THE WILD EDGE LIFE AND LORE OF THE GREAT ATLANTIC BEACHES

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THE WILD EDGE LIFE AND LORE OF THE GREAT ATLANTIC BEACHES
Philip Kopper
Manufacturer: Times Books
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ASIN: B000JWBUT4

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The Wild Edge: Life and Lore of the Great Atlantic Beaches
Philip Kopper
Manufacturer: Penguin
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The Wild Edge: Life and Lore of the Great Atlantic Beaches
Philip Kopper
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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ASIN: B000OJCJIS

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First published in 1982, Don Turcotte and Jerry Schubert's Geodynamics became a classic textbook for several generations of students of geophysics and geology. The authors bring this text completely up-to-date in this second edition. Important additions include a chapter on chemical geodynamics, an updated coverage of comparative planetology based on recent planetary missions, and a variety of other new topics. Geodynamics provides the fundamentals necessary for an understanding of the workings of the solid earth, describing the mechanics of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building in the context of the role of mantle convection and plate tectonics. Observations such as the earth's gravity field, surface heat flow, distribution of earthquakes, surface stresses and strains, and distribution of elements are discussed.

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A good and complete introduction to geodynamics.......2007-02-24

Good and complete introduction to geodynamic.
To combine with a continuum mechanic book to be aware of the einstein notation for tensors as this book derive component independantly.

One of the Outstanding Textbooks in Geophysics EVER.......2003-12-02

Turcotte and Schubert updated their 1982 edition to account for new developments in geoscience, and the result is the most comprehensive textbook on geophysics for the upper level undergraduate/graduate student. It is an outstanding reference, and is clear and concise in its treatment of a variety of geophysical phenomena. Stress/Strain, Elasticity and Flexure, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Gravity, Rock Rheology, and Planetology are all treated with detail and provide the student with a tremendous introduction to geophysics. I recommend it to all geologists and geophysicists!

Life in the real world..........2003-09-02

"Geodynamics" has been a classic text in the field of, well, Geodynamics since the first edition came out, and it remains a brave attempt to squeeze a large amount of detail into one volume. In many ways however, this attempt is misguided. The material suffers from overcrowding in many chapters, and different approaches are used to solve the same problem, giving wildly different answers, with no attempt made to qualify which method is accepted as the most realistic.
A fairly comprehensive set of questions are liberally sprinkled throughout each chapter, although the one-number answers at the back of the book are usually insufficient, and some brief explanation would greatly enhance user-friendliness.
The main problem I found with this textbook however, is the inability to link the numerical methods presented with real world situations. The complexities of plate deformation for example are reduced to a set of sections on beam-bending, with little or no attempt at the end to draw the lessons learnt from the exercise back into some meaningful discussion of how the earth behaves. This is a common failure of analytical approaches to Earth Science problems, that the construction of a mathematical framework becomes an end in itself, and that real data are ignored or manipulated to shoehorn them into the predictions of the model. "Geodynamics" is a good summary of the techniques used to try to understand the workings of the earth, but often leaves one with a hollow feeling that one hasn't really learned anything about the earth itself at the end of each chapter.

This is a magnificent book. I am pleased to see new edition........2002-07-05

I have known the first edition of this remarkable book, and am pleased to see the revised and improved version out. I hope that many Geophysicist will have a copy in their library eventually.

May I wish all Earth Scientists a nice research work.

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Beginning with basic principles, this advanced text gives a complete treatment of deformation and flow of earth materials from both the continuum mechanics and the microphysical viewpoints. It covers the role and consequences of rheological processes in geophysics and geodynamics in a quantitative and authoritative manner. The second edition of this successful text:

provides the only unified treatment of the rheology of the Earth at this level, making it useful to students and researchers alike;
includes discussions of seismology, mantle convection and plate tectonics;
is completely up to date, providing a much needed account of thermal and mechanical processes in geodynamics.

Dynamic Earth: Plates, Plumes and Mantle Convection

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Dynamic Earth: Plates, Plumes and Mantle Convection
Geoffrey F. Davies
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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ASIN: 0521599334

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Dynamic Earth clearly details the mechanisms responsible for plate tectonics, volcanic hotspots, and many resulting geological processes. Starting from basic principles, coverage provides a fundamental exploration into the principles of convection in the earth's mantle, summarizes key observations and presents all the relevant physics. The book begins with a brief history of the key ideas leading into mantle convection, covering more than 200 years of geological thought. It concludes with surveys of geochemical contraints on mantle evolution and the thermal evolution of the mantle, with implications for changes in the surface tectonic regime. Main concepts and arguments are presented with a minimum of mathematics. For the reader who desires fuller coverage, more mathematical versions of important aspects are also included. This book will be of interest to a broad range of geologists who desire a better understanding of the earth's internal dynamics. Graduate students and researchers working on the many aspects of mantle dynamics and its implications for geological processes will find it particularly useful. It is also suitable as a text for upper undergraduate and postgraduate courses in geophysics, geochemistry, and tectonics.

Fractals and Dynamic Systems in Geoscience

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Fractals and Dynamic Systems in Geoscience

Manufacturer: Birkhauser
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ASIN: 3764363096

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Concepts and methods of fractal geometry penetrate various branches of human knowledge to an increasing degree. This tendency is particularly striking in the geosciences, because many processes occurring in and on the Earth result in time dependences and spatial patterns that have a fractal character. The contributions in this volume arose from the "3rd International Symposium on Fractals and Dynamic Systems in Geosciences", held at Stara Lesna, Slovakia in June, 1997. The volume contains new ideas and applications of fractal geometry in such diverse branches of geoscience as engineering geology, the physics of the lithosphere (including faulting, seismicity, and fluid flow), and climate behavior.

Not by Fire but by Ice: Discover What Killed the Dinosaurs...and Why It Could Soon Kill Us

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excellant book - negative reviews without fact or logic
Interesting theory
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Not by Fire but by Ice: Discover What Killed the Dinosaurs...and Why It Could Soon Kill Us
Robert W. Felix
Manufacturer: Sugarhouse Publishing
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ASIN: 0964874687

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Forget global warming. The next ice age could begin any day. Beginning with the dinosaur extinction of 65 million years ago, Not by Fire but by Ice explores the relationship between mass extinctions, ice ages, and geomagnetic reversals (times when compasses would have pointed south instead of north).

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excellant book - negative reviews without fact or logic.......2007-04-18

I found the book to be very intriquing and thoughtful, much more so than the current Nazi style propaganda on climate change that the negative reviews here reflect. None of the negative reviews actually cite the science and illogic they claim is so obvious. The carbon dioxide cycle LAGS, does not lead, ice-ages. We are in a regular, normal warming cycle according to all the records for all three types of ice-ages. Carbon levels have been much higher before modern man and his puny carbon additions.

Interesting theory.......2007-01-22

This was the popular thinking about ten to fifteen years ago. Now it is "global warming". It was not an asteroid, earthquakes or the biblical flood that wiped out the dinosaurs but ice, brought on by huge snowfalls of a hundred inches. This is all speculation of course. Felix supplies us with graphs and data showing us how every 22,000 or sometimes 11,000 years the planet goes through what is called a "magnetic reversal". The North and South poles trade positions causing great calamity. Moisture is drawn up into the atmosphere eventually falling in cataclysmic amounts. We are now according to Felix entering that phase as we speak.

It is an interesting read to say the least. Most all of us will agree that an ice age occurred in our past, when is speculation. I was caught up in this about ten years ago. The truth has since sent me free. We will always have our "doomsdayers": whether flooding a third of the land by melting ice caps or a sheet of ice sliding over most of the world. Why are we so afraid to trust the bible. Not by fire or ice, or even us, but by God's wrath. A young or old earth will decide the fate of this book.

Wish you well
Scott

Political Hype on Global Warming Revealed.......2007-01-18

A must read for anyone trying to counter the prevailing jibberish on "global warming". Felix provides many facts to support his conclusion that ice will do us in not warming. What's more, it can come at any time since we are well overdue according to the long and short term historic record. See what is behind the coming cooling...it may surprise you.

Outstanding Prose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-07-17

According to radio personality Michael Reagan people have been talking about an impending ice age for at least thirty years. If an impending ice age is really such a hot topic, how come its dwarfed by literature on global warming? Thirty years is a long time for any prophesy to incuabate and not get entrenched.
Even if Felix is wrong, he is one of the most articulate science writers to ever grace the craft. He deserves great credit for this literary treasure.

Look at both sides and decide for yourself!!!.......2006-07-07

This book is a must read for those interested in our changing climate. On one side we have the Global Warming "Chicken Littles" like Al Gore who propose all climate change is human induced. On the other side we have conservative lobbyists and free-enterprise think tanks trying to discredit the Global Warming folks. Neither is entirely believable. Robert Felix presents a scarier hypothesis and an interesting counterpoint to both. An ice age would be the most catastrophic to life as we know it. Felix never denies our climate is changing.

The bottom line is that there are so many factors that could influence climate besides mankind induced CO2. Things like the Milankovitch Cycle, Volcanism, etc. Felix presents these ideas.

Like most, I believe our climate is changing. It's better to forget the political aims of liberals and conservatives, and just read as much science as you can. We might not end up where we think we're going. Time will tell who was right. An enjoyable read... 4 stars.

Geodynamics of Lithosphere and Earth's Mantle: Seismic Anisotropy as a Record of the Past and Present Dynamic Processes (Pageoph Topical Volumes)

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Geodynamics of Lithosphere and Earth's Mantle: Seismic Anisotropy as a Record of the Past and Present Dynamic Processes (Pageoph Topical Volumes)

Manufacturer: Birkhäuser Basel
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ASIN: 3764359072

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Plate tectonics has significantly broadened our view of the dynamics of continental evolution, involving both the processes currently active at the surface and those extending deep into the interior of the Earth. Seismic anisotropy provides some of the most diagnostic evidence for mapping past and present deformation of the entire crustmantle system. This volume contains papers presented originally at an international workshop at the Chateau of Trest in the Czech Republic in 1996. This workshop brought together geophysicists and geologists who work in the field of observational and theoretical seismology, mineral and rock physics, gravity studies and geodynamic modelling. Topics include large-scale anisotropy of the Earth's mantle, mantle heterogeneity vs. anisotropy 3-D velocity and density structures and inferences on mantle dynamics, mineral and rock physics studies, and mathematical aspects of complex wave propagation.

Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets 2 Volume Set

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Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets 2 Volume Set
Gerald Schubert , Donald L. Turcotte , and Peter Olson
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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ASIN: 0521798361

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Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets is a comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of mantle convection within the Earth, the terrestrial planets, the Moon, and the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. The authors include up-to-date discussions of the latest research developments that have revolutionized our understanding of the Earth and the planets. The book features a comprehensive index, an extensive reference list, numerous illustrations (many in color) and major questions that focus the discussion and suggest avenues of future research. It is suitable as a text for graduate courses in geophysics and planetary physics, and as a supplementary reference for use at the undergraduate level. It is also an invaluable review for researchers in the broad fields of the Earth and planetary sciences.

Earth's Deep Water Cycle (Geophysical Monograph)

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Earth's Deep Water Cycle (Geophysical Monograph)

Manufacturer: Amer Geophysical Union
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Shaping the Earth
Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Manufacturer: Clarion Books
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ASIN: 0395856914

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Ever since Earth was formed more than 4.5 billion years ago, the planet has been continuously shaped by dynamic forces. The most significant impact was made by the introduction of life. From the smallest single-cell organism to the most populous cities, living things--especially human beings--have had a profound effect on the planet. As a new millennium begins, conservation efforts are more important than ever for Earth's survival. Authoritative text and dramatic photographs show how our role in shaping the Earth can be just as significant as the massive eruptions of volcanoes or the shifting of huge tectonic plates. GLOSSARY, INDEX.

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Inforamtive, engaging, splendidly illustrated!.......2000-08-16

Shaping The Earth is a superbly designed introduction for your readers to how the Earth was originally formed and then shaped through the subsequent eons of time down to this very day. Dorothy Patent shows how tectonic plates shift continents and creates mountains; the role of volcanoes, glaciers, rivers, and wind in shaping the landscape and geology of Earth. But most fascinating of all is the evolving role living organisms from the first single-cell entities to the profound influence of human beings on the physical landscapes of our planet. Patent's informative, engaging text is splendidly illustrated throughout with color photograph illustrations by William Munoz. Highly recommended for school and community library collections of science books for young readers, Shaping The Earth is enhanced with a glossary of terms, list of recommended books for further study, a roster of relevant websites, and a "student friendly" index.

A Magic Skeleton Book: Discover Amazing Earth (Magic Color Books)

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A Magic Skeleton Book: Discover Amazing Earth (Magic Color Books)
James Harrison
Manufacturer: Sterling/Pinwheel
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ASIN: 1402726260

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What could be more fascinating for kids than our own special, miraculous planet? This new Magic Skeleton whisks them off on an illuminating journey around the world, where they'll discover everything from the various layers that make up the earth's surface to natural phenomena such as earthquakes and hurricanes. Along the way they'll see volcanic landscapes and eruptions; visit glaciers, geysers, and fjords; find out about fault lines and shock waves; and watch as mighty rivers erode rocks and create valleys. It's a great, fun way for children to begin learning the basics of Earth Science--and gain an understanding of the wonderful world they live in.

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