| 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 |