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Introducing Geophysics

An introduction to the science of geophysics which deals with physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Peter, Styles
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic Press, 2021.
Collection:Introducing Earth and Environmental Sciences Ser.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Sourced illustrations
  • 1 Introduction and scene setting
  • 2 Heat flow and the driving forces
  • 3 Seismology and seismic exploration
  • 4 The Earth's magnetic field and its implications
  • 5 Electrical properties of the Earth
  • 6 Gravity: the figure and structure of the Earth
  • 7 Geophysics goes to work!
  • Glossary
  • Further reading