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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Glencoe Earth Science Geology the Environment and
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Glencoe Earth Science Geu Science Notebook HS
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McGraw-Hill Education Environmental Geology WCB GEOLOGY
Book SynopsisReichard's Environmental Geology third edition continues to emphasize how humans interact with the environment within a geological context. The writing style holds the interest of non-major students and includes recent, relatable geologic events. Each chapter incorporates student activities and discussion questions designed to give students a personal connection to the topic.
£174.79
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Laboratory Studies in Earth History
Book SynopsisUtilizing actual case studies and field photographs, this successful lab manual covers the full spectrum of historical geology sediments, plate tectonics, paleontology, and petrology in flexible, self-contained units. This manual has been developed for use in both non-majors and combined courses in historical geology. The exercises emphasize the principles and methods by which geologists discover the origins and changing nature of our planet. These exercises or "studies" will help students understand how ancient conditions can be read from rocks and fossils, how geologic forces at the surface and within the planet can alter the environment, and how events of the past can be placed within an integrated chronological sequence. The exercises are designed for students who may not intend to specialize in geology. This does not mean, however, that the treatment is superficial, nor that it cannot give adequate preparation for students pursuing an academic major in the earth sciences.Table of Contents1 Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks2 Textural Clues to the History of Sediment3 Sedimentary Rocks under the Microscope4 Ancient Sedimentary Environments5 Tectonic Settings 6 Sea-Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics7 Age Relations and Unconformity8 Rock Units and Time-Rock Units9 The Advance and Retreat of Ancient Shorelines10 Fossils and Their Living Relatives: Protists, Sponges, Corals, Bryozoans, and Brachiopods11 Fossils and Their Living Relatives: Mollusks, Arthropods, Echinoderms, Graptolites, and Plants12 Fossil Indicators of Age, Environment, and Correlation13 A Brief Survey of the Vertebrates14 Geologic Maps and Geologic Structures15 Canadian Shield and Basement Rocks of North America16 Mountain Belts of North America17 The Interior Plains and Plateaus18 Identification of Minerals19 Igneous Rocks20 Metamorphic RocksList of TablesList of ColorplatesList of PlatesPreface
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OUP Canada Environmental Change and Challenge A Canadian Perspective
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John Wiley & Sons Inc SelfOrganising Maps Applications in Geographic
Book SynopsisSelf-Organising Maps: Applications in GI Science brings together the latest geographical research where extensive use has been made of the SOM algorithm, and provides readers with a snapshot of these tools that can then be adapted and used in new research projects.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. 1. Introduction: What is a Self-Organizing Map? (André Skupin and Pragya Agarwal). 2. Applications of Different Self-Organizing Map Variants to Geographical Information Science Problems (Fernando Bação, Victor Lobo and Marco Painho). 3. An Integrated Exploratory Geovisualization Environment Based on Self-Organizing Map (Etien L. Koua and Menno-Jan Kraak). 4. Visual Exploration of Spatial Interaction Data with Self-Organizing Maps (Jun Yan and Jean-Claude Thill). 5. Detecting Geographic Associations in English Dialect Features in North America within a Visual Data Mining Environment Integrating Self-Organizing Maps (Jean-Claude Thill, William A. Kretzschmar Jr, Irene Casas and Xiaobai Yao). 6. Self-Organizing Maps for Density-Preserving Reduction of Objects in Cartographic Generalization (Monika Sester). 7. Visualizing Human Movement in Attribute Space (André Skupin). 8. Climate Analysis, Modelling, and Regional Downscaling Using Self-Organizing Maps (Bruce C. Hewitson). 9. Prototyping Broad-Scale Climate and Ecosystem Classes by Means of Self-Organising Maps (Jürgen P. Kropp and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber). 10. Self-Organising Map Principles Applied Towards Automating Road Extraction from Remotely Sensed Imagery (Pete Doucette, Peggy Agouris and Anthony Stefanidis). 11. Epilogue: Intelligent Systems for GIScience: Where Next? A GIScience Perspective (Michael Goodchild). Index.
£132.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Dictionary of Environmental Science and
Book SynopsisThis superb and highly-acclaimed dictionary includes over 4000 in-depth entries on scientific and technical terminology associated with environmental protection and resource management. In addition, it contains numerous illustrations, a wide range of international case studies and extensive cross-references to guide the reader.Table of ContentsPreface to Fourth Edition ix Preface to Third Edition xi Preface to Second Edition xiii Preface xv Introduction xvii Acknowledgements xix Abbreviations xxiii The Dictionary 1 Appendix I Pollution and the environment-organizations 779 Appendix II The Periodic Table 791 Table of Chemical Elements 792 Appendix III Table of prefixes for SI units 795 Appendix IV Conversion table for SI and British units 796
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Visualizing Weather and Climate
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 Introducing Weather and Climate 2 2 The Earth’s Atmosphere 28 3 The Earth’s Global energy Balance 50 4 Surface Temperature and its Variation 82 5 Atmospheric Moisture 120 6 Winds 154 7 Global Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation 182 8 Midatitude Weather Systems 216 9 Tropical Weather Systems 244 10 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes 268 11 The Global Scope of Climate 298 12 Climates of the World 320 13 Climate Variability 352 14 Human Interaction with Weather and Climate 384 15 Weather Forecasting and Numerical Modeling 412 16 Human-Induced Climate Change and Climate Forecasting 440 Appendix A Units of Measurement and Conversion 472 B The U.S. Standard Atmosphere 473 C Weather Station and Map Symbols 474 D Self-Test Answer Key 475 Glossary 476 Credits 489 Index 493
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Carbonate Paper
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Wiley Visualizing Weather and Climate Binder Ready
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Wiley Visualizing Earth History Binder Ready Version 86
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Wiley Visualizing Earth Science Binder Ready Version
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Blue Planet Binder Ready Version An
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Wildlife Search and Rescue
Book SynopsisRescuing wild animals in distress requires a unique set of skills, very different from those used in handling domestic animals. The equipment, degree of handling, the type of caging and level of care a wild animal receives can mean the difference between life and death. Wildlife Search and Rescue is a comprehensive guide on best practices' and suggested standards for response to sick, injured and orphaned wildlife. This valuable resource covers the fundamentals of wildlife rescue, from phone to field', including safe and successful capture strategies, handling and restraint techniques and initial aid. Wildlife Search and Rescue is a must have for anyone interested in knowing what to do when they are face to face with a wild animal in need, or for anyone involved in animal rescue. While the book focuses on wildlife native to North America, much of the information and many of the techniques are applicable to other species, including domestic dogs and cats. Visit Trade Review“Wildlife Search and Rescue: A Guide for First Responders is a compact and practical introduction to the considerations and practicalities of wildlife capture . . . I would suggest this text as a companion to the BSAVA Wildlife Manual which provides complementary and more in-depth information on a number of British wildlife species.” (Animal Welfare, 1 November 2012) “It will also prove useful for students looking at applied ecology scenarios. And, even for a plant ecologist like me, it is a very good, fascinating read.” (British Ecological Society Bulletin, 1 August 2012) Table of ContentsForeword Jay Holcomb xiii Preface xvii 1 Overview of wildlife rescue 1 2 Characterizing wildlife search and rescue 3 3 Laws and regulations governing wildlife rescue in the USA 7 4 Code of practice 10 5 The components of wildlife search and rescue 11 Human safety 11 Environmental hazards 11 Human factor hazards 12 Equipment hazards 13 Health risks 13 Zoonotic diseases 15 Bacterial infections 15 Fungal infections 18 Viruses 19 Parasites 19 Personal protective equipment 22 Protection from hazardous materials 24 Basic safety and preparedness guidelines 26 Operational risk management 27 Outfitting 32 The welfare of the animal 34 Understanding stress 35 Minimizing stress during rescue operations 38 Potential for success 40 The mindset of the hunter and the hunted 42 The importance of natural history 42 The fundamentals of the search 43 The fundamentals of the capture 45 6 Anatomy of a response team 52 7 Overview of wildlife capture equipment 55 The towel 55 Herding boards 55 Nets and netting 57 The hoop net 57 The open-ended hoop net 58 The throw net 60 Land seine 60 Mechanical nets 60 Active land seine 60 The bow net and Q-net 61 The whoosh net 62 Driving, funnel, and walk-in traps 63 The dho-gaza 66 Drop traps 66 Cage traps 68 Projectile-powered nets 68 Lures 69 Catchpole 70 8 Capture, handling, and confinement of wild birds 71 Techniques for capturing wild birds 71 Enticing wild birds using lures 71 The Bartos trap 76 Snare-type traps 76 Bal-chatri 76 The phai trap 78 Noose carpets 79 The single snare 79 Leg snare pole 84 Swan hook 85 Pit traps 85 Mist nets 86 On the water 86 Floating gill nets 88 Floating barriers and submersible pens 89 Spotlighting 90 Special circumstances and particular methods 92 Hummingbirds 92 Loons (Gaviiformes) 93 Grebes (Podicipediformes) 94 Rails and coots (Rallidae) 94 Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) 95 Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) 97 Waders 97 Alcids 98 Birds trapped in structures 98 Hummingbirds in skylights 99 Window strikes 100 Ducklings in a pool 100 Birds entangled in fishing tackle 104 Rodenticide poisoning 105 Shot through with a projectile 105 Glue traps 109 Avian botulism 110 Lead poisoning 111 Domoic acid poisoning (DAP) 111 ‘‘Sea slime’’ 113 Oil and petroleum products 113 Handling and restraint of wild birds 117 Processing from nets and housing 124 Short-term and temporary housing for wild birds 124 9 Capture, handling, and confinement of land mammals 130 Techniques for capturing wild mammals 130 Chemical immobilization 131 Special circumstances and particular methods 131 Small rodents 131 Large rodents, porcupines, beaver 132 Lagomorphs, rabbits and hares 132 Xenarthrans, anteaters, armadillos 132 Skunks 133 Canids 133 Deer 133 Physical restraint of land mammals 134 Bats 134 Small rodents 135 Talpids, moles and relatives 136 Squirrels 137 Opossums 137 Porcupines 137 Lagomorphs, rabbits and hares 138 Small and medium-sized carnvores 138 Mustelids, badger, otter, weasels 139 Skunks 139 Coyotes and foxes 139 Felids 140 Processing mammals from nets and cages 140 Temporary confinement of land mammals 142 10 Capture and handling of reptiles and amphibians 145 11 Marine mammal rescue 146 Rescuing seals and sea lions 146 Young seals and sea lions 147 Hoop nets 149 Modified open-ended hoop net 149 Wraps, slings, and stretchers 151 The towel wrap 151 Flat webbing cargo net 152 The floating net 153 Physical restraint of seals and sea lions 153 Confinement and transport of pinnipeds 153 Cetaceans 156 12 Basic wildlife first aid and stabilization 158 Performing a cursory physical examination 159 Bleeding 161 Dehydration 161 Fluid therapy 162 Oral fluid administration (mammals) 164 Oral fluid administration (birds) 165 Subcutaneous injections 168 Treating hypothermia 170 Treating Hyperthermia 171 Basic wound care 172 Stabilizing fractures 173 Robert Jones bandage 174 Figure-eight wrap 174 Bird body wrap 176 The ball bandage 176 13 Transporting wildlife 177 14 Field euthanasia 179 15 Life, liberty, and euthanasia 182 16 Rescuing baby birds and land mammals 184 17 Reuniting, re-nesting, and wild-fostering 185 Returning altricial chicks to the wild 187 Returning precocial chicks to the wild 193 Returning baby mammals to the wild 195 Nutritional support 198 18 Offering public service 200 Public relations and the art of shapeshifting 202 Contracting with municipalities 203 Appendix 1 Ready packs 204 Appendix 2 Wildlife observation form 206 Appendix 3 Wildlife trauma equipment and supplies 207 Appendix 4 Instructions for tying nooses 209 Appendix 5 Barn owl box plans and instructions 211 Appendix 6 Sample contract 213 Further reading 220 Index 222
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2
Book SynopsisFollowing the much acclaimed success of the first volume of Key Topics in Conservation Biology, this entirely new second volume addresses an innovative array of key topics in contemporary conservation biology.Trade Review“The synthesis chapter is one of the highlights of this valuable multidisciplinary contribution to the field of conservation biology and should be mandatory reading material for both students of conservation biology and policymakers.” (Quarterly Review Biology, 1 March 2015) “The editors deserve credit for having assembled and coordinated such a rich and diverse group of authors and for having produced such an innovative and very useful work.” (Biological Conservation, 1 January 2015) “This excellent documentation will help readers see the connection between several subdisciplines of biology. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (Choice, 1 December 2013)Table of ContentsContributors vii Preface xiii About the companion website xvii Part I The framework 1 1 Conservation priorities: identifying need, taking action and evaluating success 3 Andrew S. Pullin, William Sutherland, Toby Gardner, Valerie Kapos and John E. Fa 2 Levels of approach: on the appropriate scales for conservation interventions and planning 23 Jonathan E.M. Baillie, Dav id Raffa elli and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri 3 Five paradigms of collective action underlying the human dimension of conservation 42 Laurent Mermet, Katherine Homewood, Andrew Dobson and Raphaël Billé 4 Economic instruments for nature conservation 59 Christopher B. Barrett, Erwin H. Bulte, Paul Ferraro and Sven Wunder 5 Tackling unsustainable wildlife trade 74 Adam J. Dutton, Brian Gratwicke, Cameron Hepburn, Emilio A. Herrera and Dav id W. Macdonald 6 Leadership and listening: inspiration for conservation mission and advocacy 92 Andrew Gosler, Shonil Bhagwat, Stuart Harrop, Mark Bonta and Sonia Tidemann 7 The human dimension in addressing conflict with large carnivores 110 Amy Dickman, Silvio Marchini and Michael Manfredo 8 Citizen science and nature conservation 127 Jonathan Silvertown, Christina D. Buesching, Susan K. Jacobson and Tony Rebelo 9 Nature as a source of health and well-being: is this an ecosystem service that could pay for conserving biodiversity? 143 Joelene Hughes, Jules Pretty and Dav id W. Macdonald Part II Habitat case studies 161 10 Ocean conservation: current challenges and future opportunities 163 Alex D. Rogers, Dan Laffoley, Nick Polunin and Derek P. Tittensor 11 Lost in muddy waters: freshwater biodiversity 184 Nic Pacini, David M. Harper, Peter Henderson and Tom LeQuesne 12 Habitat case studies: islands 204 Carolyn King, Mark Lomolino, Gary Roemer and Brendan Godley 13 Conservation of tropical forests: maintaining ecological integrity and resilience 222 Owen T. Lewis, Robert M. Ewers, Margaret D. Lowman and Ya dvinder Malhi Part III Taxonomic case studies 237 14 A global perspective on conserving butterflies and moths and their habitats 239 Thomas Merckx, Blanca Huertas, Yves Basset and Jeremy Thomas 15 Bird conservation in tropical ecosystems: challenges and opportunities 258 Joseph A. Tobias, Çaðan H. Þekercioðlu and F. Hernan Vargas 16 Conserving large mammals: are they a special case? 277 David W. Macdonald, Luigi Boitani, Eric Dinerstein, HervE Fritz and Richard Wrangham 17 Plant conservation: the seeds of success 313 Timothy Wa lker, Stephen A. Harris and Kingsley W. Dixon Part IV Safeguarding the future 327 18 The ‘why’, ‘what’ and ‘how’ of monitoring for conservation 329 Julia P.G. Jones, Gregory P. Asner, Stuart H.M. Butchart and K. Ullas Karanth 19 Effective conservation depends upon understanding human behaviour 344 Freya A.V. St John, Aidan M. Keane and Eleanor J. Milner-Gulland 20 Designing effective solutions to conservation planning problems 362 Andrew T. Knight, Ana. S.L. Rodrigues, Niels Strange, Tom Tew and Kerrie A. Wilson 21 Biological corridors and connectivity 384 Samuel A. Cushman, Brad McRae, Frank Adriaensen, Paul Beier, Mark Shirley and Kathy Zeller 22 Righting past wrongs and ensuring the future: challenges and opportunities for effective reintroductions amidst a biodiversity crisis 405 Axel Moehrenschlager, Debra M. Shier, Tom P. Moorhouse and Mark R. Stanley Price 23 Rewilding 430 Chris Sandom, C. Josh Donlan, Jens-Christian Svenning and Dennis Hansen 24 Disease control 452 Peter D. Walsh Part V A synthesis 467 25 Elephants in the room: tough choices for a maturing discipline 469 David W. Macdonald and Katherine J. Willis Index 495
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Elephants and Savanna Woodland Ecosystems
Book SynopsisDuring the nineteenth century, ivory hunting caused a substantial decrease of elephant numbers in southern Africa. Soon after that, populations of many other large and medium-sized herbivores went into steep decline due to the rinderpest pandemic in the 1890s. These two events provided an opportunity for woodland establishment in areas previously intensively utilized by elephants and other herbivores. The return of elephants to currently protected areas of their former range has greatly influenced vegetation locally and the resulting potential negative effects on biodiversity are causing concern among stakeholders, managers, and scientists. This book focuses on the ecological effects of the increasing elephant population in northern Botswana, presenting the importance of the elephants for the heterogeneity of the system, and showing that elephant ecology involves much wider spatiotemporal scales than was previously thought. Drawing on the results of their research, the authorTrade Review“The volume points to the value of careful analysis of ecosystems whenever management policies are being developed: the authors present convincing evidence of elephants’ beneficial impacts to the Chobe ecosystem.” (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 December 2015)Table of ContentsList of Contributors xi Foreword xiii Norman Owen-Smith Preface xvii Part I The Chobe Ecosystems 1 1. Introduction 3 Christina Skarpe and Stein R. Moe 2. The Chobe Environment 7 Christina Skarpe and Susan Ringrose 3. Elephant-Mediated Ecosystem Processes in Kalahari-SandWoodlands 30 Johan T. du Toit, Stein R. Moe and Christina Skarpe Part II The Substrate 41 4. Historical Changes of Vegetation in the Chobe Area 43 Christina Skarpe, Håkan Hytteborn, Stein R. Moe and Per Arild Aarrestad 5. Vegetation: Between Soils and Herbivores 61 Per Arild Aarrestad, Håkan Hytteborn, Gaseitsiwe Masunga and Christina Skarpe Part III The Agent 89 6. Guns, Ivory and Disease: Past Influences on the Present Status of Botswana’s Elephants and their Habitats 91 Mark. E. Vandewalle and Kathy. A. Alexander 7. The Chobe Elephants: One Species, Two Niches 104 Sigbjørn Stokke and Johan T. du Toit 8. Surface Water and Elephant Ecology: Lessons from a Waterhole-Driven Ecosystem, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe 118 Simon Chamaillé-Jammes, Marion Valeix, Hillary Madzikanda and Hervé Fritz Part IV Controllers 133 9. Soil as Controller of and Responder to Elephant Activity 135 Christina Skarpe, Gaseitsiwe Masunga, Per Arild Aarrestad and Peter G.H. Frost 10. Impala as Controllers of Elephant-Driven Change within a Savanna Ecosystem 154 Stein R. Moe, Lucas Rutina, HåkanHytteborn and Johan T. du Toit 11. Buffalo and Elephants: Competition and Facilitation in the Dry Season on the Chobe Floodplain 172 Duncan J. Halley, Cyril Taolo and Stein R. Moe Part V Responders 187 12. Plant–Herbivore Interactions 189 Christina Skarpe, Roger Bergström, Shimane Makhabu, Tuulikki Rooke, Håkan Hytteborn and Kjell Danell 13. Elephants and the Grazing and Browsing Guilds 207 Christina Skarpe, Stein R. Moe, MärthaWallgren and Sigbjørn Stokke 14. Cascading Effects on Smaller Mammals and Gallinaceous Birds of Elephant Impacts on Vegetation Structure 229 Sigbjørn Stokke, Sekgowa S. Motsumi,Thato B. Sejoe and Jon E. Swenson 15. The Chobe Riverfront Lion Population: A Large Predator as Responder to Elephant-Induced Habitat Heterogeneity 251 Harry P. Andreassen, Gosiame Neo-Mahupeleng, Øystein Flagstad and PerWegge Part VI Elephants in Social-Ecological Systems 269 16. Human Dimensions of Elephant Ecology 271 Eivin Røskaft, Thor Larsen, Rapelang Mojaphoko, A. H. M. Raihan Sarker and Craig Jackson 17. Elephants and Heterogeneity in Savanna Landscapes 289 Johan T. du Toit, Christina Skarpe and Stein R. Moe Index 299
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Climate Adaptation Futures
Book SynopsisAdaptation is the poor cousin of the climate change challenge - the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation agreements, while the bottom-up activities of adaptation, carried out in community halls and local government offices, are often overlooked.Trade Review“Adaptation research and its application is a matter and a book for scientists, students, policy makers at all levels, communities, and people from a wide array of societal sectors (agriculture, tourism, industry, banks, insurance companies, to list only a few examples). Moreover, it appeals to adaptation practitioners of NGOs, aid agencies, and the environmental consultancy sector.” (Latin American J. Management for Sustainable Development, 1 October 2014) “No doubt, the book succeeds in providing an excellent overview of the most relevant core issues on adaptation. . . Moreover, it appeals to adaptation practitioners of NGOs, aid agencies, and the environmental consultancy sector.” (Int. J. Environment and Pollution, 1 November 2014) “In sum, the book admirably exposes and debates key issues in climate change adaptation, delivers an overview from the leading edge of adaptation science and is a valuable addition to a diverse and expanding literature.” (New Zealand Geographer, 1 April 2014)Table of ContentsList of Contributors, viii Preface, xii Section 1 Introduction, 1 1 The past, present and future of adaptation: setting the context and naming the challenges, 3 Jean Palutikof, Martin Parry, Mark Stafford Smith, Andrew J. Ash, Sarah L. Boulter and Marie Waschka 2 Uncertainty/limits to adaptation/adapting to +4 °C, 31 Stephen H. Schneider Section 2 Advances in adaptation thinking, 47 3 Adaptation research: community, science or discipline?, 49 Andrew J. Ash and Mark Stafford Smith 4 Food security under a changing climate: frontiers of science or adaptation frontiers?, 56 Mark Howden, Rohan A. Nelson and Steven Crimp 5 Emerging dimensions of fair process for adaptation decision-making, 69 W. Neil Adger 6 Conversations on adaptation effectiveness, 75 Robert Kay, Andy Haines, Cynthia Rosenzweig, Will Steffen and Bruce Thom 7 Minimising the risk of maladaptation: a framework for analysis, 87 Jon Barnett and Saffron J. O’Neill Section 3 Enabling frameworks and policy for adaptation, 95 8 How much adaptation: are existing policy and institutions enough?, 97 Stephen Dovers 9 Bridging the science–policy interface: informing climate governance in the USA, 103 Diana M. Liverman 10 Wise adaptation to climate change: the view from Japan, 111 Nobuo Mimura 11 Scenarios for picturing a future adapted to +4 °C, 119 Mark Stafford Smith 12 Creating legislative frameworks for adaptation, 126 Jan McDonald 13 Natural hazards and insurance, 133 Sandra Schuster Section 4 Engaging with stakeholders, 141 14 Communication of information for adaptation, 143 Marie Waschka and Simon Torok Case Study 1 Designer guidance: climate change information for New Zealand decision-makers, 149 Julie Knauf Case Study 2 Evidence based media: a communication approach for effective climate adaptation, 155 Sabrina McCormick Case Study 3 Indigenous people and climate change adaptation: engagement through tailored communication, research and monitoring, 158 Emma L. Woodward 15 Fostering community acceptance of managed retreat in New Zealand, 161 Anna Vandenbeld and Janet MacDonald 16 Community engagement to resolve climate adaptation conflicts: utilising consensus-building, joint fact-finding strategies and cognitive frames analysis, 167 Julian Prior 17 Shared learning on adapting to climate change in south-east British Columbia, Canada, 177 Stewart Cohen, Michelle Laurie, Ingrid Liepa, Trevor Murdock, Cindy Pearce, Ellen Pond, Olaf Schroth and Jeff Zukiwsky 18 Cultural dimensions of climate change adaptation: Indigenous knowledge and future adaptive management in East Kimberley, Australia, 190 Sonia Leonard and Meg Parsons Section 5 Key challenges in adaptation and development, 201 19 Adaptation, development and the community, 203 Jessica Ayers and Saleemul Huq 20 Climate change and sustainable development in Botswana: towards a framework for adaptation, 215 Opha Pauline Dube 21 The challenge of adaptation that meets the needs of low-income urban dwellers, 227 David Dodman 22 Migration doesn’t have to be a failure to adapt: an escape from environmental determinism, 235 François Gemenne 23 Climate change adaptation pathways: insights from case studies in South Africa, Canada and the Pacific Islands, 242 Florence Crick, Johanna Wandel, Nic Maclellan and Katharine Vincent Section 6 Natural systems and agricultural production, 255 24 Ecosystem impacts and adaptation, 257 Alistair J. Hobday and Guy F. Midgley 25 Nature’s technology: an ecosystem-based approach to adaptation, 267 Caroline Cowan Case Study 4 Adaptation strategies of coffee producers in Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico to climate variability and change, 275 Cecilia Conde, Alejandro Monterroso, Guillermo Rosales and María Pérez Martín 26 Adaptation measures to climate change in the Mongolian livestock sector, 279 Batimaa Punsalmaa, Bolormaa Buyndalai and Batnasan Nyamsuren Section 7 Water security, 285 27 Addressing water security in China: screening for climate impacts and adaptation responses, 287 Jun Xia, Thomas Tanner and Ian Holman 28 Drought proofing rural economies in semi-arid regions: lessons from north-east Brazil, 294 Antonio Rocha Magalhães 29 Changing monsoon pattern and its impact on water resources in Himalaya: responses and adaptation, 301 Prakash Chandra Tiwari and Bhagwati Joshi Section 8 Urban infrastructure and livelihoods, 309 30 Adapting to climate change in cities, 311 Shagun Mehrotra, Joann Carmin, Adam Fenech, Hartmut Fünfgeld, Yadh Labane, Jun Li, Rob Roggema, Frank Thomalla and Cynthia Rosenzweig 31 A Bayesian network approach to investigating climate change and commodity price change impacts on human well-being: a case study of employment from Queensland, Australia, 322 Tim Lynam, Jenny Langridge, Art Langston and Yiheyis Maru Case Study 5 Adaptation responses to agricultural change and increasing salinisation in the Mekong Delta, Việt Nam, 332 Olivia Dun Case Study 6 Adaptation to climate change impacts on buildings and infrastructure: electricity infrastructure, 338 Jenny Riesz and Joel Gilmore Case Study 7 Adaptation to climate change impacts on buildings and infrastructure: building energy efficiency and mitigation effectiveness, 346 Xiaoming Wang, Dong Chen and Zhengen Ren Section 9 Extremes, disaster management and adaptation, 351 32 Extreme event risk and climate change adaptation: improving the knowledge base and building capacity, 353 Martine Woolf, John Schneider and Martyn Hazelwood 33 Linking disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: a good practice project in Jakarta, Indonesia, 362 Febi Dwirahmadi, Shannon Rutherford, Wayne Ulrich and Cordia Chu Index, 371 Colour plates section between page 180 and 181
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd River Conservation and Management
Book SynopsisThis book is intended for those with an academic, scientific and practical interest in river conservation and management.Trade Review“Overall, this book has successfully tackled this challenge head on and highlighted some key concepts. It will be interesting to see what the next 20 years will herald and whether or not rivers will be given a higher conservation value in terms of the part they play in providing overall ecosystem value.” (Progress in Physical Geography, 4 April 2013)Table of ContentsList of Contributors ix Preface xiii Acknowledgements xix Introduction 1 Revisiting the Case for River Conservation 3 Philip J. Boon Catchment Conservation, Ecosystem Integrity and Threats to River Systems 2 From Channel to Catchment: A 20-Year Journey for River Management in England and Wales 17 Malcolm D. Newson 3 The Rivers and Streams of England and Wales: An Overview of their Physical Character in 2007–2008 and Changes Since 1995–1996 29 Katharine Seager, Lucy Baker, Helena Parsons, Paul J. Raven and Ian P. Vaughan 4 Environmental Flow Allocation as a Practical Aspect of IWRM 45 Jay O'Keeffe 5 Assessing the Hydrological Effects of Forest Plantations in Brazil 59 Walter de Paula Lima, Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz, Carolina Bozetti Rodrigues and Maureen Voigtlaender 6 In the Indus Delta it is No More the Mighty Indus 69 Muhammad Zafar Khan and Ghulam Akbar 7 A 20-Year View of Monitoring Ecological Quality in English and Welsh Rivers 79 Ian P. Vaughan and Stephen J. Ormerod 8 Water Quality and Exurbanization in Southern Appalachian Streams 91 Jackson R. Webster, Ernest F. Benfield, Kristen K. Cecala, John F. Chamblee, Carolyn A. Dehring, Ted Gragson, Jeffrey H. Cymerman, C. Rhett Jackson, Jennifer D. Knoepp, David S. Leigh, John C. Maerz, Catherine Pringle and H. Maurice Valett 9 Understanding and Managing Climate Change Effects on River Ecosystems 107 Stephen J. Ormerod and Isabelle Durance 10 Scotland's Freshwater Pearl Mussels: The Challenge of Climate Change 121 Peter Cosgrove, Lee Hastie, Jon Watt, Iain Sime and Philip J. Boon Methods and Approaches 11 Can Mediterranean River Plants Translate into Quality Assessment Systems? Venturing into Unexplored Territories 135 Ian Dodkins, Francisca Aguiar and Maria Teresa Ferreira 12 The Use of Bryophytes for Fluvial Assessment of Mountain Streams in Portugal 143 Cristiana Vieira, Ana Seneca, Maria Teresa Ferreira and Cecilia Sergio 13 Improvements in Understanding the Contribution of Hyporheic Zones to Biodiversity and Ecological Functioning of UK Rivers 159 Paul J. Wood, David J. Gilvear, Nigel Willby, Anne L. Robertson, Terence Gledhill and Philip J. Boon 14 Taxonomic Distinctness as a Measure of Diversity of Stream Insects Exposed to Varying Salinity Levels in South-Eastern Australia 175 Richard Marchant and Ben Kefford 15 Development of a Systematic, Information-Based Approach to the Identification of High Value Sites for River Conservation in New Zealand 183 John Leathwick, David West, Atte Moilanen and Lindsay Chadderton 16 Assessing the Conservation Status of Alder-Ash Alluvial Forest and Atlantic Salmon in the Natura 2000 River Network of Cantabria, Northern Spain 193 Jose Barquin, Barbara Ondiviela, Maria Recio, Mario Alvarez-Cabria, Francisco J. Penas, Diego Fernandez, Laura Oti, Andres Garcia, Cesar Alvarez and Jose A. Juanes 17 The Use of Palaeoecological Techniques to Identify Reference Conditions for River Conservation Management 211 Emma L. Seddon, Paul J. Wood, Chris P. Mainstone, Malcolm T. Greenwood and Lynda C. Howard Recovery and Rehabilitation 18 The Espace de Liberte and Restoration of Fluvial Process: When Can the River Restore Itself and When Must we Intervene? 225 G. Mathias Kondolf 19 Multi-Purpose, Interlinked and Without Barriers: The Emscher River Ecological Concept 243 Mechthild Semrau and Rudolf Hurck 20 Rehabilitation of the River Skerne and the River Cole, England: A Long-Term Public Perspective 249 E. Ulrika Aberg and Sue Tapsell 21 The Unnatural History of the River Trent: 50 Years of Ecological Recovery 261 Terry Langford, Tom Worthington, Peter Shaw, Paul Kemp, Chris Woolgar, Alastair Ferguson, Philip Harding and David Ottewell 22 Key Factors in the Management and Conservation of Temporary Mediterranean Streams: A Case Study of the Pardiela River, Southern Portugal 273 Joana Rosado, Manuela Morais, Antonio Serafim, Ana Pedro, Helena Silva, Miguel Potes, David Brito, Rui Salgado, Ramiro Neves, Ana Lillebø, Ant´onio Chambel, Vanda Pires, Carlos Pinto Gomes and Paulo Pinto 23 The History, Development, Role and Future of River Restoration Centres 285 Nigel T.H. Holmes and Martin Janes Integrating Nature Conservation Within Wider River Management 24 From Stockholm to Rio II: The Natural and Institutional Landscapes Through Which Rivers Flow 297 Peter Bridgewater, Lei Guangchun and Lu Cai 25 What Have Rivers Ever Done For Us? Ecosystem Services and River Systems 313 Mark Everard 26 The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program: Progress and Immediate Challenges 325 John F. Hamill and Theodore S. Melis 27 An Individual-Based Model of Swan–Macrophyte Conflicts on a Chalk River 339 Kevin A. Wood, Richard A. Stillman, Francis Daunt and Matthew T. O'Hare 28 Integrating Habitat Conservation with Amenity and Recreational Uses Along an Urban Stretch of the Adige River, Northern Italy 345 Maria Giovanna Braioni, Maria Cristina Villani, Anna Braioni and Gianpaolo Salmoiraghi 29 A River in Crisis: The Lower River Murray, Australia 357 Anne E. Jensen and Keith F. Walker 30 The Nevis River: An Example of River Conservation in the New Zealand Context 371 Niall Watson Dealing With an Uncertain Future 31 Current and Future Challenges in Managing Natural System Variability for River Conservation in European River Basins 383 Andrew R.G. Large Index 403
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Monitoring and Modelling Dynamic Environments
Book SynopsisThe Times (Obituaries, 4 August 2008) reported that John Thornes was one of the most eminent and influential physical geographers of his generation. John s keen interest in understanding landform processes and evolution was furthered through a variety of methods and informed across a range of disciplinary boundaries.Table of ContentsList of contributors, ix About the editors, xi Acknowledgements, xiii 1 Introduction – Understanding and managing landscape change through multiple lenses: The case for integrative research in an era of global change, 1Alan P. Dykes, Mark Mulligan and John Wainwright PART A 2 Assessment of soil erosion through different experimental methods in the Region of Murcia (South]East Spain), 11Asunción Romero Díaz and José Damián Ruíz Sinoga 3 Shrubland as a soil and water conservation agent in Mediterranean]type ecosystems: The Sierra de Enguera study site contribution, 45Artemi Cerdà, Antonio Giménez]Morera, Antonio Jordan, Paulo Pereira, Agata Novara, Saskia Keesstra, Jorge Mataix]Solera and José Damián Ruiz Sinoga 4 Morphological and vegetation variations in response to flow events in rambla channels of SE Spain, 61Janet Hooke and Jenny Mant 5 Stability and instability in Mediterranean landscapes: A geoarchaeological perspective, 99John Wainwright 6 Desertification indicator system for Mediterranean Europe: Science, stakeholders and public dissemination of research results, 121Jane Brandt and Nichola Geeson 7 Geobrowser]based simulation models for land degradation policy support, 139Mark Mulligan 8 Application of strategic environmental assessment to the Rift Valley Lakes Basin master plan, 155Carolyn F. Francis and Andrew T. Lowe 9 Modelling hydrological processes in long]term water supply planning: Current methods and future needs, 179Glenn Watts 10 Changing discharge contributions to the Río Grande de Tárcoles, 203Matthew Marsik, Peter Waylen and Marvin Quesada 11 Insights on channel networks delineated from digital elevation models: The adaptive model, 225Ashraf Afana and Gabriel del Barrio 12 From digital elevation models to 3]D deformation fields: A semi]automated analysis of uplifted coastal terraces on the Kamena Vourla fault, central Greece, 247Thomas J.B. Dewez and Iain S. Stewart 13 Environmental change and landslide hazards in Mexico, 267Alan P. Dykes and Irasema Alcántara]Ayala PART B 14 John Thornes and palaeohydrology, 299Ken Gregory and Leszek Starkel 15 John Thornes: Landscape sensitivity and landform evolution, 307Tim Burt 16 John Thornes and desertification research in Europe, 317Mike Kirkby, Louise J. Bracken and Jane Brandt 17 John Thornes: An appreciation, 327Denys Brunsden Index, 331
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Sediment Cascades
Book SynopsisSediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. Suitable for academic researchers, industry practitioners, research students and advanced level undergraduates, seeking detailed knowledge and an up-to-date review of the recent research literature. The emphasis is on contemporary sediment system dynamics with relevance both to landscape management and landform development. Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach begins with an explanation of the need for an integrated approach to sediment delivery systems and introduces the main themes of sediment production, delivery, storage and transfer. Further chapters then focus on specific environments from mountains, through floodplains, to estuaries and the continental shelf. Focuses on contemporary sediment system dynamics and current research Covers a sequence of environments froTable of ContentsContributors. Preface. 1 Sediment Cascades in the Environment: An Integrated Approach (Timothy P. Burt, Durham University, UK and Robert J. Allison, University of Sussex, UK). 2 Mountains and Montane Channels (Michael Church, University of British Columbia, Canada). 3 Landslides and Rockfalls (Nick J. Rosser, Durham University, UK). 4 Sediment Cascades in Active Landscapes (Tim R. H. Davies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand and Oliver Korup, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research). 5 Pacific Rim Steeplands (Basil Gomez, Indiana State University, USA; Michael J. Page, GNS Science, New Zealand; Noel A. Trustrum, GNS Science, New Zealand). 6 Local Buffers to the Sediment Cascade: Debris Cones and Alluvial Fans (Adrian M. Harvey, University of Liverpool, UK). 7 Overland Flow and Soil Erosion (Louise J. Bracken, Durham University, UK). 8 Erosional Processes and Sediment Transport in Upland Mires (Martin G. Evans, University of Manchester, UK and Timothy P. Burt, Durham University, UK). 9 Gravel-Bed Rivers (Michael Church, University of British Columbia, Canada). 10 The Fine-Sediment Cascade (Pamela S. Naden, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK). 11 Streams, Valleys and Floodplains in the Sediment Cascade (Stanley W. Trimble, University of California at Los Angeles, USA). 12 Lakes and Reservoirs in the Sediment Cascade (Ian D.L. Foster, University of Westminster, UK). 13 Continental-Scale River Basins (David L. Higgitt, National University of Singapore). 14 Estuaries (Tom Spencer, Cambridge University, UK and Denise J. Reed, University of New Orleans, USA). 15 The Continental Shelf and Continental Slope (David N. Petley, Durham University, UK). Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Blue Planet
Book SynopsisThe Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Sciences, 3rd Edition is an innovative text for the earth systems science course. It treats earth science from a systems perspective, now showing the five spheres and how they are interrelated. There are many photos and figures in the text to develop a strong understanding of the material presented. This along with the new media for instructors makes this a strong text for any earth systems science course.Table of ContentsPart 1. The Earth System: Our Place in Space 1. The Earth System 5 What is Earth Syste, Science? 6 Earth System Reservoirs 14 Dynamic Intercations Among Reservoirs 16 How Science Works: Hypothesis and Theory 22 2. Energy 31 What is Energy? 32 External Energy Sources 35 Internal Energy Sources 42 Earth's Energy Cycle 43 Energy and Society 46 3. Matter 53 Earth's Materials 54 Organic Matter 59 Composition and Internal Structure of Earth 61 Minerals 64 Rocks 71 Regolith 74 How Matter Moves Through the Earth System 76 4. Space and Time 81 The Sun: An Ordinary Star 82 The Solar System 85 Other Suns and Planetary Systems 96 Time and Change 101 Part 2. The Geosphere: Earth Beneath Our Feet 109 5. The Tectonic Cycle 111 Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory 113 Plate Motion and the Driving Force 120 Plate Interactions and Earth's Landscapes 125 Building the Continents 132 6. Earthquakes and Volcanoes 143 Earthquakes: When Rocks Shift 144 Earthquake Hazard and Risk 150 Earthquakes and Earth's Interior 156 Volcanoes: When Rocks Melt 161 Volcanic Disasters 173 Magma Underground 176 The Tectonic Connection: Origin and Distribution of Magmas and Volcanoes 177 7. The Rock Cycle 185 From Rock to Regolith 186 From Regolith to Rock 195 New Rock to Old 202 From Rock to Magma and Back Again 209 The Rock Cycle. The Tectonic Cycle, and Earth's Landscapes 212 Part 3. The Hydrosphere: Earth's Blanket of Water and Ice 221 8. The Hydrologic Cycle 223 Water and the Hydrologic Cycle 224 Water on the Ground 228 Water Under the Ground 241 Water and Society 247 9. The Cryosphere 257 Earth's Cover of Snow and Ice 258 Glaciers 260 Glaciation 270 Sea Ice 277 Ice in the Earth System 279 10. The World Ocean Ocean Basins and Ocean Water 288 Ocean Circulation 295 Ocean Waves 301 Ocean Tides 306 Where Land and Ocean Meet 307 Changing Sea Levels 311 Part 4. The Atmosphere: Earth's Gaseous Envelope 319 11. The Atmosphere 321 The Habitable Planet 322 Composition and Structure of Our Atmosphere 325 Moisture in the Atmosphere 335 The Atmosphere in the Earth System 343 12. Wind and Weather Systems Why Air Moves 350 Global Air Circulation 355 Regional Wind and Weather Systems 360 Local WInd and Weather Systems 364 Severe Weather 365 Weather and the Earth System 373 13. the Climate System 379 Earth's Climate System 380 Evidence of Climate Change 381 Earth's Past CLimates 392 Why Climates CHange 400 Feedbacks and Complexity in Earth's Climate System 408 Part 5. The Biosphere: Life on Earth 14. Life, Death and Evolution 417 What is Life? An Overview of Basic Biological Processes 418 Life: A Planetary Perspective 424 Evolution: the History of Life 431 Extinction: The History of Death 442 15. Ecosystems, Biomes, and Cycles of Life 449 Energy and Matter in Ecosystems 450 Global Cycles of Life 459 Earth's Major Ecosystems 474 16. Populations, Communities, and Change 487 Populations 488 Communities 492 Biodiversity 502 Part 6. The Anthroposphere: Humans and the Earth System 517 17. The Resource Cycle 519 Resources from the Earth System 520 Renewable Resources: Seeking Balance 526 Limits to Growth 537 18. Mineral and Energy Resources 541 Nonrenewable Resources: Closing the Cycle 542 Mineral Resources 542 Energy Resources 551 19. The Changing Earth System 473 Understanding Anthropogenic Change 574 Human Impacts on the Earth System 577 Anthropogenic Role in Global Climate Change 592 Anthroposphere: Humans and Earth System Change 599
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Wiley Visualizing Earth History Visualizing Series
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Visualizing Earth Science
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Minerals and Rocks
Book SynopsisAlso published by John Wiley & Sons, the thoroughly updated Laboratory Manual: Minerals and Rocks: Exercises in Crystal and Mineral Chemistry, Crystallography, X-ray Powder Diffraction, Mineral and Rock Identification, and Ore Mineralogy, 3e, is for use in the mineralogy laboratory and covers the subject matter in the same sequence as the Manual of Mineral Science, 23e. This outstanding resource can be used effectively with a variety of mineralogy texts, and includes specific page references to Nesse:Mineralogy, Perkins:Mineralogy, and Wenk and Bulakh:Minerals.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Functional Morphology of the Invertebrate
Book SynopsisThis volume considers functional morphology and parallels the established Belhaven palaeontological studies. It concentrates on the taxonomic groups that are of interest to palaeontologists and also includes substantial material on recent invertebrates as well as fossils.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: IDEAS, METHODS AND TOOLS. Introduction to Functional Morphology (E. Savazzi). Comparative Issues: Homology, Homoplasy and Evolution in FunctionalAdaptation (A. Minelli). The Paradigm Method (C. Paul). Invertebrate Structural Colours (A. Parker). Conodonts: Functional Analysis of Disarticulated SkeletalStructures (M. Purnell). MOLLUSCA. Terrestrial Gastropods (C. Paul). Anti-Predator Defences of Shelled Gastropods (A. Kohn). Life Habits of Ammonoids (G. Westermann C. Tsujita). Scaphopoda (E. Yochelson). BRACHIOPODA. Function of External Skeletal Characteristics of ArticulateBrachiopods (R. Alexander). Function of Shell Microstructure and Internal Morphology ofArticulate Brachiopods (R. Alexander). The Theoretical Enigma of Non-Biconvex Brachiopod Shell Form (G.McGhee). Morphological Consequences of Mass Extinction in Brachiopods: ATheoretical Perspective (G. McGhee). ARTHROPODA. Kazacharthra (K. McKenzie P. Chen). Ostracods (K. McKenzie, et al.). A Few Case Histories of Cirripeds (E. Savazzi). The Trilobite Exoskeleton (R. Fortey R. Owens). OTHER PHYLA. Echinoderms and Calcichordates (S. Donovan). Serpulid Polychaetes (E. Savazzi). Fossil Colonial Corals: Colony Type and Growth Form (G.Young). Fossil Colonial Corals: Growth Patterns and Coral-SubstrateRelationships (G. Young). Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Sequence Stratigraphy
Book SynopsisPresents the tools and techniques of sequence stratigraphy. This book covers a brief history, concepts and principles, tools, and applications of sequence stratigraphy to different depositional systems. It emphasises on seeing sequence stratigraphy in its sedimentological context, relating product to process.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. 1 Historical Perspective. 2 Concepts and Principles of Sequence Stratigraphy. 3 Seismic Stratigraphy. 4 Outcrop and Well Data. 5 Chronostratigraphic Charts. 6 Biostratigraphy. 7 Fluvial Systems. 8 Paralic Successions. 9 Deep-marine Clastic Systems. 10 Carbonate Systems. 11 Organic-rich Facies and Hydrocarbon Source Rocks. 12 Computer Modelling of Basin Fill. References. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reefs and Carbonate Platforms in the Pacific and
Book SynopsisContains 17 of the papers presented at the IAS International Workshop on Reefs and Carbonate platforms in the Pacific and Indian oceans held in Sydney (July 1995). The book covers disciplines related to carbonate geology: sedimentology, geochemistry, geophysics, reef ecology and modelling.Trade Review"This ISA Special Publication contains, without doubt, many interesting and valuable contributions." Journal of Sedimentary ResearchTable of ContentsIntroduction. Processes Operating. The Boundaries Of Carbonate Platforms. The Origin Of The Great Barrier Reef. Development And Demise Of Mid-Oceanic Carbonate Platforms, Wodejebato Guyot (NW Pacific). Stable Tropics Not So Stable: Climatically-Driven Extinctions Of Reef-Associated Molluscan Assemblages (Western Indian Ocean, Last Interglacial To Present). Sedimentary Cycles In Carbonate Platform Facies: Fourier Analysis Of Geophysical Logs From ODP Sites 865 And 866. Platform Case Histories. Aptian-Albian Eustatic Sea Levels. Origin Of Massive Replacive Dolomite Within Atolls And Carbonate Platforms. Computer Simulation Of A Cainozoic Carbonate Platform, Marion Plateau, Northeast Australia. Quaternary And Tertiary Subtropical Carbonate Platform Development On The Continental Margin Of Southern Queensland, Australia. Pleistocene Sea-Level Changes And The Consequent Development Of Reefs In The Ryukyu Islands, Southwestern Japan. Oceanic Reef Case Histories. Atolls And Volcanic Islands. Morphology And Sediments Of The Foreslopes Of Mayotte, Comoro Islands: Direct Observations From Submersible. Tectonic And Monsoonal Controls On Coral Atolls In The South China Sea. Modeling Of Interstitial Water Circulation Inside A Reef Platform: Steady State Flow, Heterogeneity Effects And Tidal Transient State. Active Margins; Environmental And Tectonic Influence On Growth And Internal Structure Of A Fringing Reef At Tasmaloum (SW Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides Island Arc, SW Pacific). Passive Margins. Lagoonal Sedimentation On Heron Reef, Southern Great Barrier Reef Province. Terrigenous Sediment: A Control On Reef Development?. Comparison Between Subtropical And Temperate Carbonate Elemental Composition: Examples From The Great Barrier Reef, Shart Bay And Tasmania, Australia And The Persian Gulf, UAE
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DK The Science of the Earth
Book SynopsisExplore the Earth’s natural riches with this beautiful book that brings every corner of the planet, from core to atmosphere, to life!Introducing The Science of Earth - an informative, visually arresting introduction to planet Earth. Did you know that bubbles of ancient air trapped inside the Antarctic ice core can reveal how Earth’s climate has changed over time? Or that a piece of pumice thrown several miles into the air by a volcano helps to explain what happens when tectonic plates collide? Well, now you do! Learn all about our weird and wonderful planet with The Science of Earth. The core of the book features large, detailed photographs of single objects, many of them small enough to be held in the hand, that each speaks volumes about an aspect of Earth’s environments and how they work. Structured around an imaginary journey that takes the reader from the inner core to Earth’s surface (including both land an
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Collectors Guide to Crawfordsville Crinoids
Book SynopsisMississippian Age crinoids from Crawfordsville, Indiana, are known worldwide for their completeness, abundance, comparatively large size, and extraordinary aesthetic appeal. With over 100 detailed photos and drawings and incisive text, this book describes the locality, focusing on its exceptional value from both scientific and lay perspectives. The geologic region is explored, along with the factors believed to have led to the unusual preservation of these crinoids. Detailed descriptions of the morphology, geological history, and classification of stemmed Paleozoic age crinoids follows. Diagrams and photos of real specimens aid in understanding crinoid terminology and identifying and classifying these crinoids to the genus and species level. This book is written for both the new and advanced collector. It is also valuable to the new student of invertebrate paleontology. It provides updated insight into the morphology, classification, and identification of crinoid fossils collected at the Crawfordsville localities.
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Johns Hopkins University Press Dark Side of the Universe Dark Matter Dark Energy
Book SynopsisHe describes techniques that astronomers use to explore the remote recesses of the cosmos in their quest to understand its composition, evolution, and ultimate fate.Trade ReviewA lucid essay on the cosmos-past, present and future-accompanied by clear diagrams, computer graphics and luminous telescopic photos... conveys the excitement of scientists tackling the largest problem yet uncovered. Wall Street Journal 2007 Full of lavish illustrations in beautiful colour-though not of course of dark matter and dark energy-it is a first-class overview for the non-specialist, with enough meaty detail for scientists too. New Scientist 2007 For the general reader and armchair astronomer alike, Nicolson's fascinating account shows how our ideas about the nature and the content of the universe have developed. Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin 2007 Not just for college-level science collections strong in astronomy, but for the general-interest lending library catering to non-scientist readers. Midwest Book Review 2007 I particularly enjoyed how Nicolson explores topics that take a back seat in the mainstream media. -- Monica Bobra Sky and Telescope 2007 Beautifully illustrated... a valuable contribution to popular scientific literature. Choice 2007Table of Contents1. Anatomy of the Cosmos2. Big Bang and Cosmic Destiny3. More than Meets the Eye4. The Rise and Fall of MACHOs5. It's Matter: But Not as we Know it6. The Challenge of MOND: Does Dark Matter Exist at All?7. The WIMP Hunters8. Matter is not Enough9. Runaway Universe: Exploding Stars Point to Accelerating Expansion10. Einstein's Greatest Blunder11. Dark Energy – the Prime Mover12. Testing the New CosmologyEpilogue: A Good Time to be HereEndnotesIndexImage Credits
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Johns Hopkins University Press Catastrophes Earthquakes Tsunamis Tornadoes and
Book SynopsisEerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down.Trade ReviewIf you want to learn more about these disasters than just what's in the news headlines, this is the book for you. -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report 2011Table of ContentsPrefacePrologue: Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism1. Earthquakes: The Earth in Upheaval2. Tsunamis: The Sea Rises Up3. Volcanoes: Hell's Cauldron4. Landslides: Gravity Always Wins5. Floods: Raging Waters6. Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons: Nature on the Rampage7. Tornadoes: Funnels of Death8. Blizzards: White Death9. Ice Ages: Frozen Planet10. Greenhouse Planet: Too Hot to Handle?11. Mass Extinctions: When Life Nearly Died12. Can We Survive Nature—and Our Own Folly?BibliographyIndex
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Geological Society of America Roadside Geology of Texas
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Rowman & Littlefield The Geography of Soils Formation Distribution and
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSteila and Pond have a gift for writing at the introductory level. Few texts will be as easily comprehended by the beginning soils or land use student as this one. Especially noteworthy for their accuracy, completeness, and readability are the sections on soil organisms. * Journal Of Agronomic Education *Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Origin and Significance of the Soil's Inorganic Constituents Chapter 2 The Organic Fraction of the Soil Chapter 3 Soil Porosity, Moisture, and Atmosphere Chapter 4 Effect of Site and Time on Soil Characteristics Chapter 5 Soil Classification Chapter 6 Entisols, Vertisols, and Inceptisols Chapter 7 Aridisols Chapter 8 Mollisols Chapter 9 Spodosols Chapter 10 Alfisols and Ultisols Chapter 11 Oxisols Chapter 12 Histosols
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Earths Deep Mantle
Book SynopsisPublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 160. Understanding the inner workings of our planet and its relationship to processes closer to the surface remains a frontier in the geosciences. Manmade probes barely reach 10 km depth and volcanism rarely brings up samples from deeper than 150 km. These distances are dwarfed by Earth''s dimensions, and our knowledge of the deeper realms is pieced together from a range of surface observables, meteorite and solar atmosphere analyses, experimental and theoretical mineral physics and rock mechanics, and computer simulations. A major unresolved issue concerns the nature of mantle convection, the slow (1-5 cm/year) solid-state stirring that helps cool the planet by transporting radiogenic and primordial heat from Earth''s interior to its surface. Expanding our knowledge here requires input from a range of geoscience disciplines, including seismology, geodynamics, mineral Table of ContentsPreface Robert D. van der Hilst, Jay D. Bass, Jan Matas, and Jean not Trampert vii Earth's Deep Mantle: Structure, Composition, and Evolution—An Introduction Robert D. van der Hilst, Jay D. Bass, Jan Matas, and Jeannot Trampert 1 Noble Gas Models of Mantle Structure and Reservoir Mass Transfer Darrell Harrison and Chris J. Ballentine 9 The Survival of Mantle Geochemical Heterogeneities Francis Albarede 27 Towards a Quantitative Interpretation of Global Seismic Tomography Jeannot Trampert and Robert D. van der Hilst 47 Seismic Modeling Constraints on the South African Super Plume Don V. Helmberger and Sidao Ni 63 Numerical and Laboratory Studies of Mantle Convection: Philosophy, Accomplishments, and Thermochemical Structure and Evolution Paul J. Tackley, Shunxing Xie, Takashi Nakagawa, and John W. Hern Iund 83 Heterogeneous Lowermost Mantle: Compositional Constraints and Seismological Observables H. Samuel, C.G. Farnetani, and D, Andrault 101 Numerical Study of the Origin and Stability of Chemically Distinct Reservoirs Deep in Earth's Mantle P. van Thienen, J. van Summeren, R. D. van der Hilst, A. P. van den Berg, and N. J. Vlaar 117 Self-Gravity, Self-Consistency, and Self-Organization in Geodynamics and Geochemistry Don L Anderson 137 The Role of Theoretical Mineral Physics in Modeling the Earth's Interior Mark S. T. Bukowinski and Sofia Akber-Knutson 165 The Uncertain Major Element Bulk Composition of Earth's Mantle Q. Williams and E. Knittle 187 Highly Siderophile Elements: Constraints on Earth Accretion and Early Differentiation Kevin Righter 201 Mantle Oxidation State and Oxygen Fugacity: Constraints on Mantle Chemistry, Structure, and Dynamics Catherine A. McCammon 219 Thermochemical State of the Lower Mantle: New Insights From Mineral Physics James Badro, Guillaume Fiquet, and Frangois Guyot 241 Stability of MgSiOs Perovskite in the Lower Mantle Sang-Heon Shim 261 Synthetic Tomographic Images of Slabs From Mineral Physics Y. Ricard, E. Mattern, and J. Matas 283 Compositional Dependence of the Elastic Wave Velocities of Mantle Minerals: Implications for Seismic Properties of Mantle Rocks Sergio Speziale, Fuming Jiang, and Thomas S. Duffy 301 Recent Progress in Experimental Mineral Physics: Phase Relations of Hydrous Systems and the Role of Water in Slab Dynamics Fiji Ohtani 321
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Wiley Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico
Book SynopsisPublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 161.In this book, we describe our current state of knowledge on circulation in the Gulf of Mexico through 22 papers at the forefront of research. The view is selective rather than all-inclusive, with primary focus on circulation at the sea surface and at depth, including nearshore flow. In choosing topics, we have attempted to avoid the distinction between observations and models, as both are essential to advance our understanding of this exceptional body of water. We have also written for specialists and non-specialists alike in both science and industry: for those who work directly on the science associated with the Gulf, and for those whose work depends on the Gulf. And we refer here to physical oceanography, marine geology, sedimentology, coastal and estuarine science, as well as to the petrochemical and fishing industries.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Dynamics of the Earths Radiation Belts and Inner
Book SynopsisPublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 199.Table of ContentsPreface Danny Summers, Ian R. Mann, and Daniel N. Baker ix Introduction Danny Summers, Ian R. Mann, and Daniel N. Baker 1 Section I: Historical Perspective Space Weather: Affecting Technologies on Earth and in Space Louis J. Lanzerotti 11 Section II: Current State of Knowledge of Radiation Belts SAMPEX: A Long-Serving Radiation Belt Sentinel Daniel N. Baker and J. Bernard Blake 21 Large-Amplitude Whistler Waves and Electron Acceleration in the Earth's Radiation Belts: A Review of STEREO and Wind Observations C. A. Cattell, A. Breneman, K. Goetz, P. J. Kellogg, K. Kersten, J. R. Wygant, L. B. Wilson III, M. D. Looper, J. B. Blake, and I. Roth 41 Classification of Pc1-2 Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves at Geosynchronous Orbit B. J. Fraser, S. K. Morley, R. S. Grew, and H. J. Singer 53 The Role of Ultralow Frequency Waves in Radiation Belt Dynamics Ian R. Mann, Kyle R. Murphy, Louis G. Ozeke, I. Jonathan Rae, David K. Milling, Andy Kale, and Farideh Honary 69 Section III: Space Missions NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission: From Concept to Reality R. L. Kessel 93 The Energization and Radiation in Geospace (ERG) Project Y. Miyoshi, T. Ono, T. Takashima, K. Asamura, M. Hirahara, Y. Kasaba, A. Matsuoka, H. Kojima, K. Shiokawa, K. Seki, M. Fujimoto, T. Nagatsuma, C. Z. Cheng, Y. Kazama, S. Kasahara, T. Mitani, H. Matsumoto, N. Higashio, A. Kumamoto, S. Yagitani, Y. Kasahara, K. Ishisaka, L. Blomberg, A. Fujimoto, Y. Katoh, Y. Ebihara, Y. Omura, M. Nosé, T. Hori, Y. Miyashita, Y.-M. Tanaka, T. Segawa, and ERG Working Group 103 RESONANCE Project for Studies of Wave-Particle Interactions in the Inner Magnetosphere M. M. Mogilevsky, L. M. Zelenyi, A. G. Demekhov, A. A. Petrukovich, D. R. Shklyar, and RESONANCE Team 117 Section IV: Modeling and Simulations Global Structure of ULF Waves During the 24–26 September 1998 Geomagnetic Storm Scot R. Elkington, Anthony A. Chan, and Michael Wiltberger 127 ULF Wave–Driven Radial Diffusion Simulations of the Outer Radiation Belt Louis G. Ozeke, Ian R. Mann, Kyle R. Murphy, I. Jonathan Rae, and Anthony A. Chan 139 Nonlinear Radial Transport in the Earth's Radiation Belts B. T. Kress, M. K. Hudson, A. Y. Ukhorskiy, and H.-R. Mueller 151 Section V: Radiation Belt Injections, Dropouts, and Magnetospheric Variability Time Scales for Localized Radiation Belt Injections to Become a Thin Shell M. W. Liemohn, S. Xu, S. Yan, M.-C. Fok, and Q. Zheng 161 Rebuilding Process of the Outer Electron Radiation Belt: The Spacecraft Akebono Observations T. Nagai 177 The Shock Injection of 24 March 1991: Another Look J. B. Blake 189 Outer Radiation Belt Flux Dropouts: Current Understanding and Unresolved Questions D. L. Turner, S. K. Morley, Y. Miyoshi, B. Ni, and C.-L. Huang 195 Rapid Radiation Belt Losses Occurring During High-Speed Solar Wind Stream–Driven Storms: Importance of Energetic Electron Precipitation Aaron T. Hendry, Craig J. Rodger, Mark A. Clilverd, Neil R. Thomson, Steven K. Morley, and Tero Raita 213 Background Magnetospheric Variability as Inferred From Long Time Series of GOES Data David J. Thomson 225 Section VI: Wave-Particle Interactions Generation Processes of Whistler Mode Chorus Emissions: Current Status of Nonlinear Wave Growth Theory Yoshiharu Omura, David Nunn, and Danny Summers 243 Aspects of Nonlinear Wave-Particle Interactions Jay M. Albert, Xin Tao, and Jacob Bortnik 255 Linear and Nonlinear Growth of Magnetospheric Whistler Mode Waves Danny Summers, Rongxin Tang, and Yoshiharu Omura 265 High-Energy Electron Diffusion by Resonant Interactions With Whistler Mode Hiss J.-F. Ripoll and D. Mourenas 281 Recent Advances in Understanding the Diffuse Auroral Precipitation: The Role of Resonant Wave-Particle Interactions Binbin Ni and Richard M. Thorne 291 Section VII: Energy Coupling in the Inner Magnetosphere The Role of the Earth's Ring Current in Radiation Belt Dynamics Vania K. Jordanova 303 Ring Current Asymmetry and the Love-Gannon Relation G. L. Siscoe and M.-C. Fok 315 The Importance of the Plasmasphere Boundary Layer for Understanding Inner Magnetosphere Dynamics Mark B. Moldwin and Shasha Zou 321 The Role of Quiet Time Ionospheric Plasma in the Storm Time Inner Magnetosphere Andrew W. Yau, Andrew Howarth, W. K. Peterson, and Takumi Abe 329 Cold Ion Outflow as a Source of Plasma for the Magnetosphere S. Haaland, K. Li, A. Eriksson, M. André, E. Engwall, M. Förster, C. Johnsen, B. Lybekk, H. Nilsson, N. Ostgaard, A. Pedersen, and K. Svenes 341 What Happens When the Geomagnetic Field Reverses? J. F. Lemaire and S. F. Singer 355 Section VIII: Radiation Belts and Space Weather What the Satellite Design Community Needs From the Radiation Belt Science Community T. P. O'Brien, J. E. Mazur, and T. B. Guild 365 Storm Responses of Radiation Belts During Solar Cycle 23: HEO Satellite Observations J. F. Fennell, S. Kanekal, and J. L. Roeder 371 Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment: Differential Flux Measurements of Energetic Particles in a Highly Inclined Low Earth Orbit X. Li, S. Palo, R. Kohnert, D. Gerhardt, L. Blum, Q. Schiller, D. Turner, W. Tu, N. Sheiko, and C. Shearer Cooper 385 Section IX: Radiation Belts Beyond Earth Radiation Belts of the Solar System and Universe B. H. Mauk 405 Plasma Wave Observations at Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn G. B. Hospodarsky, K. Sigsbee, J. S. Leisner, J. D. Menietti, W. S. Kurth, D. A. Gurnett, C. A. Kletzing, and O. Santolik 415 AGU Category Index 431
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Atmospheric Science Across the Stratopause
Book SynopsisPublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 123. In recent years, two separate geophysical research cultures have developed in the United States to study the atmosphere: one of space scientists, who focus on the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere, and the other of atmospheric scientists, who focus on the troposphere and stratosphere. The boundary between these two research domains roughly coincides with the stratopause (50 km). While the division ofthe atmosphere into layers and boundaries serves as a useful way to characterize the various chemical and dynamical processes that distinguish these layers, these boundaries are not impermeable. To understand such critical issues as global change, geophysicists must study the atmosphere as an integrated system. The purpose of this monograph is to highlight those studies that consider the coupling of these two regions and thus bring together two scientific specialties (atmospheriTable of ContentsPreface David E. Siskind, Stephen D. Eckermann, and Michael E. Summers ix Introduction David E. Siskind, Stephen D. Eckermann, and Michael E. Summers 1 Tutorials Natural and Human-Induced Perturbations in the Middle Atmosphere: A Short Tutorial Guy P. Brasseur, Anne K. Smith, Rashid Khosravi, Theresa Huang, Stacy Walters, Simon Chabrillat, and Gaston Kockarts 7 The Role of Waves in the Transport Circulation of the Middle Atmosphere James R. Holton and M. Joan Alexander 21 A Contemporary Assessment of the Mesospheric Energy Budget Martin G. Mlynczak 37 On the Feasibility of Developing a Global Atmospheric Model Extending From the Ground to the Exosphere R. G. Roble 53 Chemistry and Energetics Sprites, Blue Jets and Elves: Optical Evidence of Energy Transport Across the Stratopause Matthew J. Heavner, Davis D. Sentman, Dana R. Moudry, Eugene M. V\/escott, Carl L. Siefring, Jeff S. Morrill, and Eric J. Bucsela 69 A Review of C02 and CO Abundances in the Middle Atmosphere Manuel Lopez -Puertas, Miguel A. Lopez-Valverde, Rolando R. Garcia, and Raymond C. Roble 83 On the Coupling Between Middle and Upper Atmospheric Odd Nitrogen David E. Siskind 101 Insights into Middle Atmospheric Hydrogen Chemistry from Analysis of MAHRSI OH Observations Michael E. Summers and Robert R. Conway 117 A Review of Hydroxyl in the Middle Atmosphere: Comparison of Measured and Modeled Vertical Profiles and Ground-Based Column Observations T. Canty, K. Minschwaner, K. W. Jucks, and A. K. Smith 131 Energetic Electrons and Their Effects on Upper Stratospheric and Mesospheric Ozone in May 1992 W. Dean Pesnell, Richard A. Goldberg, D. L. Chenette, E. E. Gaines, and Charles H. Jackman 137 Dynamics Turbulence Dynamics and Mixing due to Gravity Waves in the Lower and Middle Atmosphere David C. Fritts and Joseph A. Werne 143 The Role of Equatorial Waves in the Semiannual Oscillation of the Middle Atmosphere Rolando R. Garcia 161 Modeling Atmospheric Tidal Propagation Across the Stratopause M. E. Hagan 177 Observations of Southern Polar Descent and Coupling in the Thermosphere, Mesosphere and Stratosphere Provided by HALOE James M. Russell III and R. Bradley Pierce 191 Sudden Stratospheric and Stratopause Warmings: Observations of Temperatures in the Middle Atmosphere above Eureka Thomas J. Duck, James A. Whiteway and Allan I. Carswell 207 Year-round Temperature and Wave Measurements of the Arctic Middle Atmosphere for 1995-1998 Andrew J. Gerrard, Timothy J. Kane, and Jeffrey Thayer 213 Interannual Variability of the Diurnal Tide in the Low-latitude Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere During Equinoxes: Mechanistic Model Interpretation of the 1992-96 HRDI Measurements Valery A. Yudin, Marvin A. Geller, Ling Wang, and Stephen D. Eckermann 221 Long Term Changes Free and Forced Interannual Variability of the Circulation in the Extratropical Northern Hemisphere Middle Atmosphere Kevin Hamilton 227 Future Changes in Upper Stratospheric Ozone K. W. Jucks and R. J. Salawitch 241 Ground-based Microwave Observations of Middle Atmospheric Water Vapor in the 1990s Gerald E. Nedoluha, Richard M. Bevilacqua, R. Michael Gomez, Brian G. Hicks, James M. Russell III, and Brian D. Connor 257 Interannual Changes in Stratospheric Constituents and Global Circulation Derived from Satellite Data William J. Randel, Fei Wu, J. M. Russell III, J. M. Zawodny and John Nash 271 New Experiments and New Models Recent Improvements in Middle Atmospheric Remote Sounding Techniques: The CRISTA-SPAS Experiment Klaus U. Grossman 287 THOMAS 2.5 THz Measurements of Middle Atmospheric OH: Comparison With MAHRSI Observations and Model Results Christoph R. Englert, BirgerA. Schimpf, Manfred Birk, Franz Schreier, Robert R. Conway, Michael H. Stevens, and Michael E. Summers 305 Numerical Simulations of Mountain Waves in the Middle Atmosphere Over the Southern Andes Kwok-Aun Tan and Stephen D. Eckermann 311 Planetary Wave Two Signatures in CRISTA 2 Ozone and Temperature Data W. E. Ward, J. Oberheide, M. Riese, P. Preusse, and D. Offerman 319 Nighttime 02 and O3 Profiles Measured by MSX/UVISI Using Stellar Occultation Techniques Jeng-Hwa Yee, Robert DeMajistre, Ronald J. Vervack, Jr., Frank Morgan, James F. Carbary, Gerald J. Romick, Daniel Morrison, Steven A. Lloyd, Philip L. DeCola, Larry j. Paxton, Donald E. Anderson, C. Krishna Kumar, and Ching-I Meng 327 Coupled Models of Photochemistry and Dynamics in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Xun Zhu, Jeng-Hwa Yee, and Darrell F. Strobel 337
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Earths LowLatitude Boundary Layer
Book SynopsisPublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 133. We imagine the reader of this preface standing at the AGU bookstall wondering if the tome in hand is worth buying. The answer is no, except for certain trifling exceptions. Those who wish to learn about the exciting pioneering years of LLBL research should buy the book for Tim Eastman''s excellent historical review, our opening chapter. When did the term LLBL first enter the field? Eastman will tell you, and much else besides.Table of ContentsPreface P. T. Newell and T G. Onsager ix Historical Background Historical Review (Pre-1980) of Magnetospheric Boundary Layers and the Low-Latitude Boundary Layer Timothy E. Eastman 1 LLBL Theory and Modeling From a Global Perspective Theory of the Low Latitude Boundary Layer and Its Coupling to the Ionosphere: A Tutorial Review Bengt U. O. Sonnerup and Keith D. Siebert 13 Modeling Magnetospheric Sources Raymond J. Walker, Maha Ashour-Abdalla, Tatsuki Ogino, Vahe Peroomian, and Robert L Richard 33 Interplanetary Magnetic Field-Dependent Impact of Solar Wind Ions on Earth's Magnetopause Vahe Peroomian 45 Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability and Magnetic Reconnection: Mass Transport at the LLBL A. Otto and K. Nykyri 53 LLBL Structure: High-Altitude Observations Cluster Magnetic Field Observations of Magnetospheric Boundaries T S. Horbury,, A. Balogh, M. W. Dunlop, P. J. Cargill, E. A. Lucek, T Oddyf P. Brown, C. Can 53 K.-H. Fornagon, and E. Georgescu 63 The Structure of Magnetopause Layers at Low Latitudes: INTERBALL Contributions Z. Nemecek, J. Safrankova, L Prech, and J.-A. Sauvaud 71 Enhanced Magnetospheric/Boundary Layer Plasma Flows Observed During Transient Magnetopause Crossings K-H. Kim, N. Lin, C A. Cattell, D.-H. Lee, S. Kokubun, T Mukai, and K. Tsuruda 83 High-Latitude Magnetic Reconnection in Sub-Alfvenic Flow as Observed by Inter ball Tail on 29 May 1996 V. N. Smirnov, L. A. Avanov, J. H. Waite, Jr., S. A. Fuselier, and O. L. Vaisberg 93 Energetic Ions in the High Latitude Boundary Layer of the Magnetosphere - RAPID/CLUSTER Observation Q .- C . Zong, T A. Fritz, B. Wilken, and P. Daly 101 Formation of the LLBL by Merging Low-Latitude Boundary Layer Formation by Magnetic Reconnection T G. Onsager and J. D. Scudder 111 A Model of the Formation of the Low-Latitude Boundary Layer for Northward IMF by Reconnection: A Summary and Review P. Song, C. T. Russell, T. I. Gombosi, and D. L DeZeeuw 121 Formation of the LLBL in the Context of a Unifying Magnetopause Reconnection Mechanism Athanasios Boudouridis, Harlan E. Spence, and J. G. Onsager 131 Antiparallel Reconnection as a Possible Source of High- and Low-Latitude Boundary Layers A. Federov, E. Budnik, H. Stenuit, T. Moreau, and J.-A. Sauvaud 139 Formation of the LLBL by Collective Kinetic Effects Magnetosheath Injections Deep Inside the Closed LLBL: A Review of Observations Patrick T. Newell and Ching-I. Meng 149 Initial Condition for Plasma Transfer Events Walter J. Heikkila 157 The Impulsive Penetration Mechanism: Advances in the Numerical and Experimental Verification Marius M. Echim and Joseph Lemaire 169 Signatures of Direct Magnetosheath Plasma Injections Onto Closed Field-Line Regions Based on Observations at Mid- and Low-Altitudes M. Yamauchi, R. Lundin, O. Norberg, I. Sandahl, L Eliasson, and D. Winningham 1 79 LLBL and Wave Effects ELF/VLF Plasma Waves in the Low Latitude Boundary Layer Bruce T. Tsurutani, Gurbax S. Lakhina, Liwei Zhang, Jolene S. Pickett, and Yoshiya Kasahara 189 Equator-S Observations of Boundary Signatures: FTE's or Kelvin-Helmholtz Waves? K. Nykyri, A. Otto, J. Buchner, B. Nikutowski, W. Baumjohann, L M. Kistler, and C. Mouikis 205 Kinetic Alfven Waves at the Magnetopause—Mode Conversion, Transport, and Formation of LLBL Jay R. Johnson and C. Z. Cheng 211 Nonconjugate ULF Wave Power Observed by Ground Magnetometers in the Northern and Southern Dayside Cusp/Cleft/LLBL Regions M. J. Engebretson, J. L. Posch, and W. J. Hughes 223 High-Latitude Mapping of ULF Activity, Field-Aligned Currents, and DMSP-Based Dayside Magnetospheric Domains ViacheslavA. Pilipenko, Valeriy A. Martines-Bedenko, Mark J. Engebretson, Vladimir O. Pctpitashvilli, and Patrick T. Newell 231
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience
Book SynopsisAn Introduction to Forensic Geoscience provides fundamental training in geoscience as developed through the lens of its forensic applications. It incorporates a range of topics including geophysical methods of grave detection, the mineralogy of art, identification of microfossils, and comparison of soil trace evidence samples.Trade Review"Overall, the book is well produced on acid-free, high-quality paper. In addition to the colour plates (also available online), there are many helpful line drawings and a host of Tables with useful information. I suggest that even professional geoscientists involved in forensic work might welcome this book as an aide-memoire. In addition, it is very good value at the price." (Soil Use and Management, 1 December 2012) "The well-written book contains a wealth of information in the form of determinative tables and illustrations. Anyone interested in geology and forensics will find this a useful resource. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." (Choice, 1 November 2012) "Apart introducing the interested layman to the fascinating applications of geoforensics, An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience can also be used by teachers and undergraduate students of earth sciences as resourceful 'physical geology' textbook, even if the book addresses the U.S. market, as many cited laws or classification schemes are valid only in the States.Students or professionals in forensic sciences will profit from an easily accessible text to geological concepts, which emphasize the strengths – but also the limitations – of geology applied to the prosecution of crimes." (David Bressan, Scientific American, 11 October 2012)Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures viiList of Color Plates xxvList of Cases xxviiiPreface xxxAcknowledgments xxxii1 A Brief History of Forensic Science and Crime Scene Basics 1 Scene of the Crime 14 Processing the Crime Scene 16 Types of Evidence 20 Further Reading 22 References 232 Minerals: The Basic Building Blocks of Geology 24 Mineralogical Fraud 24 Minerals 29 Types of Bonding 34 Mineral Groups 43 Properties of Minerals 46 Summary 62 Further Reading 62 References 623 Rocks: Storybooks of the Earth 63 The Rock Cycle 65 Properties of Rocks 67 Igneous Rocks 69 Sedimentary Rocks 78 Metamorphic Rocks 93 Summary 102 Further Reading 102 References 1024 Maps: Getting a Sense of Place 103 Global Location Systems 104 Maps in the United Kingdom 115 The Global Positioning System 115 Maps 117 Remote Sensing and Other Resources 127 Summary 130 Further Reading 130 References 1315 Sand: To See the World in a Grain of Sand 132 An Introduction to Sand 137 Characterizing Sand 139 Surface Features 152 Sample Collection 155 Sample Preparation 156 The Stereomicroscope 157 Forensic Examination of Sand 157 Common Minerals 159 Less Common Minerals 160 Opaque Minerals 160 Anthropogenic Materials 160 Summary 163 Further Reading 165 References 1666 Gems and Gemstones: Those Most Precious of all Minerals 168 An Introduction to Gemstones 170 Crystal Forms 171 The Petrographic Microscope 175 Light and the Optical Properties of Minerals 177 The Forensic Identifi cation of Glass 182 More Optical Properties 187 Isotropic versus Anisotropic Minerals 191 Anisotropic Crystals 193 Other Important Properties of Gems and Gemstones 201 Identifying Gems and Gemstones 202 Organic Gemstones 216 Summary 218 Further Reading 218 References 2187 Soil: Getting the Dirt on Crime 220 Introduction to Soils 223 Soil Horizons 223 Soil Origins 225 Phyllosilicates (Sheet Silicates) 227 Some Important Clay Minerals 231 Soil Classification 237 Soil Color 237 Soil Moisture 242 Particle Size 243 Sample Collection 245 Simplified Manual Dry Sieve Method for Particle Size Analysis 246 Soil Classification Schemes 249 Soil Survey Maps 251 USDA Textural Classification 252 The ASTM Unified Soil Classification System (USCS): D-2487 253 Scene Examination 256 Visual Examination of Soil Evidence 256 Examination Procedures for Soil Samples 257 An Introduction to X-ray Diffraction Spectrometry (XRD) 264 Interpreting a Diffraction Pattern 272 Summary 279 Further Reading 279 References 2798 The Geology of Art 281 Geologic Media and Art Forgery 285 Mineral Pigments 287 Black Pigments 289 White Pigments 290 Earth Colors: Red Yellow Orange and Brown Pigments 295 Blue Pigments 298 Green Pigments 302 Collecting a Sample for Microscopic Examination (McCrone 1982) 305 Raman Spectroscopy 307 Chromatography 312 Inks 314 Summary 314 Further Reading 314 References 3159 Fossils and Microfossils: Traces of Life 317 Geologic Time and Index Fossils 317 An Introduction to Fossils 322 A Brief Introduction to the Classification of Fossils 329 Invertebrate Paleontology 332 Micropaleontology 354 Collection and Treatment 358 Scanning Electron Microscope 368 Is It Legal to Take This Fossil? 378 Rare-earth Elements 379 Summary 379 References 38010 Geology and People: Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Archeology 383 Locating Ground Disturbances 384 Search 385 Geophysical Tools 390 Magnetometry 390 Electrical Resistivity (ER) 400 Electromagnetic Induction (EMI) 408 Specialized EMI: Metal Detectors 411 Ground-penetrating Radar (GPR) 412 Search and Post-search Operations 423 Elemental and Mineralogical Analysis of Human Bone 424 Summary 428 Further Reading 428 References 42811 Environmental Forensics: Tracking Pollution to its Source 431 Water: Our Most Precious Natural Resource 433 Surface Water 434 Clean Water Act 436 CERCLA and SARA 440 Groundwater 440 Contaminant Hydrogeology 448 Safe Drinking Water Act 450 Water-quality Measurements 450 Field Water-quality Measurements 452 Water Contamination 455 Analytical Techniques for Chemical Fingerprinting 462 Isotopes in the Environment 463 Summary 470 References 471Index 472Color Plates appear between pages 224 and 225COMPANION WEBSITEThis book has a companion website: www.wiley.com/go/bergslien/forensicgeoscience with Figures and Tables from the book
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Antelope Conservation
Book SynopsisAntelopes constitute a fundamental part of ecosystems throughout Africa and Asia where they act as habitat architects, dispersers of seeds, and prey for large carnivores. The fascication they hold in the human mind is evident from prehistoric rock paintings and ancient Egyptian art to today''s wildlife documentaries and popularity in zoos. In recent years, however, the spectacular herds of the past have been decimated or extripated over wide areas in the wilds, and urgent conservation action is needed to preserve this world heritage for generations to come.As the first book dedicated to antelope conservation, this volume sets out to diagnose the causes of the drastic declines in antelope biodiversity and on this basis identify the most effective points of action. In doing so, the book covers central issues in the current conservation debate, especially related to the management of overexploitation, habitat fragmentation, disease transmission, climate change, populations genTable of ContentsContributors vii Preface and Acknowledgements x Foreword xiiiRichard D. Estes 1 Our Antelope Heritage – Why the Fuss? 1Jakob Bro-Jørgensen 2 Conservation Challenges Facing African Savanna Ecosystems 11Adam T. Ford, John M. Fryxell, and Anthony R. E. Sinclair 3 Population Regulation and Climate Change: The Future of Africa’s Antelope 32J. Grant C. Hopcraft 4 Interspecific Resource Competition in Antelopes: Search for Evidence 51Herbert H. T. Prins 5 Importance of Antelope Bushmeat Consumption in African Wet and Moist Tropical Forests 78John E. Fa 6 Opportunities and Pitfalls in Realising the Potential Contribution of Trophy Hunting to Antelope Conservation 92Nils Bunnefeld and E. J. Milner-Gulland 7 Antelope Diseases – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly 108Richard Kock, Philippe Chardonnet, and Claire Risley 8 Hands-on Approaches to Managing Antelopes and their Ecosystems: A South African Perspective 137Michael H. Knight, Peter Novellie, Stephen Holness, Jacobus du Toit, Sam Ferreira, Markus Hofmeyr, Christina Grant, Marna Herbst, and Angela Gaylard 9 DNA in the Conservation and Management of African Antelope 162Eline D. Lorenzen 10 Biological Conservation Founded on Landscape Genetics: The Case of the Endangered Mountain Nyala in the Southern Highlands of Ethiopia 172Anagaw Atickem, Eli K. Rueness, Leif E. Loe, and Nils C. Stenseth 11 The Use of Camera-Traps to Monitor Forest Antelope Species 190Rajan Amin, Andrew E. Bowkett, and Tim Wacher 12 Reintroduction as an Antelope Conservation Solution 217Mark R. Stanley Price 13 Desert Antelopes on the Brink: How Resilient is the Sahelo-Saharan Ecosystem? 253John Newby, Tim Wacher, Sarah M. Durant, Nathalie Pettorelli, and Tania Gilbert 14 The Fall and Rise of the Scimitar-Horned Oryx: A Case Study of Ex-Situ Conservation and Reintroduction in Practice 280Tim Woodfine and Tania Gilbert 15 Two Decades of Saiga Antelope Research: What have we Learnt? 297E. J. Milner-Gulland and Navinder J. Singh 16 Synthesis: Antelope Conservation – Realising the Potential 315Jakob Bro-Jørgensen Appendix: IUCN Red List Status of Antelope Species April 2016 329 Index 332
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Playing against Nature
Book SynopsisDefending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate its budget between building schools for towns without ones or making existing schools earthquake-resistant? Does it make more sense to build levees to protect against floods, or to prevent development in the areas at risk? Would more lives be saved by making hospitals earthquake-resistant, or using the funds for patient care? What should scientists tell the public when as occurred in L'Aquila, Italy and Mammoth Lakes, California there is a real but small risk of an upcoming earthquake or volcanic eruption? Recent hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis show that society often handles such choices poorly. Sometimes nature surprises us, when an earthquake, hurricane, or flood is bigger or has greater effects than expected from detailed hazard assessments. In other cases, nature outsmarts us, doing great damage despite expensive miTrade Review“That Rumsfeld’s pithy and precise summary of the nature of uncertainty in policymaking is often cited as opaque and obscurant shows more than anything the need for a book like this.” (Survival Global Politics & Strategy, 1 February 2015)Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xiv Note on Further Reading and Sources xvi About the Companion Website xviii 1 A Tricky, High-Stakes Game 1 1.1 Where We Are Today 1 1.2 What We Need to Do Better 6 1.3 How Can We Do Better? 14 Questions 17 Further Reading and Sources 19 References 20 2 When Nature Won 22 2.1 The Best-Laid Plans 22 2.2 Why Hazard Assessment Went Wrong 24 2.3 How Mitigation Fared 30 2.4 The Challenges Ahead 32 Questions 35 Further Reading and Sources 35 References 36 3 Nature Bats Last 38 3.1 Prediction Is Hard 38 3.2 Forecasts, Predictions, and Warnings 40 3.3 Earthquake Prediction 45 3.4 Chaos 50 Questions 53 Further Reading and Sources 54 References 55 4 Uncertainty and Probability 57 4.1 Basic Ideas 57 4.2 Compound Events 60 4.3 The Gaussian Distribution 64 4.4 Probability vs Statistics 68 4.5 Shallow and Deep Uncertainties 70 Questions 72 Further Reading and Sources 73 References 74 5 Communicating What We Know and What We Don’t 75 5.1 Recognizing and Admitting Uncertainties 75 5.2 Precision and Accuracy 81 5.3 Testing Forecasts 83 5.4 Communicating Forecasts 86 Questions 93 Further Reading and Sources 94 References 95 6 Human Disasters 97 6.1 Assessing Hazards 97 6.2 Vulnerability and Interconnections 99 6.3 The 2008 US Financial Disaster 101 6.4 Pseudodisasters and Groupthink 105 6.5 Disaster Chic 109 Questions 110 Further Reading and Sources 112 References 113 7 How Much Is Enough? 115 7.1 Rational Policy Making 115 7.2 Lessons from National Defense 119 7.3 Making Choices 122 7.4 Uncertainty and Risk Aversion 124 7.5 Present and Future Value 126 7.6 Valuing Lives 129 7.7 Implications for Natural Hazard Mitigation 131 Questions 132 Further Reading and Sources 134 References 135Contents ix 8 Guessing the Odds 136 8.1 Big Events Are Rare 136 8.2 Time-Independent Probability Models 140 8.3 Time-Dependent Probability Models 145 Questions 149 Further Reading and Sources 150 References 150 9 When’s the Next Earthquake? 151 9.1 A Very Tough Problem 151 9.2 Earthquake Frequency-Magnitude Relation 152 9.3 Earthquake Cycle Model 158 9.4 Computing Earthquake Probabilities 168 9.5 Shaky Probabilities 170 Questions 172 Further Reading and Sources 174 References 175 10 Assessing Hazards 176 10.1 Five Tough Questions 176 10.2 Uncertainties 177 10.3 How Is the Hazard Defi ned? 178 10.4 Where Will Large Earthquakes Occur? 182 10.5 When Will Large Earthquakes Occur? 187 10.6 How Big Will the Large Earthquakes Be? 190 10.7 How Much Shaking? 194 10.8 Dealing With the Uncertainties 196 10.9 Next Steps 200 Questions 201 Further Reading and Sources 201 References 202 11 Mitigating Hazards 204 11.1 Approaches 204 11.2 Accepting Risk 205 11.3 Transferring Risk 206 11.4 Avoiding Risk 207 11.5 Mitigating Risk 208 11.6 Combined Strategies 213 Questions 214 Further Reading and Sources 217 References 217 12 Choosing Mitigation Policies 220 12.1 Making Choices 220 12.2 House Fire Mitigation 223 12.3 Losses from Hazards 227 12.4 Optimal Natural Hazard Mitigation 228 12.5 Nonoptimal Natural Hazard Mitigation 232 12.6 Mitigation Given Uncertainties 233 12.7 Robust Policy Making 235 Questions 238 Further Reading and Sources 239 References 240 13 Doing Better 241 13.1 Final Thoughts 241 13.2 Community Decision Making 242 13.3 Improved Organization 244 Questions 248 Further Reading and Sources 249 References 249 Index 251
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Earthquakes
Book SynopsisThis book is the first comprehensive and methodologically rigorous analysis of earthquake occurrence. Models based on the theory of the stochastic multidimensional point processes are employed to approximate the earthquake occurrence pattern and evaluate its parameters. The Author shows that most of these parameters have universal values.Table of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgments xvii List of Abbreviations xix List of Mathematical Symbols xxi PART I MODELS 1 1 Motivation: Earthquake science challenges 3 2 Seismological background 6 2.1 Earthquakes 6 2.2 Earthquake catalogs 8 2.3 Description of modern earthquake catalogs 11 2.4 Earthquake temporal occurrence: quasi-periodic, Poisson, or clustered? 14 2.5 Earthquake faults: one fault, several faults, or an infinite number of faults? 16 2.6 Statistical and physical models of seismicity 18 2.7 Laboratory and theoretical studies of fracture 19 3 Stochastic processes and earthquake occurrence models 21 3.1 Earthquake clustering and branching processes 21 3.2 Several problems and challenges 24 3.3 Critical continuum-state branching model of earthquake rupture 26 PART II STATISTICS 31 4 Statistical distributions of earthquake numbers: Consequence of branching process 33 4.1 Theoretical considerations 34 4.2 Observed earthquake numbers distribution 43 5 Earthquake size distribution 54 5.1 Magnitude versus seismic moment 54 5.2 Seismic moment distribution 56 5.3 Is 𝛽 ≡ 1¨M2? 60 5.4 Seismic moment sum distribution 80 5.5 Length of aftershock zone (earthquake spatial scaling) 86 5.6 Maximum or corner magnitude: 2004 Sumatra and 2011 Tohoku mega-earthquakes 90 6 Temporal earthquake distribution 96 6.1 Omori’s law 96 6.2 Seismic moment release in earthquakes and aftershocks 97 6.3 Random shear stress and Omori’s law 107 6.4 Aftershock temporal distribution, theoretical analysis 110 6.5 Temporal distribution of aftershocks: Observations 116 6.6 Example: The New Madrid earthquake sequence of 1811–12 121 6.7 Conclusion 123 7 Earthquake location distribution 125 7.1 Multipoint spatial statistical moments 125 7.2 Sources of error and bias in estimating the correlation dimension 127 7.3 Correlation dimension for earthquake catalogs 141 7.4 Conclusion 145 8 Focal mechanism orientation and source complexity 146 8.1 Random stress tensor and seismic moment tensor 147 8.2 Geometric complexity of earthquake focal zone and fault systems 150 8.3 Rotation of double-couple (DC) earthquake moment tensor and quaternions 154 8.4 Focal mechanism symmetry 159 8.5 Earthquake focal mechanism and crystallographic texture statistics 163 8.6 Rotation angle distributions 167 8.7 Focal mechanisms statistics 170 8.8 Models for complex earthquake sources 177 PART III TESTABLE FORECASTS 183 9 Global earthquake patterns 185 9.1 Earthquake time-space patterns 185 9.2 Defining global tectonic zones 187 9.3 Corner magnitudes in the tectonic zones 188 9.4 Critical branching model (CBM) of earthquake occurrence 190 9.5 Likelihood analysis of catalogs 197 9.6 Results of the catalogs’ statistical analysis 204 10 Long- and short-term earthquake forecasting 206 10.1 Phenomenological branching models and earthquake occurrence estimation 206 10.2 Long-term rate density estimates 207 10.3 Short-term forecasts 215 10.4 Example: earthquake forecasts during the Tohoku sequence 218 10.5 Forecast results and their discussion 224 10.6 Earthquake fault propagation modeling and earthquake rate estimation 226 11 Testing long-term earthquake forecasts: Likelihood methods and error diagrams 229 11.1 Preamble 229 11.2 Log-likelihood and information score 230 11.3 Error diagram (ED) 235 11.4 Tests and optimization for global high-resolution forecasts 247 11.5 Summary of testing results 250 12 Future prospects and problems 253 12.1 Community efforts for statistical seismicity analysis and earthquake forecast testing 253 12.2 Results and challenges 254 12.3 Future developments 256 References 260 Index 281
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Seismoelectric Method
Book SynopsisThe seismoelectric method consists of measuring electromagnetic signals associated with the propagation of seismic waves or seismic sources in porous media. This method is useful in an increasing number of applications, for example to characterize aquifers, contaminant plumes or the vadose zone.Table of ContentsForeword by Bernd Kulessa xi Foreword by Niels Grobbe xii Preface xiv 1 Introduction to the basic concepts 1 1.1 The electrical double layer 1 1.1.1 The case of silica 2 1.1.1.1 A simplified approach 2 1.1.1.2 The general case 8 1.1.2 The case of clays 10 1.1.3 Implications 14 1.2 The streaming current density 15 1.3 The complex conductivity 17 1.3.1 Effective conductivity 18 1.3.2 Saturated clayey media 19 1.4 Principles of the seismoelectric method 22 1.4.1 Main ideas 22 1.4.2 Simple modeling with the acoustic approximation 25 1.4.2.1 The acoustic approximation in a fluid 25 1.4.2.2 Extension to porous media 26 1.4.3 Numerical example of the coseismic and seismoelectric conversions 27 1.5 Elements of poroelasticity 28 1.5.1 The effective stress law 28 1.5.2 Hooke’s law in poroelastic media 31 1.5.3 Drained versus undrained regimes 31 1.5.4 Wave modes in the pure undrained regime 33 1.6 Short history 34 1.7 Conclusions 36 2 Seismoelectric theory in saturated porous media 42 2.1 Poroelastic medium filled with a viscoelastic fluid 42 2.1.1 Properties of the two phases 42 2.1.2 Properties of the porous material 45 2.1.3 The mechanical equations 49 2.1.3.1 Strain–stress relationships 49 2.1.3.2 The field equations 51 2.1.3.3 Note regarding the material properties 52 2.1.3.4 Force balance equations 53 2.1.4 The Maxwell equations 53 2.1.5 Analysis of the wave modes 54 2.1.6 Synthetic case studies 56 2.1.7 Conclusions 59 2.2 Poroelastic medium filled with a Newtonian fluid 59 2.2.1 Classical Biot theory 59 2.2.2 The u–p formulation 60 2.2.3 Description of the electrokinetic coupling 61 2.3 Experimental approach and data 62 2.3.1 Measuring key properties 62 2.3.1.1 Measuring the cation exchange capacity and the specific surface area 62 2.3.1.2 Measuring the complex conductivity 63 2.3.1.3 Measuring the streaming potential coupling coefficient 63 2.3.2 Streaming potential dependence on salinity 63 2.3.3 Streaming potential dependence on pH 66 2.3.4 Influence of the inertial effect 66 2.4 Conclusions 69 3 Seismoelectric theory in partially saturated conditions 73 3.1 Extension to the unsaturated case 73 3.1.1 Generalized constitutive equations 73 3.1.2 Description of the hydromechanical model 77 3.1.3 Maxwell equations in unsaturated conditions 81 3.2 Extension to two-phase flow 81 3.2.1 Generalization of the Biot theory in two-phase flow conditions 81 3.2.2 The u–p formulation for two-phase flow problems 83 3.2.3 Seismoelectric conversion in two-phase flow 85 3.2.4 The effect of water content on the coseismic waves 86 3.2.5 Seismoelectric conversion 90 3.3 Extension of the acoustic approximation 91 3.4 Complex conductivity in partially saturated conditions 92 3.5 Comparison with experimental data 93 3.5.1 The effect of saturation 93 3.5.2 Additional scaling relationships 93 3.5.3 Relative coupling coefficient with the Brooks and Corey model 95 3.5.4 Relative coupling coefficient with the Van Genuchten model 96 3.6 Conclusions 97 4 Forward and inverse modeling 101 4.1 Finite-element implementation 101 4.1.1 Finite-element modeling 101 4.1.2 Perfectly matched layer boundary conditions 102 4.1.3 Boundary conditions at an interface 104 4.1.4 Description of the seismic source 104 4.1.5 Lateral resolution of cross-hole seismoelectric data 104 4.1.6 Benchmark test of the code 105 4.2 Synthetic case study 105 4.2.1 Simulation of waterflooding of a NAPL-contaminated aquifer 105 4.2.2 Simulation of the seismoelectric problem 107 4.2.3 Results 110 4.3 Stochastic inverse modeling 112 4.3.1 Markov chain Monte Carlo solver 112 4.3.2 Application 115 4.3.3 Result of the joint inversion 118 4.4 Deterministic inverse modeling 118 4.4.1 A statement of the problem 118 4.4.2 5D electric forward modeling 121 4.4.3 The initial inverse solution 125 4.4.4 Getting compact volumetric current source distributions 126 4.4.5 Benchmark tests 126 4.4.6 Numerical case studies 127 4.4.7 Discussion 133 4.5 Conclusions 133 5 Electrical disturbances associated with seismic sources 136 5.1 Theory 136 5.1.1 Position of the problem 136 5.1.2 Forward modeling 137 5.1.3 Modeling noise-free and noisy synthetic data 141 5.1.4 Results 141 5.2 Joint inversion of seismic and seismoelectric data 145 5.2.1 Problem statement 145 5.2.2 Algorithm 146 5.2.3 Results with noise-free data 147 5.2.4 Results with noisy data 148 5.2.5 Hybrid joint inversion 150 5.2.6 Discussion 154 5.3 Hydraulic fracturing laboratory experiment 155 5.3.1 Background 155 5.3.2 Material and method 156 5.3.3 Observations 159 5.3.4 Electrical potential evidence of seal failure 164 5.3.5 Source localization algorithms 165 5.3.5.1 Electrical and hydromechanical coupling 166 5.3.5.2 Inversion phase 1: gradient-based deterministic approach 167 5.3.5.3 Inversion phase 2: GA approach 169 5.3.6 Results of the inversion 170 5.3.6.1 Results of the gradient-based inversion 170 5.3.6.2 Results of the GA 175 5.3.6.3 Noise and position uncertainty analysis 181 5.3.7 Discussion 183 5.4 Haines jump laboratory experiment 185 5.4.1 Position of the problem 185 5.4.2 Material and methods 186 5.4.3 Discussion 187 5.5 Small-scale experiment in the field 190 5.5.1 Material and methods 191 5.5.2 Results 191 5.5.3 Localization of the causative source of the self-potential anomaly 192 5.6 Conclusions 194 6 The seismoelectric beamforming approach 199 6.1 Seismoelectric beamforming in the poroacoustic approximation 199 6.1.1 Motivation 199 6.1.2 Beamforming technique 200 6.1.3 Results and interpretation 202 6.2 Application to an enhanced oil recovery problem 203 6.3 High-definition resistivity imaging 208 6.3.1 Step 1: the seismoelectric focusing approach 208 6.3.2 Step 2: application of image-guided inversion to ERT 212 6.3.2.1 Edge detection 212 6.3.2.2 Introduction of structural information into the objective function 214 6.3.2.3 Results 215 6.3.3 Discussion 216 6.4 Spectral seismoelectric beamforming (SSB) 217 6.5 Conclusions 219 7 Application to the vadose zone 220 7.1 Data acquisition 220 7.2 Case study: Sherwood sandstone 223 7.2.1 Experimental results 223 7.2.2 Results 224 7.2.3 Interpretation 225 7.2.3.1 Seismoelectric signal preprocessing 225 7.2.3.2 Seismoelectric–water content relationship 226 7.2.4 Empirical modeling 227 7.2.5 Discussion 228 7.3 Numerical modeling 229 7.3.1 Theory 229 7.3.2 Description of the numerical experiment 231 7.3.3 Model application and results 231 7.4 Conclusions 235 8 Conclusions and perspectives 237 Glossary: the seismoelectric method 240 Index 243
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Petrophysics A Practical Guide
Book SynopsisPetrophysics is the science of evaluating the rock and fluid properties of oil, gas and water reservoirs through the acquisition of physical samples, electrical, chemical, nuclear and magnetic data acquired by surface logging, downhole coring, and drilling and wireline sondes.Table of ContentsPreface xi 1 Introduction 1 1.1 The basics 4 1.1.1 Units and abbreviations 6 1.1.2 Cores and logs 6 1.1.3 Lithology identification 8 1.1.4 Rock properties 10 1.1.5 Physics of a reservoir 10 1.1.6 Porosity 10 1.1.7 Water saturation 11 1.1.8 Permeability 13 1.1.9 Capillary pressure 14 1.1.10 Wettability 14 1.2 The results 15 1.2.1 Hydrocarbon pay 15 1.2.2 Simple volumetrics 15 1.2.3 3D static models 17 1.2.4 Value of information 17 1.3 Summary 18 2 Data Acquisition 19 2.1 Drilling data 19 2.2 Coring and core analysis 21 2.3 Wireline logging 24 2.4 Well test data 28 2.5 Borehole environment 29 2.6 Summary 33 3 Rock and Fluid Properties 35 3.1 Controls on rock properties 35 3.2 Lithology 39 3.2.1 Spontaneous potential 39 3.2.2 Gamma ray 42 3.3 Porosity 46 3.3.1 Core porosity 46 3.3.2 Log porosity 48 3.4 Water saturation 55 3.4.1 Core]derived water saturation 57 3.4.2 Wettability 59 3.4.3 Electrical measurements 60 3.4.4 Log]derived water saturation 61 3.5 Permeability 64 3.5.1 Core permeability 66 3.5.2 Log permeability 67 3.5.3 Porosity–permeability relationship 68 3.5.4 Overburden correction and Klinkenberg effect 70 3.6 Summary 71 4 Quality Control of Raw Data 73 4.1 Validation of log data 73 4.1.1 Labelling 74 4.1.2 Parametric ranges 76 4.1.3 Repeatability 76 4.1.4 Tension 76 4.1.5 Borehole conditions 76 4.1.6 Noise spikes and cycle skipping 77 4.1.7 Editing log data 77 4.1.8 Creation of pseudologs 77 4.2 Depth merging 78 4.3 Tool corrections 78 4.3.1 Environmental corrections 79 4.3.2 Invasion corrections 79 4.4 Core analysis data 80 4.5 Merging core and log data 80 4.6 Converting measured depth to true vertical depth 82 4.7 Summary 82 5 Characteristic Log Responses 83 5.1 Characteristic shale response 83 5.2 Matrix characteristics 89 5.3 Fluid characteristics 90 5.4 Hydrocarbon corrections 90 5.5 Shale corrections 91 5.6 Summary 91 6 Evaluation of Lithology, Porosity and Water Saturation 93 6.1 Evaluation of lithology 93 6.1.1 Histograms 95 6.1.2 Scatter plots 95 6.1.3 Lithology interpretation 100 6.2 Evaluation of porosity 101 6.2.1 Sonic porosity 101 6.2.2 Density porosity 103 6.2.3 Neutron porosity 103 6.2.4 Selection of reservoir porosity 104 6.2.5 Total and effective systems 105 6.3 Evaluation of water resistivity 106 6.3.1 SP method 106 6.3.2 Resistivity cross]plot method 107 6.3.3 Pickett plot 109 6.3.4 Apparent Rw method (Rwa) 110 6.4 Estimation of water saturation 110 6.4.1 Clean sands 111 6.4.2 Shaly sands 112 6.5 Summary 114 7 Petrophysical Workflows 115 7.1 Data management 115 7.2 Quick]look interpretation 116 7.3 Full petrophysical interpretation 118 7.3.1 Permeability estimation 122 7.3.2 Evaluation of cut]off parameters 123 7.3.3 Determination of zone averages 124 7.3.4 Reporting 126 8 Beyond Log Analysis 127 8.1 Pressure measurements, gradients and contacts 127 8.2 Saturation]height functions 131 8.2.1 Single]predictor algorithms 133 8.2.2 Multi]predictor algorithms 134 8.2.3 Normalized functions 134 8.3 Electrofacies and facies analysis 135 8.4 Rock typing 138 8.5 Integration with seismic 141 8.5.1 Depth conversion 142 8.5.2 Fluid substitution 143 8.6 Production logging 145 8.6.1 Pulsed neutron logging 145 8.7 Geo]steering 146 8.8 Petrophysics of unconventional reservoirs 147 8.8.1 Total organic content 148 8.8.2 Porosity estimation 150 8.8.3 Gas in place 150 9 Carbonate Reservoir Evaluation 151 9.1 Rock fabric classification 151 9.2 Petrophysical interpretation 153 9.2.1 Porosity 153 9.2.2 Water saturation 154 10 Petrophysics for Reservoir Modelling 157 10.1 Multi]scale modelling 158 10.2 Petrophysical issues 158 10.3 Blocking logs 160 10.4 Geological issues 162 10.5 Engineering issues 164 10.6 Volumetrics 165 10.7 Uncertainty 165 10.8 Epilog 167 Appendix 1 Petrophysical Report 169 Appendix 2 Data Collection and Management 179 Appendix 3 Oilfield Glossary 189 References 197 Index 201
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Book SynopsisPetrophysics is the science of evaluating the rock and fluid properties of oil, gas and water reservoirs through the acquisition of physical samples, electrical, chemical, nuclear and magnetic data acquired by surface logging, downhole coring, and drilling and wireline sondes.Table of ContentsPreface xi 1 Introduction 1 1.1 The basics 4 1.1.1 Units and abbreviations 6 1.1.2 Cores and logs 6 1.1.3 Lithology identification 8 1.1.4 Rock properties 10 1.1.5 Physics of a reservoir 10 1.1.6 Porosity 10 1.1.7 Water saturation 11 1.1.8 Permeability 13 1.1.9 Capillary pressure 14 1.1.10 Wettability 14 1.2 The results 15 1.2.1 Hydrocarbon pay 15 1.2.2 Simple volumetrics 15 1.2.3 3D static models 17 1.2.4 Value of information 17 1.3 Summary 18 2 Data Acquisition 19 2.1 Drilling data 19 2.2 Coring and core analysis 21 2.3 Wireline logging 24 2.4 Well test data 28 2.5 Borehole environment 29 2.6 Summary 33 3 Rock and Fluid Properties 35 3.1 Controls on rock properties 35 3.2 Lithology 39 3.2.1 Spontaneous potential 39 3.2.2 Gamma ray 42 3.3 Porosity 46 3.3.1 Core porosity 46 3.3.2 Log porosity 48 3.4 Water saturation 55 3.4.1 Core]derived water saturation 57 3.4.2 Wettability 59 3.4.3 Electrical measurements 60 3.4.4 Log]derived water saturation 61 3.5 Permeability 64 3.5.1 Core permeability 66 3.5.2 Log permeability 67 3.5.3 Porosity–permeability relationship 68 3.5.4 Overburden correction and Klinkenberg effect 70 3.6 Summary 71 4 Quality Control of Raw Data 73 4.1 Validation of log data 73 4.1.1 Labelling 74 4.1.2 Parametric ranges 76 4.1.3 Repeatability 76 4.1.4 Tension 76 4.1.5 Borehole conditions 76 4.1.6 Noise spikes and cycle skipping 77 4.1.7 Editing log data 77 4.1.8 Creation of pseudologs 77 4.2 Depth merging 78 4.3 Tool corrections 78 4.3.1 Environmental corrections 79 4.3.2 Invasion corrections 79 4.4 Core analysis data 80 4.5 Merging core and log data 80 4.6 Converting measured depth to true vertical depth 82 4.7 Summary 82 5 Characteristic Log Responses 83 5.1 Characteristic shale response 83 5.2 Matrix characteristics 89 5.3 Fluid characteristics 90 5.4 Hydrocarbon corrections 90 5.5 Shale corrections 91 5.6 Summary 91 6 Evaluation of Lithology, Porosity and Water Saturation 93 6.1 Evaluation of lithology 93 6.1.1 Histograms 95 6.1.2 Scatter plots 95 6.1.3 Lithology interpretation 100 6.2 Evaluation of porosity 101 6.2.1 Sonic porosity 101 6.2.2 Density porosity 103 6.2.3 Neutron porosity 103 6.2.4 Selection of reservoir porosity 104 6.2.5 Total and effective systems 105 6.3 Evaluation of water resistivity 106 6.3.1 SP method 106 6.3.2 Resistivity cross]plot method 107 6.3.3 Pickett plot 109 6.3.4 Apparent Rw method (Rwa) 110 6.4 Estimation of water saturation 110 6.4.1 Clean sands 111 6.4.2 Shaly sands 112 6.5 Summary 114 7 Petrophysical Workflows 115 7.1 Data management 115 7.2 Quick]look interpretation 116 7.3 Full petrophysical interpretation 118 7.3.1 Permeability estimation 122 7.3.2 Evaluation of cut]off parameters 123 7.3.3 Determination of zone averages 124 7.3.4 Reporting 126 8 Beyond Log Analysis 127 8.1 Pressure measurements, gradients and contacts 127 8.2 Saturation]height functions 131 8.2.1 Single]predictor algorithms 133 8.2.2 Multi]predictor algorithms 134 8.2.3 Normalized functions 134 8.3 Electrofacies and facies analysis 135 8.4 Rock typing 138 8.5 Integration with seismic 141 8.5.1 Depth conversion 142 8.5.2 Fluid substitution 143 8.6 Production logging 145 8.6.1 Pulsed neutron logging 145 8.7 Geo]steering 146 8.8 Petrophysics of unconventional reservoirs 147 8.8.1 Total organic content 148 8.8.2 Porosity estimation 150 8.8.3 Gas in place 150 9 Carbonate Reservoir Evaluation 151 9.1 Rock fabric classification 151 9.2 Petrophysical interpretation 153 9.2.1 Porosity 153 9.2.2 Water saturation 154 10 Petrophysics for Reservoir Modelling 157 10.1 Multi]scale modelling 158 10.2 Petrophysical issues 158 10.3 Blocking logs 160 10.4 Geological issues 162 10.5 Engineering issues 164 10.6 Volumetrics 165 10.7 Uncertainty 165 10.8 Epilog 167 Appendix 1 Petrophysical Report 169 Appendix 2 Data Collection and Management 179 Appendix 3 Oilfield Glossary 189 References 197 Index 201
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