Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere Books

Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the survey technology, post-processing technology, mapping technology and scientific application of the submarine topography and geomorphology in detail. High-resolution submarine geomorphology is a frontier branch of marine geology and marine surveying and mapping, which provides a direct basis to study the seabed surface, to understand the tectonic movement and submarine evolution. In the past two decades, high-resolution submarine geomorphology with high-precision multi-beam echo sounding, side-scan sonar and sub-bottom profiler as the major techniques, is developing very quickly and is one of the frontiers of international marine science and technology. These high techniques promote the traditional submarine geomorphology to high-resolution and quantitative research. At present, high-resolution submarine geomorphology is widely used in the delimitation of the continental shelf, the international seabed resources survey, marine engineering and marine military applications. In order to facilitate readers to understand how to acquire and apply scientific research based on submarine topographic data, it highlights the combination of theory, technology and scientific application. This book is useful as a reference for professional and technical personnel in related fields and also as a textbook for both graduate and undergraduate students as well.Trade Review“The book is an excellent academic work in the fields of ocean mapping and seafloor exploration … . This book makes a useful contribution to a field that has experienced rapid development over the last 20–30 years and continues to develop at pace. It should be of interest to those wishing to learn about the techniques currently available, as well as those seeking a handy reference for the technologies in use from survey through to application.” (Ian Townend and Zeng Zhou, Anthropocene Coasts, December 14, 2022)“This book presents concepts and techniques of interest for established earth scientists and professionals, and will encourage students to develop relevant skills and knowledge in this field. The order in which the topics on seafloor surveying appear and the organization of each chapter make the book an ideal reference for teaching and studying related subjects … . Each chapter provides the reader with a summary of a wealth of references to the latest books and journal articles … .” (Harald Schuh,, zfv - Zeitschrift für Geodäsie, Geoinformation und Landmanagement, Vol. 147 (6), 2022)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Multi-beam bathymetry technology.- Airborne LiDAR bathymetry technolog.- Side scan sonar and sub-bottom profiler detection technology.- Navigation and positioning technology.- Water level measurement and vertical datum conversion technology.- DTM and Seafloor mapping technology.- The delimitation of continental shelf based on seafloor graphics.- The application of submarine geomorphology.- The application of automatic recognition of seabed target.- The application of seafloor classification.- The application of research on international seabed resources.

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on oilfield performance analysis and development adjustment by integrating geology, applied mathematics, and other relevant theories. Based on the abundant and detailed field test and production data from Daqing and Tarim, two major oilfields in China, the regularities, characteristics, design, and adjustment of waterflooding development of sandstone reservoirs throughout the life cycle are described. Field development theories and practices are organically combined in this book, which, embracing comprehensive, systematic, and pragmatic contents, is conducive to development technicians to quickly grasp the characteristics of waterflooding and prepare adjustment plans. It is also useful as a textbook in petroleum colleges and short training courses.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Oilfield Development Procedures.- Chapter 2 Reservoir Geology.- Chapter 3 Reservoir Development Principle.- Chapter 4 Reservoir Development Mechanism.- Chapter 5 Production Capacity of Oilfields.- Chapter 6 Oilfield Development Planning.- Chapter 7 Tracking Study on FDP Implementation.- Chapter 8 Zonal Water Injection.- Chapter 9 Adjustment of Development Plan.- Appendix A Determination of the Horizontal Length within Reservoirs.- Appendix B Trial-and-error Method Used in Horizontal Length Determination.- Appendix C Injection-production Balance Crossplot.

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Book SynopsisThis perspective of this book views Earth's various layers as a whole system, and tries to understand how to achieve harmony and sustainable development between human society and nature, with the theme of " habitability of the Earth." This book is one effort at providing an overview of some of the recent exciting advances Chinese geoscientists have made. It is the concerted team effort of a group of researchers from diverse backgrounds to generalize their vision for Earth science in the next 10 years. The book is intended for scholars, administrators of the Science and Technology policy department, and science research funding agencies. This is an open access book.Table of Contents1. Overview.- 2. Scientific perspectives: challenges for human cognition.- 3. Basic Scientific Issues relating to Earth habitability.- 4. Scientific and technological support: fundamental theoretical issues with revolutionary technologies.- 5. Realization: intersectionality, integration, collaboration, and cooperation.

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Book SynopsisThis edited book is a collection of information on recent advancements in remote sensing for forestry application. The main focus of this book is to address the novel applications in remote sensing in terms of recent techniques, sensors, methods and data collection. Remote sensing has been used for many decades. Today, remote sensing is heavily utilized in forest management, which is acquired from airborne and space-borne platforms using satellite data. In recent years, there have been rapid advances in the new types of sensors. The new generations of satellite sensors are introduced not only to provide important information on forest ecosystems, but also to improve the techniques and accuracies obtained by the traditional approaches. Researchers have become increasingly aware of the potential of remote sensing to address important forestry issues and challenges. The number of forestry publications using remote sensing has grown very rapidly, and this is noticeable with many recent technologies and applications. This book provides valuable source of reference to foresters, researchers, ecologists, climate change scientists and scholars who use remote sensing in their work. Furthermore, it serves as an academic book for undergraduate and graduate students of forestry, agriculture, natural resources and environmental sciences. The book demonstrates and engages the students how the new advancements in remote sensing technology and theory relate to the many real-world forestry applications. It gives readers deeper understanding on how remote sensing has come a long way and evolved into a mature science in the past five decades. Table of Contents1. Remote Sensing for Forest Inventory and Resources Assessment.- 2. Multiple Sensors and Platforms for Biophysical and Biochemical Characterizations of Various Ecosystem Types of Tropical Forests in Malaysia: Advance, Limitation and Opportunity.- 3. A Review on the Use of LiDAR Remote Sensing for Forest Landscape Restoration.- 4. Assessment and Modeling of Forest Biomass and Carbon Stock and Sequestration using Various Remote Sensing Sensor Systems.- 5. Spatial Modeling of Transport and Resources Accessibility for Protecting Forest Ecosystems Against Forest Fires.- 6. Assessment of Forest Aboveground Biomass Estimation from Superview-1 Satellite Image using Machine Learning Approaches.- 7. Floristic Distribution Modelling for Resource Partitioning of Four Native Tree Species in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan using Maxent.- 8. Application of Remote Sensing Vegetation Indices for Forest Cover Assessments.- 9. Rainforest Assessment in Brunei Darussalam through Application of Remote Sensing.- 10. Rubber Trees and Biomass Estimation Using Remote Sensing Technology.- 11. The Use of Landsat TM Imagery for the Application of Rubber Tree Area and Stand Volume Predictive Models in Rubber Plantations in Selangor, Malaysia.- 12. Using Historical Disturbance Identified with LandTrendr in Google Earth Engine for Land Cover Mapping of Oil Palm Landscapes.- 13. Geospatial Technology - Unlocking the Management and Monitoring in Malaysian Mangrove Forests.- 14. Effect of Tidal Regime, Relative Sea Level and Wind Intensity on Changes of Mangrove Area using Remote Sensing Approach.- 15. Spatio-temporal Distribution of Mangrove at Kuala Sepetang Forest Reserve, Malaysia using Remotely-sensed Data.- 16. Determination of The Effect of Urban Forests and Other Green Areas on Surface Temperature in Antalya.- 17. Conceptualising the Citizen-Driven Urban Forest Framework to Improve Local Climate Condition: Geospatial Data Fusion and Numerical Simulation.- 18. State-of-the-Art on Airborne LiDAR Applications in the Field of Forest Engineering.- 19. Restoration of Damaged Forest and Roles of Remote Sensing.- 20. Recent Advances in UAV-based Structure-from-motion Photogrammetry for Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Storage Estimations in Forestry.- 21. Hyperspectral Identification of Selected Dipterocarp Montane at the Species Level.- 22. Tree Biophysical Parameters Retrieval from Multi-source Remote Sensing Data Fusion.

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Book SynopsisPart I: Universe, Planet Earth, and its systems.- Chapter 1: Solar System and the Earth.- Chapter 2: Geology: Study of the Earth.- Chapter 3: Earth's Internal Dynamics and Landforms.- Chapter 4: External Geological Agents of Earth.- Part II: Mineral Resources.- Chapter 5: Metals and Minerals.- Chapter 6: Rocks and their Formation.- Chapter 7: Mineral Deposits.- Chapter 8: Metallic Minerals and their Deposits.- Chapter 9: Non-Metallic Minerals and their deposits.- Part III: Mineral Exploration and Resource Management.-  Chapter 10: Exploration of Mineral Resources.- Chapter 11: Evaluation of Mineral Deposits.- Chapter 12: Mining, Mineral Beneficiation and Environment.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book presents a new structural model of “multi-arc-basin-terrane system” based on the in-depth research of the Nujiang-Lancangjiang-Jinshajiang region, especially several Paleo-Tethys ophiolitic mélange belts and sets of arc-basin systems, and a new orogenic model of “The Hengduan shan Mountains” based on penetrated research on spatial-temporal framework and orogenic models of different orogenic belts under large-scale strike-slip-shear-nappe structures evolution. The authors paid special attention on the coupling relation between orogeny and metallogenesis. The metallogenesis and dynamic process are probed under the crust–mantle interaction and material-energy exchange-transmission background and the tectonic units evolution. The ore genesis and distribution of deposits have been thoroughly analyzed, and the metallogenic theories of "multi-arc-basin-terrane" and "intracontinental tectonic transformation" in the Nujiang-Lancangjiang-Jinshajiang region have been carried out. This book also illustrates how to explore metallic deposits in the Nujiang-Lancangjiang-Jinshajiang region by using the metallogenic regulations. Meanwhile, this book has high reference value for researchers working in the fields of basic geology, environmental geology, and energy geology.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Tectonic Framework of Sanjiang Tethyan Metallogenic Domain.- Basic Characteristics and Evolution of Sanjiang Tethys Archipelagic Arc-Basin System.- Formation and Evolution of Sanjiang Collision Orogenic Belt.- Mineralization and Metallogenic System in Sanjiang Region.- Regional Metallogenic Models.- Geological Prospecting Method of Sanjiang and Integration of Exploration Technologies.

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