Earth sciences books

A 2008 textbook for graduate students and researchers in geology, geophysics, materials science, mineralogy and ceramics.

A 2006 introduction to inverse and state estimation problems for graduate students and researchers in oceanography, climate science, and geophysical fluid dynamics.

Her maps of the ocean floor have been called one of the most remarkable achievements in modern cartography, yet no one knows her name.
Soundings is the story of the enigmatic, unknown woman behind one of the greatest...

In this major new book, noted paleoclimatologist Stager vividly shows how what we do to the environment in the 21st century will affect the next 100,000 years of life on this planet.

The debut collection of a writer whose accolades precede her: a Whiting Award, a Rona Jaffe Award, a Best American Essays selection, and a Pushcart Prize, all received before her first book-length publication. This book...

Riparian zones encompass the stream channel and the adjacent portion of the terrestrial landscape from the high water mark toward the uplands, where vegetation might be influenced by elevated water tables or flooding. This book...

Hydropedology is a microcosm for what is happening in Soil Science. This title brings together pedology (soil characteristics) with hydrology (movement of water) to understand and achieve the goals associated with modern soil...

Considers basics of marine research, topics, and areas. This text covers such topics as the ecological status of the Great Barrier Reef, the effects of coral bleaching on fisheries, and the biology of octopus larvae.

Everything you need to know about the wonders of our planet in a single volume.

A 2007 reference on geomorphological studies on reefs for researchers and graduate students in geomorphology and oceanography.

Volcanic dust, climate change, tsunamis, earthquakes - geoscience explores phenomena that profoundly affect our lives. But more than that, the science also provides important clues to the future of the planet. This title gives an...

Ice sheets as vast accumulations of frozen water on land are a direct expression of energy distribution on our planet. They form from the interplay of intensive accumulation of frozen water and insufficient melt during the summer....

This indispensible reference for aviators the world over reflects the sophistication of current applications of the US Standard Atmosphere and includes tropospheric temperature profiles in the Northern Hemisphere for different...

With vivid descriptions and master storytelling, Martin Brasier introduces the quest for the missing history of life and the cell. Covering the period from 1 to 2 billion years ago we explore the formation of the complex...

Thismonograph applies inverse methods to actual problems in science. Written by geoscientists, it conveys statistical methods, regularization methods, and optimization techniques for solving practical inverse problems. The bookis...