[PDF] Planetary Surface Processes eBook

Author : H. Jay Melosh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 34,10 MB
Release : 2011-08-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139498304

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Planetary Surface Processes is the first advanced textbook to cover the full range of geologic processes that shape the surfaces of planetary-scale bodies. Using a modern, quantitative approach, this book reconsiders geologic processes outside the traditional terrestrial context. It highlights processes that are contingent upon Earth's unique circumstances and processes that are universal. For example, it shows explicitly that equations predicting the velocity of a river are dependent on gravity: traditional geomorphology textbooks fail to take this into account. This textbook is a one-stop source of information on planetary surface processes, providing readers with the necessary background to interpret new data from NASA, ESA and other space missions. Based on a course taught by the author at the University of Arizona for 25 years, it is aimed at advanced students, and is also an invaluable resource for researchers, professional planetary scientists and space-mission engineers.

Author : H. J. Melosh
Publisher :
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 42,89 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Geomorphology
ISBN : 9781139127196

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A comprehensive explanation of all geologic processes that shape planetary surfaces, for advanced students and researchers.

Author : H. Jay Melosh
Publisher :
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 27,14 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Geomorphology
ISBN : 9781107215665

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A comprehensive explanation of all geologic processes that shape planetary surfaces, for advanced students and researchers.

Author : Philip A. Allen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 43,96 MB
Release : 2009-05-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 1444313568

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Earth Surface Processes is an introductory text for those studying the dynamics of fluid and sediment transport in the environments, in the context of both present-day patterns as well as the environmental changes decipherable in the geological record. The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with the global-scale aspects of the earth's surface system. The second part focuses on the physical underpinnings for fluid and sediment transport in a number of settings, found at the earth's surface and in its oceans. Earth Surface Processes fits into the literature of the broad holistic discipline of 'Earth System Science.' The author illustrates the physical principles of earth's surface processes and explains the relevant theories by quantitative practical exercises. The pioneering textbook on the "new sedimentology" One of the first textbooks to adopt the Earth Systems approach to geology, developed at Penn State and Stanford Should reinvigorate more traditional courses in physical sedimentology and dynamical sedimentology Successfully marries the innovative holistic approach to Earth Systems with the traditional reductionist approach to sedimentary processes Explains both the global-scale Earth Surface System and the fluid dynamics and sedimentary transport processes that underlie this Quantitative approach is reinforced with worked examples and solutions Richly illustrated with original diagrams and a colour plate section

Author : Grant Heiken
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 26,99 MB
Release : 1991-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521334440

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The only work to date to collect data gathered during the American and Soviet missions in an accessible and complete reference of current scientific and technical information about the Moon.

Author : Jon D. Pelletier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 10,16 MB
Release : 2008-08-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521855976

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This textbook describes some of the most effective and straightforward quantitative techniques for modeling Earth surface processes. By emphasizing a core set of equations and solution techniques, the book presents state-of-the-art models currently employed in Earth surface process research, as well as a set of simple but practical research tools. Detailed case studies demonstrate application of the methods to a wide variety of processes including hillslope, fluvial, aeolian, glacial, tectonic, and climatic systems. Exercises at the end of each chapter begin with simple calculations and then progress to more sophisticated problems that require computer programming. All the necessary computer codes are available online at www.cambridge.org/9780521855976. Assuming some knowledge of calculus and basic programming experience, this quantitative textbook is designed for advanced geomorphology courses and as a reference book for professional researchers in Earth and planetary science looking for a quantitative approach to Earth surface processes.

Author : Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 26,80 MB
Release : 2010-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139495062

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This book introduces the reader to all the basic physical building blocks of climate needed to understand the present and past climate of Earth, the climates of Solar System planets, and the climates of extrasolar planets. These building blocks include thermodynamics, infrared radiative transfer, scattering, surface heat transfer and various processes governing the evolution of atmospheric composition. Nearly four hundred problems are supplied to help consolidate the reader's understanding, and to lead the reader towards original research on planetary climate. This textbook is invaluable for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students in atmospheric science, Earth and planetary science, astrobiology, and physics. It also provides a superb reference text for researchers in these subjects, and is very suitable for academic researchers trained in physics or chemistry who wish to rapidly gain enough background to participate in the excitement of the new research opportunities opening in planetary climate.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 29,5 MB
Release : 2010-04-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309140242

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During geologic spans of time, Earth's shifting tectonic plates, atmosphere, freezing water, thawing ice, flowing rivers, and evolving life have shaped Earth's surface features. The resulting hills, mountains, valleys, and plains shelter ecosystems that interact with all life and provide a record of Earth surface processes that extend back through Earth's history. Despite rapidly growing scientific knowledge of Earth surface interactions, and the increasing availability of new monitoring technologies, there is still little understanding of how these processes generate and degrade landscapes. Landscapes on the Edge identifies nine grand challenges in this emerging field of study and proposes four high-priority research initiatives. The book poses questions about how our planet's past can tell us about its future, how landscapes record climate and tectonics, and how Earth surface science can contribute to developing a sustainable living surface for future generations.

Author : S. Ross Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521841860

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This comprehensive reference volume surveys the development of crusts on solid planets and satellites in the solar system.

Author : Ronald Greeley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 12,5 MB
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521867118

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Featuring hundreds of images, this textbook explores the geological evolution of planets and moons for undergraduate students in planetary science.