The garnet group includes a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. In this book, the authors presen...

The field of geochemistry involves study of the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, chemical processes and reactions that govern t...

A traveller's guide to sites of geologic interest in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Maps, GPS waypoints, and travel directions make it eas...

A guide to 48 sites of geologic interest in Newfoundland -- one of North America’s most popular areas for rock enthusiasts. Maps, GPS waypoints, an...

A guide to 48 sites of geologic interest in Newfoundland -- one of North America’s most popular areas for rock enthusiasts. Maps, GPS waypoints, an...

Geomorphology is the scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them. Geomorphology is practised within geology, engineering geolog...

Geospatial information is data referenced to a place (a set of geographic co-ordinates) which can often be gathered, manipulated, and displayed in ...

We live in the Quaternary Ice Age, the last million years when large ice sheets covered much of North America and Eurasia, with successive glaciati...

Gold, a chemical element with the symbol Au, is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, in jewellery, in sculpture, and fo...

In this book, the authors gather and present topical research in the study of the occurrence, mineralogy and origin of granite. Topics discussed in...

Groundwater (GW) is one of the most valuable natural resources and for that reason, the GW protection and management is vital for human evolution, ...

This book discusses arsenic contamination in groundwater, which has emerged as a major health hazard in India. The authors review a generalised sce...

Decades, or even centuries, of changing and competing land uses have left many of the world's streams degraded, in poor health, and out of balance ...

Developing the evolutionary history and classification in the planktic foraminifera of the Late Cretaceous age also led to the proliferation of tax...

Mining of Hardrock minerals on federal lands is governed primarily by the General Mining Law of 1872. The law grants free access to individuals and...

Often described as the most intact native ecosystem in the country, Te Hauturu-o-Toi/Little Barrier Island holds a special place in the minds of al...

Concentrations (clarkes) of chemical elements in different components of the environment are indicative of the redistribution of the elements betwe...

This book presents the basic physics needed to model the past, present and future of large continental ice sheets. Minimal mathematical ability is ...

The Holocene (11.5 ka BP onwards), directly linked to the evolution of modern society, encompasses the increase and impacts of the human species wo...

Chapter one reports the results of a radiometric survey performed at the main installations of DPM-Department of Petrology and Metallogeny of IGCE-...

Horizons in Earth Science Research. Volume 17 opens with a discussion about the attainment of a new multichannel seismic profile in the Volturno Ba...

Horizons in Earth Science Research. Volume 18 opens with a chapter discussing the influence of canyons at the nearshore of river mouths on water dy...

In the opening chapter Volume 19 uses obtained kinetic data to estimate the growth rate of the basic copper carbonates with the participation of co...

Rangelands are confined to the tropic and sub-tropic regions, and cover about 4.5 billion hectares of the world's dry lands or one fifth of the ear...

The dynamics and mechanisms of a monsoon is one of the most spectacular global phenomena of nature. Climate change could influence monsoon dynamics...

This book presents and discusses research in the field of earth science, with a specific focus on the kryosphere and its relationship to the hydros...

This book presents and discusses research in the field of earth science, with a focus on the dynamics of continental deformation with regard to rif...

This book presents and discusses research in the field of earth science, with a focus on the iron bioavailability in the Southern Oceans; the elect...

Peatlands are characterised as habitats where waterlogged and low oxygen conditions result in the accumulation of organic matter. This organic mate...

This book presents and discusses research in the field of earth science, with a focus on the utility of schist in rock art studies; fossil records ...

This book presents and discusses research in the field of earth science, with a focus on glacial erosion and Karst Evolution; the Lake Urmia Dike a...

This book presents and discusses research in the field of earth science, with a focus on the role of hydrology in salt marsh ecology; modelling too...

This book presents and discusses research in the field of earth science, with a focus on the stratigraphic setting of continental shelves of Southe...

This book presents and discusses research in the field of earth science, with a focus on the impact of internal wave breaking on ocean upper layer ...

This book presents and discusses research in the field of earth science, with a focus on the utilisation of biomass for renewable bioenergy develop...

This book explores the most recent developments in Earth Science research. Chapters include research on the Indian Summer Monsoon and its impacts o...

This book explores the most recent developments in earth science research. Chapter One discusses the geologic and ancient history of Dahr Safra, Sy...

This book presents and discusses research in the field of earth science, with a focus on high resolution insight on the submarine mudflows of the g...

Horizons in Earth Science Research. Volume 20 first provides an overview of geodesy throughout the past six decades, providing a short glimpse of e...

Degradation of soil and water resources due to food and fibre production has been a concern for centuries in all societies on this planet. While so...

Ice sheets as vast accumulations of frozen water on land are a direct expression of energy distribution on our planet. They form from the interplay...

The existence of natural ice-caves at depths varying from 50 to 200 feet below the surface of the earth, unconnected with glaciers or snow mountain...

The Ilimaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland, the type locality of agpaitic nepheline syenites and of thirty minerals, among which arfvedsonite...

An Overview of 200 years of Reseach and an outlook.

As a major global player in human caused climate change, China is vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. This book identifies and sum...

India is both a major greenhouse gas emitter and one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to projected climate change. The country is alre...

Mexico, the countries of the Caribbean and Central America are at risk from the impacts of climate change in the next 20 years because they will be...

Climate model projections available for North Africa indicate a clear increase in temperature over the next 20 years that is expected to continue t...