| Titre : |
Dynamic earth : an introduction to physical geology. |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Brian J. Skinner, Auteur ; Stephen C. Porter, Auteur ; Jeffrey (Jeffrey John) Park, Auteur |
| Mention d'édition : |
5 ed |
| Editeur : |
New York : John Wiley & Sons |
| Année de publication : |
2004 |
| Importance : |
XXII-584 p. |
| Présentation : |
ill. |
| Format : |
28 cm |
| Accompagnement : |
CD Rom |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-471-15228-6 |
| Note générale : |
Bibliogr. .- Index. |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Geophysique
Géologie |
| Index. décimale : |
550.3 Géophysique |
| 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.
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| Note de contenu : |
The summary :
1. Meet planet earth!
2. Global tectonics: our dynamic planet
3. Atoms, elements, minerals
4. Igneous rocks: products of earth?s internal fire
5. Magmas and volcanoes
6. Weathering and soils
7. Sediments and sedimentary rocks: archives of earth history
8. Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks: new rocks from old
9. How rock bends, buckles, and breaks
10. Earthquakes and earth's interior
11. Geologic time and the rock record
12. The changing face of the land
13. Mass wasting
14. Streams and drainage systems
15. Groundwater
16. Glaciers and glaciation
17. Atmosphere, winds, and deserts
18. The oceans and their margins
19. Climate and our changing planet
20. The earth through time
21. Resources of minerals and energy
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Dynamic earth : an introduction to physical geology. [texte imprimé] / Brian J. Skinner, Auteur ; Stephen C. Porter, Auteur ; Jeffrey (Jeffrey John) Park, Auteur . - 5 ed . - New York : John Wiley & Sons, 2004 . - XXII-584 p. : ill. ; 28 cm + CD Rom. ISBN : 978-0-471-15228-6 Bibliogr. .- Index. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Mots-clés : |
Geophysique
Géologie |
| Index. décimale : |
550.3 Géophysique |
| 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.
|
| Note de contenu : |
The summary :
1. Meet planet earth!
2. Global tectonics: our dynamic planet
3. Atoms, elements, minerals
4. Igneous rocks: products of earth?s internal fire
5. Magmas and volcanoes
6. Weathering and soils
7. Sediments and sedimentary rocks: archives of earth history
8. Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks: new rocks from old
9. How rock bends, buckles, and breaks
10. Earthquakes and earth's interior
11. Geologic time and the rock record
12. The changing face of the land
13. Mass wasting
14. Streams and drainage systems
15. Groundwater
16. Glaciers and glaciation
17. Atmosphere, winds, and deserts
18. The oceans and their margins
19. Climate and our changing planet
20. The earth through time
21. Resources of minerals and energy
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