universities; namely, introductory survey courses at the junior or senior undergraduate level and beginning graduate level, the undergraduate physical meteorology course, and the undergraduate synoptic laboratory. These courses serve to introduce the student to the fundamental physical principles upon which the atmospheric sciences are based and to provide an elementary description and interpretation of the wide range of atmospheric phenomena dealt with in detail in more advanced courses. In planning the book we have assumed that students enrolled in such courses have already had some exposure to calculus and physics at the first-year college level and to chemistry at the high school level.

  • Patterns of evolution, as illustrated by the fossil record

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5
    • English

  • Miocene of the S.E. United States

    A Model for Chemical Sedimentation in a Peri-Marine Environment
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22
    • English

  • Fundamentals of Marine Acoustics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18
    • English

  • Clays and Clay Minerals in Natural and Synthetic Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21
    • English

  • Bottom Turbulence

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19
    • English

  • Marine Manganese Deposits

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15
    • English

  • Advances in Heat Transfer

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12
    • English

  • Advances in Geophysics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19
    • English

  • The Heat Equation

    • 1st Edition
    • D. V. Widder
    • English

  • Turbulent Jets

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5
    • N. Rajaratnam
    • English

  • Tectonics and Metamorphism

    Indexes of Volumes 1-4
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English

  • Marine Optics

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume 14
    • N.G. Jerlov
    • English

  • Stromatolites

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20
    • M.R. Walter
    • English

  • Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

    An Introductory Text
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20
    • John Marshall + 1 more
    • English
    For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by making it accessible to students with no prior training in meteorology or oceanography.

  • Advances in Heat Transfer

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 11
    • English

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