[PDF] A Dictionary Of Geology And Earth Sciences eBook

Author : Michael Allaby
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1321 pages
File Size : 21,69 MB
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0192575708

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This new edition includes 10,000 entries which cover all areas of geoscience, including planetary science, oceanography, palaeontology, mineralogy and volcanology. In this edition, 675 new entries have been added, and include expanded coverage of planetary geology and earth-observing-satellites. Other new entries terms such as Ianammox, Boomerangian, earth rheological layering, and metamorphic rock classification. The entries are also complemented by more than 130 diagrams and numerous web links that are listed on a regularly updated dedicated companion website. Appendices supplement the A-Z and have been extended to include three new tables on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, Avalanche Classes, and the Volcanic Explosivity Index. The list of satellite missions has also been revised and updated to include recent developments. A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences is an authoritative, and jargon-free resource for students of geology, geography, geosciences, physical science, and those in related disciplines.

Author : Klaus K. E. Neuendorf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 43,38 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Geology
ISBN : 9780922152766

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The fifth edition of the Glossary of Geology contains nearly 40,000 entries, including 3.600 new terms and nearly 13,000 entries with revised definitions from the previous edition. In addition to definitions, many entries include background information and aids to syllabication. The Glossary draws its authority from the expertise of more than 100 geoscientists in many specialties who reviewed definitions and added new terms.

Author : American Geological Institute
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 29,58 MB
Release : 1984-04-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 0385181019

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From Aa toZweikanter, this popular dictionary has now been revised and updated. This edition includes over 1,000 new terms plus: -accurate definitions without technical jargon -many word origins -hyphenation and pronunciation guide -commonly used abbreviations -a geologic time and life chart The definitions in this book are drawn largely from the autoritative 36,000-term Glossary Of Geology, to which nearly 150 specialists from all fields of the geosciences contributed. Both the Glossary and this Dictionary were prepared as a service of the American Geological Institute, a federation of geoscience societies united to provide information to the science community and the public.

Author : McGraw-Hill Education
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 26,19 MB
Release : 2003-01-27
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780071410441

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Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline. All include: * Pronunciation guide for every term * Acronyms, cross-references, and abbreviations * Appendices with conversion tables; listings of scientific, technical, and mathematical notation; tables of relevant data; and more * A convenient, quick-find format

Author : Sybil P. Parker
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 22,18 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Climatology
ISBN :

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Includes more than 8,000 essential terms and definitions in the earth sciences, this complete and handy source for the latest terminology covers the fields of climatology, geochemistry, geodesy, geography, hydrology, oceanography, and palaeontology.

Author : Dorothy Farris Lapidus
Publisher : Collins
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 15,90 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Geology
ISBN : 9780007232260

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This fully comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of geology, encompasses all the major areas of study in over 4500 entries, making current terminology accessible for both students of geology and the general reader.

Author : Michael Allaby
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 44,97 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Earth sciences
ISBN : 9780191874901

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This new edition includes 10,000 entries which cover all areas of geoscience, including planetary science, oceanography, palaeontology, mineralogy and volcanology. In this edition, 675 new entries have been added, and include expanded coverage of planetary geology and earth-observing-satellites.

Author : Stella E. Stiegeler
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 50,61 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 1438109407

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Presents an illustrated dictionary of more than 3,700 frequently used terms in Earth science.

Author : Ailsa Allaby
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 19,69 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780198607601

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This is the most authoritative and wide-ranging dictionary of earth sciences available in a single volume. Compiled with the help of a team of specialist contributors, it has been substantially revised and updated for this new edition. It is essential reference for all students of the subject, especially those on interdisciplinary courses. The 6,000 entries provide broad coverage of climatology, economic geology, geochemistry, oceanography, petrology, and volcanology. There are entries on planetary science, remote sensing, statistics, and sequence stratigraphy, and substantial updating in palaeontology, mineralogy, and geophysics. A useful section of appendices includes wind strengths and time scales.