Author: Paola Vannucchi
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813700280
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 58

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Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309041880
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Approximately 70 percent of the world's population is concentrated in the coastal borderlands, which geologists recognize to be the present continental margins. This new book on these continental margins provides a detailed account of a meeting which brought together specialists in marine and terrestrial geology, geochemistry, and geophysics. The workshop garnered widespread support and enthusiasm for a new direction in margins research focused on interdisciplinary studies of the fundamental processes of continental margin evolution. Scientific problems and solutions were identified for both divergent and convergent margins. Results of the workshop show that many of the fundamental plate interaction processes are common to all margins, whether formed by extension, contraction, or translation. This conclusion suggests a unified approach to margins research. A margins initiative has been proposed to follow up on the workshop results by developing science programs aimed at understanding the processes that control the initiation and evolution of continental margins.

Author: Mauro Soldati
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319261940
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 538

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The book deals with the most striking landscapes and landforms of Italy. Attention is given to landform diversity and landscape evolution through time which has been controlled by very diverse geological conditions and dramatic climate changes that have characterized the Italian peninsula and islands since the end of the last glaciation. In addition, various examples of human impact on the landscape are presented. Landscapes and Landforms of Italy contains more than thirty case studies of a multitude of Italian geographical landmarks. The topics and sites described in this book range from the Alpine glaciers to the Etna and Vesuvius volcanoes, taking into account the most representative fluvial, coastal, gravity-induced, karst and structural landscapes of the country. Chapters on the geomorphological landmarks of the cities of Rome and Venice are also included. The book provides the readers with the opportunity to explore the variety of Italian landscapes and landforms through informative texts illustrated with several color maps and photos. This book will be relevant to scientists, scholars and any readers interested in geology, physical geography, geomorphology, landscape tourism, geoheritage and environmental protection.

Author: Tom Gleeson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111916656X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 557

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Permeability is the primary control on fluid flow in the Earth’s crust and is key to a surprisingly wide range of geological processes, because it controls the advection of heat and solutes and the generation of anomalous pore pressures. The practical importance of permeability – and the potential for large, dynamic changes in permeability – is highlighted by ongoing issues associated with hydraulic fracturing for hydrocarbon production (“fracking”), enhanced geothermal systems, and geologic carbon sequestration. Although there are thousands of research papers on crustal permeability, this is the first book-length treatment. This book bridges the historical dichotomy between the hydrogeologic perspective of permeability as a static material property and the perspective of other Earth scientists who have long recognized permeability as a dynamic parameter that changes in response to tectonism, fluid production, and geochemical reactions.

Author: Jeffrey W. Hedenquist
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781887483018
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling
Publisher:
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Category : Borings
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Category : Mineralogy
Languages : en
Pages : 474

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Author: Joint Oceanographic Institutions Incorporated
Publisher:
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Category : Borings
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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Author: Uwe Ring
Publisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862390324
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 390

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Author: Bal K. Gupta
Publisher:
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Category : Fluid dynamics
Languages : en
Pages : 258

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