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Horizons in earth science research. Volume 11 /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- HORIZONS IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH. VOLUME 11; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: High Resolution Insight on the Submarine Mudflows of the Gulf of Mexico; Abstract; Introduction; Regional Setting; Mudflows; Atlantic Hurricane Seasons (2004-2008); Materials and Methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Shale: Its Beneficial and Dangerous Characteristics for Human Beings; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Composition; 2.1. Silicate Minerals; 2.2. Phyllosilicate Structures; 2.3. Effects of the Diagenesis Process.
- 3. Types3.1. Gray Shales; 3.2. Dark Shale; 3.3. Red/Brown Shales; 4. Uses; 4.1. Beneficial Uses; 4.2. The Hidden Danger in Shale; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Publicly Available Open Access Data and Machine Learning Model-Predictions Applied with Open Source GIS for the Entire Antarctic Ocean: A First Meta-Analysis and Synthesis from 53 Charismatic Species; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Raw Data; Open Source GIS; Predictions Using Machine Learning; Results; Raw Data; Model Predictions; Discussion; Acknowledgments.
- Appendix Placed at the Institutional DSPACE Repository of University of Alaska-Fairbanks UAF (https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/handle/11122/1010)References; Chapter 4: Can Ice Sheets Self-Destruct and Cause Rapid Climate Change? A Case Study: Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland; 1Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, ; Bremerhaven, Germany; 2Earth Sciences and Climate Change, University of Maine, ; Fort Pierre, South Dakota, US; Abstract; Introduction; A Holistic Ice-Sheet Model; Application to Jakobshavn Isbrae; Results for Jakobshavn Isbrae; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References.
- Chapter 5: Conservation Planning and Management of Limited Water Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas As Economic ResourcesEnergy Research Institute, University Park; Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK; Abstract; Introduction; Water Resources; The Nile System; Ground Water; Uses of Water in Sudan; Community Water Quality and Sanitation Management; Groundwater and Environment; The Policy Regime in Water Quality Management; Sustainable Development; Goals and Challenges; Pollution from River Nile; The Challenge of Overcoming the Country's Diversity; Water Scarcity Impacts and Potential Conflicts.
- Prospects for Water Resource Planning in Nile BasinCommon Language and Culture; Factors Promoting Data and Information Exchange; Sufficient levels of economic development; Increasing Water Resources Stress; Conclusion; Appendix 1. The Descriptive Formulaes; References; Chapter 6: Laser Raman Spectroscopy Study on the Growth Zoning of Feldspar, Zircon, Apatite and Their Geological Meaning; Abstract; Section One: Feldspar's Laser Raman Spectroscopy and Geological Significance; The Characteristic of Laser Raman Spectroscopy of Alkali Feldspar Series.