{"product_id":"introduction-to-geophysics-9783031178665","title":"Introduction to Geophysics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis textbook on geophysics is a translated and revised editon from its third German edition \u003ci\u003eEinführung in die Geophysik - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobale physikalische Felder und Prozesse in der Erde\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eExplaining the technical terminology, it introduces students and the interested scientific public to the physics of the Earth at an intermediate level. In doing so, it goes far beyond a purely phenomenological description, but systematically explains the physical principles of the processes and fields which affect the entire Earth: Its position in space; its internal structure; its age and that of its rocks; earthquakes and how they are used in exploring Earth's structure; its shape, tides, and isostatic equilibrium; Earth''s magnetic field, the geodynamo that generates it, and the interaction between the Earth''s magnetosphere and the solar wind''s plasma flow; the Earth''s temperature field and heat transport processes in the core, mantle, and crust of the Earth and their rol\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043572744535,"sku":"9783031178665","price":71.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783031178665.jpg?v=1750958726","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/introduction-to-geophysics-9783031178665","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}