Title Monitoring the Earth; physical geology in action
Author Vita-Finzi, C.
Author Affil Vita-Finzi, C., Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
Source 189p. . Publisher: Terra Publishing, Harpenden, United Kingdom. ISBN: 1-903544-12- 2
Publication Date 2002
Notes In English. 450 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 284695. CRREL Acc. No: 62004860
Index Terms ecology; geomorphology; glacial geology; global change; landforms; paleoclimatology; paleoecology; tectonics; volcanoes; igneous rocks; metamorphic rocks; paleogeography; plate tectonics; sedimentary rocks
Abstract Monitoring the Earth: physical geology in action outlines the importance of measuring geological changes to understand current underlying processes of the Earth. Chapters include: New rulers and clocks; Rain from space; Earth and Sun; Global changes; Shifting plates; Ice and water bodies; Mountains, peaks and ridges; Faults and folds; Sediments and surfaces; The imprint of life; and a Bibliography. (mte)
Publication Type monograph
Record ID 84105