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. Emphasis on the unifying themes of physical geology Expands the earth systems science viewpoint of previous editions Introduces readers to remote sensing, global positioning systems, and other tools Exciting, first-hand accounts from the field relate geology to everyday life experiences Includes a GeoDiscoveries CD with an interactive globe, animations, videos, and more
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With authoritative and detailed coverage, this text addresses all key areas of physical geology, as well as events that have shaped our world. This fifth edition has been updated to address developments in geoscientific research, theory and knowledge.
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* Meet Planet Earth! * Global Tectonics: Our Dynamic Planet * Atoms, Elements, Minerals * Igneous Rocks: Products of Earth?s Internal Fire * Magmas and Volcanoes * Weathering and Soils * Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks: Archives of Earth History * Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks: New Rocks from Old * How Rock Bends, Buckles, and Breaks * Earthquakes and Earth's Interior * Geologic Time and the Rock Record * The Changing Face of the Land * Mass Wasting * Streams and Drainage Systems * Groundwater * Glaciers and Glaciation * Atmosphere, Winds, and Deserts * The Oceans and Their Margins * Climate and our Changing Planet * The Earth Through Time * Resources of Minerals and Energy
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780471451570
Publisert
2003-05-20
Utgave
5. utgave
Utgiver
John Wiley and Sons Ltd; John Wiley and Sons (WIE)
Vekt
1326 gr
Høyde
278 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
648

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