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As people come to realize the importance of the environmental impact of human activities, the study of the coastal zone has become increasingly important. In addition, new environmental legislation at regional, national, and international levels will doubtless highlight the importance of a fuller understanding of the coastal areas. Together, these factors have led to substantial new requirements for the acquisition and monitoring of relevant environmental information and for a fuller understanding of the processes at work-work for which the use of remote sensing techniques is essential.

To meet the requirements of this emerging discipline, Physical Processes in the Coastal Zone: Computer Modelling and Remote Sensing integrates basic physical processes with extensive information from remote sensing systems such as those on aircraft and spacecraft. It covers the physical processes that occur in the coastal zone, an area in which 60% of the world's population live. Written by international experts, the text provides a comprehensive, graduate-level introduction and overview that is suitable both for those entering the field and for those already working within it. ... Read more

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The Australide orogen, the southern hemisphere Neoproterozoic to Mesozoic terrane accretionary orogen that forms the palaeo-Pacific margin of Gondwana, is one of the largest and longest-lived orogens on Earth.

This book brings together a series of reviews and multidisciplinary research papers that comprehensively cover the Australides from the Tasman orogen of eastern Australia to the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic orogens of South America, taking in New Zealand and Antarctica along the way. It deals with the evolution of the southern Gondwana margin, as it grew during a series of terrane accretion episodes from the late Proterozoic through to final fragmentation in mid-Cretaceous times. Global perspectives are given by comparison with the Palaeozoic northern Gondwana margin and documentation of world-wide terrane accretion episodes in the Late Triassic, Early Jurassic and mid-Cretaceous. The Tasmanides of eastern Australia, and the terrane histories of New Zealand and southern South America are given comprehensive up-to-date reviews.

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Vertical Coupling And Decoupling in the Lithosphere - ISBN 1862391599
Intra-oceanic Subduction Systems - ISBN 1862391475
The Proto-Andean Margin of Gondwana - ISBN 1862390215 ... Read more

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A synthesis of scientific information on the geology, biology and physical oceanography of the Texas-Louisiana Outer Continental Shelf. Written for decision makers and laymen it provides a conceptual model for exploration and production of hydrocarbons in reefs associated with salt domes. ... Read more

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Muds and mudstones are the prime control on fluid flow in sedimentary basins and near surface environments. As the world's most common sediment type, they act as aquitards in sedimentary basins, restricting water flow and influencing the development of overpressure. In petroleum systems they act as source rocks for nearly all oil and much gas, determine migration directions between source and trap in most settings, and act as seals to many reservoirs. In near surface environments they not only control natural flow but have been commonly used to restrict leakage from waste disposal sites. This volume focuses on the poorly described physical properties of muds and mudstones in both near-surface and deep basinal settings. Amongst its contents are reviews of compaction, permeability, thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of mudstones, experimental studies of transport properties and case studies of the importance of fluid flow in both hydrogeological and petroleum systems. A unique collection of papers concerning the physical and fluid flow properties of muds and mudstones, covering shallow and deep burial environments.

Readership: Petroleum Geoscientists, Waste Disposal Geoscientists, Engineers. Engineering Geologists, Hydrogeologists and Geotechnical Engineers. Principle Authors F. J. Pearson, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland. D. N. Dewhurst, Imperial College, UK. K. Midttome, NTNU, Tronheim. D. N. Petley, University of Portsmouth, UK. K. Bjorlykke, University of Oslo, Norway. M. B. Clennell, University of Leeds, UK. M. B. Peters, University of Wales Aberystwyth, UK. J. F. Harrington, British Geological Survey, UK. G. M. Ingram, Shell Development, Australia. T. Skar, Vrije Universiteit.J. Dorsch, University of St. Louis, USA. K. Walraevens, University of Gent.

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Understanding the Micro to Macro Behaviour of Rock - Fluid Systems (No. 249) - ISBN 1862391866
Dating & Duration of Fluid Flow Events (Geological Society Special Publication) - ISBN 1862390193

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Founded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences.

The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work.

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Landscapes are all around us, but most of us know very little about how they have developed, what goes on in them, and how they react to changing climates, tectonics, and human activities. Examining what landscape is, and how we use a range of ideas and techniques to study it, Andrew Goudie and Heather Viles demonstrate how scientists have built on classic methods--pioneered by the great researchers of the nineteenth century--to shed new light on our planet. Using examples from around the world, including New Zealand, the Tibetan Plateau, and the deserts of the Middle East, they examine some of the key controls on landscape today such as tectonics and climate, as well as humans and the living world. They also discuss some major "landscape detectives" from the past, including Charles Darwin, who did some important, but often overlooked, research on landscape.Concluding with the cultural importance of landscape, and exploring how this has led to the conservation of much "earth heritage," they delve into the future and look at how we can predict the response of landscapes to the projected climate change. ... Read more

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An Introductory View of Landscapes
There are very few things in the world that can inspire instantaneous awe and admiration as much as a beautiful and dramatic landscape. Be it the Grand Canyon, Himalayas, the Amazon rainforest or any other similarly spectacular natural formation, landscapes provoke in us an inimitable sense of astonishment. Wondering how these incredible, and some less so, natural features came about has been a subject of human pondering for millennia, and only over the past couple of centuries have adequate answers started to emerge.

This short book deals with the scientific explanation of the major geographical features. It talks in some detail about the major forces that have shaped various landscapes: plate tectonics, various forms of erosion, biological factors, and in recent centuries human impact. There is also a mention of how climate change has in the past affected geomorphology, and what we can expect if there are significant climate changes in the near future. A particularly interesting was the chapter on the "invisible" landscapes: deep ocean floors and other planets in the solar system. The extreme difference of the physical properties of these environments (pressure, temperature, gravity) as compared to those on the Earth's dry surface makes for some incredibly alien landscape formations.

Overall this is a very well written and accessible introduction to landscapes and geomorphology.
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Written for undergraduate students studying coastal geomorphology, this is the complete guide to the processes at work on our coastlines and the features we see in coastal systems across the world. Accessible to students from a range of disciplines, the quantitative approach of this book helps to build a solid understanding of wave and current processes that shape coastlines. The resulting processes of erosion, transport and deposition and the features they create are clearly explained, with over 400 illustrations and photographs. From sandy beaches to coral reefs, the major coastal features are related to contemporary processes and to sea-level changes over the past 25,000 years. Key equations describing or predicting measurements from instruments used to map these processes are all presented in this wide-ranging overview. Davidson-Arnott completes this teaching package with online material that brings the subject to life, including videos of coastal processes and virtual field trips. ... Read more

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This volume of 23 papers, comprising many aspects of modern and ancient deltaic sedimentary systems, is intended as an overview of this subject for the use of students, teachers and researchers alike. ... Read more

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Hillslopes occupy most the landscape. Studies of process mechanisms and rates have become sufficiently numerous to allow a systematic study of slopes. Only by making a synthesis of quantitative process studies and relating them to the development of slope forms can the shape of the landscape be understood and the separate effects of lithology and climate assessed. In the introductory part of this book, the choice of appropriate system and scale is discussed, and models for uplift and erosion evaluated. Attention is thus focused on the dynamic equilibrium of the slope profile and its erosional development over time. Part I then examines the forces encouraging hillslope movement and the resistances opposing movement. Part 2 considers processes of rock instability, soil instability, wash, solution and soil creep. Each is discussed in terms of its mechanism and rate of operation, and the slope provides it produces. Part 3 outlines how this systematic approach may be applied to areas of different climate and the extent to which there is an assemblage of processes characteristic of each area. In part 4, the process evidence and models are combined into theoretical sequences of slope profile development, and the effect of contour curvature in modifying these profiles on spurts and in hollows is examined. ... Read more

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Provides a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge about physical processes in alluvial channels, with an emphasis on the recent work on flow-bed-sediment transport interactions. Intended primarily for undergraduate students interested in fluvial studies as part of physical geography, earth sciences, environmental sciences and ecology courses. The textbook is fully illustrated throughout with line drawings and photographs. ... Read more

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Summarizes the palaeohydrological changes that have taken place during the last 15,000 years in various countries around the world. Written by leading experts in the field, it is divided into three main sections. The first section introduces the temperate zone and IGCP Project 158. Section two consists of 14 chapters describing the research conclusions from many different study areas with themes developed for each to aid in the understanding of temperate palaeohydrology. The final section provides perspectives of temperate palaeohydrology in various areas and then offers conclusions comparing and contrasting the events from one area to another in the temperate zone; explores global patterns; and points the way to continued research in the future. ... Read more

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Papers cover the entire spectrum of eolian investigations, ranging from the microscopic level to regional synthesis as well as ancient eolian deposits and their interpretation. ... Read more