Author : Stephen Blake
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 41,38 MB
Release : 2008-02-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521494243
At last, an undergraduate textbook integrating the geophysics, geochemistry, and petrology of the Earth to explain plate tectonics and geodynamics.
Author : Asish Ghosh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 11,86 MB
Release : 2015-04-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319107356
This book is a study of the interactions between different types of systems, their environment, and their subsystems. The author explains how basic systems principles are applied in engineered (mechanical, electromechanical, etc.) systems and then guides the reader to understand how the same principles can be applied to social, political, economic systems, as well as in everyday life. Readers from a variety of disciplines will benefit from the understanding of system behaviors and will be able to apply those principles in various contexts. The book includes many examples covering various types of systems. The treatment of the subject is non-mathematical, and the book considers some of the latest concepts in the systems discipline, such as agent-based systems, optimization, and discrete events and procedures.
Author : Eric H. Christiansen
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 36,90 MB
Release : 2014-02-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1449659020
New technologies has given us many different ways to examine the Earth. For example, we can penetrate deep into the interior of our planet and effectively X-ray its internal structure. With this technology comes an increased awareness of how our planet is continually changing and a fresh awareness of how fragile it is. Designed for the introductory Physical Geology course found in Geology, Earth Science, Geography, or Physical Science departments, Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology clearly presents Earth's dynamic geologic systems with their many interdependent and interconnected components. It provides comprehensive coverage of the two major energy systems of Earth: the plate tectonic system and the hydrologic cycle. The text fulfills the needs of professors by offering current content and a striking illustration package, while exposing students to the global view of Earth and teaching them to view the world as geologists.
Author : W. Jacquelyne Kious
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 31,5 MB
Release : 1996
Category :
ISBN : 0788133187
Presents the online edition of the publication "This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics" (ISBN 0-16-048220-8) by W. Jacquelyne Kious and Robert I. Tilling, published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Denver, Colorado. Posts contact information via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail. Notes that a hard copy of the publication is available. Provides a table of contents and endnotes. Links to the USGS home page.
Author : W. Jacquelyne Kious
Publisher : Geological Survey (USGS)
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 13,10 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Science
ISBN :
In the early 1960s, the emergence of the theory of plate tectonics started a revolution in the earth sciences. Since then, scientists have verified and refined this theory, and now have a much better understanding of how our planet has been shaped by plate-tectonic processes. We now know that, directly or indirectly, plate tectonics influences nearly all geologic processes, past and present. Indeed, the notion that the entire Earth's surface is continually shifting has profoundly changed the way we view our world.
Author : Various
Publisher : Rosen Education Service
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 16,12 MB
Release : 2018-01-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781538301418
The planet Earth is remarkable for the ever-changing nature of its landforms and waterways. Though processes such as the rock, carbon, and water cycles follow a pattern of steps over time, they have dynamic and diverse effects on Earth's landscape and all the living things that depend on it. This series dives into Earth's cycles and forces, including plate tectonics, erosion, and weather. Students will be fascinated to learn how these processes impact humans and vice versa. Features include: Specific examples and engaging diagrams help illuminate scientific concepts for a young audience. Terminology is fully explained through vocabulary boxes and a glossary. Supports the Next Generation Science Standards by introducing students to the methods by which humans understand the natural world and how they interact with their environments.
Author : Martin Redfern
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 23,59 MB
Release : 2003-06-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 019157774X
For generations, the ground beneath the feet of our ancestors seemed solid and unchanging. Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home planet. First, geologists realized that the continents themselves were drifting across the surface of the globe and that oceans were being created and destroyed. Secondly, pictures of the entire planet were returned from space. As the astronomer Fred Hoyle had predicted, this 'let loose an idea as powerful as any in history'. Suddenly, the Earth began to be viewed as a single entity; a dynamic, interacting whole, controlled by complex processes we scarcely understood. It began to seem less solid. As one astronaut put it, 'a blue jewel on black velvet; small, fragile and touchingly alone'. Geologists at last were able to see the whole as well as the detail; the wood as well as the trees. This book brings their account up to date with the latest understanding of the processes that govern our planet. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Charles W. Morgan
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,95 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1449067212
This Dynamic World is visually beautiful and full of useful knowledge. The book makes plain what has been obscure. Long before our "New Age" of Aquarius or even the environmental evangelism of "an inconvenient truth," Charles Morgan, 91 year old "Hindu preacher" and "farmer philosopher," revealed the secrets of the last days. For instance, we learn that Levi Dowling brought forth the Akashic Record and Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ not in the 1960s, but in the 1860s. Long before the "planned community," "open space," or "green space," Charles Morgan postulated the "city in a building." From the dust bowl to today's "drying of the west," this farmer said we farm too much and honor nature too little. This Dynamic World leads us to prophets from Moses to Edgar Cayce, thinkers from Plato to Confucius, scientists from Einstein to Hawking, and also spiritual masters like Paramahansa Yogananda, the first Hindu yogi in America and his disciple. In this book, we learn from saints like Paul and John on his isle of Patmos as well as from heavenly messengers (called by some angels, by others astral beings). We find God With Us (called by some Messiah, by others avatar). The book is a key to enlightenment on a spiritual level of existence in a planetary community for individual and worldwide salvation where we are all related and must relate to each other. This is the concept of "biorelativity." This Dynamic World calls us on a Worldwide Crusade for Biorelativity. This Dynamic World uses the "fabric of time" as a scientific basis for prophecy and the astral cycle of George King, Jeanne Dixon, and Ruth Montgomery. We embrace "good vibrations," "energy," meditation, and "yoga" but also the Word of God and the philosophies of men in a determination to take blessed action.
Author : Various
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 18,71 MB
Release : 2018-01-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781538300985
The planet Earth is remarkable for the ever-changing nature of its landforms and waterways. Though processes such as the rock, carbon, and water cycles follow a pattern of steps over time, they have dynamic and diverse effects on Earth's landscape and all the living things that depend on it. This series dives into Earth's cycles and forces, including plate tectonics, erosion, and weather. Students will be fascinated to learn how these processes impact humans and vice versa. Features include: Specific examples and engaging diagrams help illuminate scientific concepts for a young audience. Terminology is fully explained through vocabulary boxes and a glossary. Supports the Next Generation Science Standards by introducing students to the methods by which humans understand the natural world and how they interact with their environments.
Author : Nissen, Mark
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 10,65 MB
Release : 2013-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1466647280
In a technology-driven world, it is essential that enterprises develop reliable and rapid flows of knowledge to distribute evenly across organizations, time and place, and individuals in order to sustain a competitive advantage. However, most leaders and managers are unacquainted with effective knowledge flow practices. Harnessing Dynamic Knowledge Principles in the Technology-Driven World provides actionable principles of Knowledge Flow Theory to identify and solve problems for implementing these principles into practice. With emerging developments and widespread applicability, this book is a practical guide for scholars, business managers, and enterprise leaders and managers interested in understanding the dynamics of knowledge flows for competitive advantage in a technology-driven world.
