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Understanding of rivers and their sediments, both as modern systems and as ancient counterparts in the geological record, has progressed steadily but markedly over the past several decades, with contributions by practitioners in diverse fields of geosciences and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-16
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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This volume on continental margin sedimentation brings together an expert editorial and contributor team to create a state-of-the-art resource. Taking a global perspective, the book spans a range of timescales and content, ranging from how oceans transport particles, to...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-12
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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Widely regarded as the most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field, the fourth edition of Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics includes new and substantially updated chapters to this highly praised text. Extensively updated throughout, this new edition contains...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-12
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Early Earth Systems provides a complete history of the Earth from its beginnings to the end of the Archaean. This journey through the Earth's early history begins with the Earth's origin, then examines the evolution of the mantle, the origin of the continental crust,...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-12
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Environmental Sedimentology provides a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly expanding field which addresses the functioning and dynamics of contemporary sediment systems and how these systems respond to a range of both natural and anthropogenically-induced...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-12
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Climate change and air quality are two of the most pressing issues facing Mankind. This book gives undergraduate and graduate students and professionals working in the science and policy of pollution, climate change and air quality a broad and up-to-date account of our...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-12
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Fundamentals of Physical Volcanology is a comprehensive overview of the processes that control when and how volcanoes erupt. Understanding these processes involves bringing together ideas from a number of disciplines, including branches of geology, such as petrology and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-12
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Now in its second edition, Pollution of Lakes and Rivers provides essential insights into present-day water quality problems from an international perspective. Explains simply and effectively how lake sediments can be used to reconstruct pollution history Includes...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-12
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Introduction to Geomicrobiology is a timely and comprehensive overview of how microbial life has affected Earth's environment through time. It shows how the ubiquity of microorganisms, their high chemical reactivity, and their metabolic diversity make them a significant...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-12
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This accessible new textbook provides a thorough introduction to all aspects of groundwater systems and their management. Using straightforward language and analogies to everyday experiences, it explains the origins, nature, and behavior of subsurface water without...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-12
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The Almería Province of SE Spain, a semi-arid, tectonically active region, is the focus of a wide range of scientific teaching and research in the earth sciences by universities and associated bodies from around the world. This field guide provides an up-to-date and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-05
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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This volume presents a unique compendium of papers assessing the effects of volcanism on lakes, as recorded by the volcaniclastic sediments deposited within them. The unifying theme is that the effects of volcanism on lacustrine sedimentation are diverse and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-05
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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This volume arises from the conference Sediment Transport and Deposition by Particulate Gravity Currents held in the UK in 1998. The field of particulate gravity currents ranges from turbidity currents in the oceans, lakes and reservoirs to pyroclastic density currents...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-05
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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The aim of this publication is the understanding of large floods and their impact on the Earth's surface.The major objectives are: 1) to take a second look at what constitutes a megaflood that the principle of uniformitarianism is at some loss to explain and 2) to try...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-05
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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The motivation for this volume came from the idea that the Precambrian is the key, both to the present, and to the understanding of the Earth as a whole.The Precambrian constitutes about 85% of Earth's history, and of that, about 3.75 billion years of Precambrian time,...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-05
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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Clay minerals are one of the most important groups of minerals that destroy permeability in sandstones. However, they also react with drilling and completion fluids and induce fines migration during hydrocarbon production. They are a very complex family of minerals that...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-05
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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IAS Special Publication 35, Fluvial Sedimentology VII, comprises of a series of peer-reviewed papers that were initially presented at the 7th International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology, held in Lincoln, Nebraska on August 6-10, 2001. The 29 papers in this volume...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-05
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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This important book brings together eighteen cutting-edge research papers first presented at the Second International Conference on Braided Rivers. It includes the latest research on the dynamics, deposits and ecology of these rivers. Essential reading for...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-05
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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For several decades Peter Friend has been one of the leading figures in sedimentary geology and throughout that time he has helped scores of other people by supervising doctoral students, collaborating with colleagues, especially in developing countries, and selflessly...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-05
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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Associating ice masses with the transport and deposition of sediments has long formed a central theme in glaciology and glacial geomorphology. The reason for this focus is clear, in that ice masses are responsible for much of the physical landscape which characterizes...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-03-05
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International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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