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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.

  • Seepage and Groundwater

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13
    • M.A. Mariño + 1 more
    • English

  • Phosphorites on the Sea Floor

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33
    • G.N. Baturin
    • English

  • Symposium on Geochemistry of Groundwater

    26th International Geological Congress, Paris, 1980
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16
    • English

  • Precambrian Banded-Iron-Formations

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5
    • Y.P. Mel'nik
    • English

  • Analytical Profiles of Drug Substances and Excipients

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 10
    • English

  • Advances in Geophysics Supplement 2

    • 1st Edition
    • S. W. Stewart
    • English

  • The Urban Climate

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28
    • Helmut E. Landsberg
    • English
    The Urban Climate aims to summarize analytical studies directed toward physical understanding of the rural-urban differences in the atmospheric boundary layer. Attempts to quantify conditions have met with some success. There is certainly a clear understanding of the physical relations that create the climatic differences of urbanized areas. Although some of the earlier classical studies are cited here, the emphasis is on the work done during the last decade and a half. This volume comprises 11 chapters, beginning with an introductory chapter discussing the literature surrounding the topic, its historical development, and the problem of local climate modification. The second chapter presents an assessment of the urban atmosphere on a synoptic and local scale, and examines the observational procedures involved. The following chapters then go on to discuss urban air composition; urban energy fluxes; the urban heat island; the urban wind field; models of urban temperature and wind fields; moisture, clouds, and hydrometeors; urban hydrology; special aspects of urban climate; and finally, urban planning. This book will be of interest to practitioners in the fields of meteorology, urban planning, and urban climatology.

  • Vitamins and Hormones

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38
    • English

  • Energy at the surface of the earth : an introduction to the energetics of ecosystems

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27
    • Miller
    • English

  • Advances in Geophysics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22
    • English

  • An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26
    • Liou
    • English

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Proceedings of the third European Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, held in Bournemouth, U.K., September 21-23, 1981
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13
    • English

  • Sedimentary dynamics of continental shelves

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32
    • English

  • Archean Greenstone Belts

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3
    • K.C. Condie
    • English

  • Pipeline Design for Water Engineers

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15
    • English

  • Dumping and Mining

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • English

  • Precambrian Plate Tectonics

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

  • The Baltic Sea

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

  • Precambrian of the Southern Hemisphere

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • D.R. Hunter
    • English

  • Abnormal Formation Pressures

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

  • Stormwater Hydrology and Drainage

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

  • 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.

  • Hydrodynamics of Lakes

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Reservoir Capacity and Yield

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 9
    • 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

  • Clays and Clay Minerals of Japan

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

  • Waves in the Ocean

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20
    • English

  • Compaction and Fluid Migration

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

  • Fundamentals of reservoir engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8
    • English

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