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Physics of the earth / by Stacey, F. D.(Frank D.)(CARDINAL)334284;
Bibliography: pages 361-396.
Subjects: Geophysics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The earth's crust; a new approach to physical geography and geology. / by Stamp, L. Dudley(Laurence Dudley),1898-1966.(CARDINAL)151977;
Subjects: Geophysics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rocks, rivers & the changing earth, a first book about geology / by Schneider, Herman,1905-2003.(CARDINAL)709285;
This book describes everything concerning the earth focusing on the ocean.
Subjects: Geophysics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Introduction to geophysical prospecting. by Dobrin, Milton B.(Milton Burnett),1915-1980.(CARDINAL)843978;
Subjects: Prospecting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How the Earth works : 100 ways parents and kids can share the secrets of the earth / by Farndon, John.(CARDINAL)178435; Dunning, Mike,illustrator.(CARDINAL)317317; Dunning, Mike.(CARDINAL)317317;
Experiments and projects explore the earth's structure, features, and changing landscape.
Subjects: Geophysics; Geophysics; Experiments; Geophysics.; Geophysics; Experiments.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Shorter contributions to geophysics, 1979.
Includes bibliographical references.Mountain breathing : preliminary studies of air-land interaction on Mauna Kea, Hawaii / Alfred H. Woodcock and Irving Friedman -- Porosity and density of Kilauea volcanic basalts, Hawaii / Gordon R. Johnson -- Diabase dikes in the Haile-Brewer area, South Carolina, and their magnetic properties / Henry Bell III ... [et al.] -- Aerial gamma-ray survey in Duval, McMullen, Live Oak, and Webb Counties, Texas / Joseph F. Duval and Karen A. Schulz.
Subjects: Volcanism; Dikes (Geology); Radioactive prospecting.; Radioactive substances;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nuclear geology; a symposium on nuclear phenomena in the earth sciences. by Faul, Henry,editor.(CARDINAL)842876;
Bibliography: pages 373-406.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Geophysics.; Nuclear physics.; Radioactivity.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Earth from the inside out / by Rennie, John(John Alan),1965-;
Includes bibliographical references.Greenland ice cores : frozen in time -- Microbes deep inside the Earth -- Dynamics of Kilauea volcano -- How erosion builds mountains -- Panoramas of the sea -- Life in the ocean -- The rising seas -- The birth of complex cells -- The human impact on climate -- Atmospheric dust and acid rain -- The Antarctic ozone hole -- Earth from sky -- Collisions with comets and asteroids.
Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Astronomy.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Energy in nature and society : general energetics of complex systems / by Smil, Vaclav.(CARDINAL)323599;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-459) and indexes.1. The universal link: energetics, energy, and power. Evolution of energetics: from Aristotle to Einstein ; Approaches to understanding: concepts, variables, units -- 2. Planetary energetics: hydrosphere, lithosphere. Sun: the star and its radiation ; Energy balance of the Earth: radiation fluxes ; Hydrosphere and atmosphere: thermal and mass fluxes ; Water and air in motion: kinetic fluxes ; Geoenergetics: heat, plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes -- 3. Photosynthesis: bioenergetics of primary production. Photosynthetic pathways ; Global primary productivity ; Productivities of ecosystems and plants ; Phytomass stores ; Autotrophic scaling -- 4. Heterotrophic conversions: consumer bioenergetics. Metabolic capabilities ; Ectotherms and endotherms ; Locomotion ; Biomasses and productivities ; Heterotrophs in ecosystems -- 5. Human energetics: people as a simple heterotophs. Energy sources and basal metabolism ; Requirements and uncertainties ; Thermoregulation ; Limits of human performance ; Gathering, hunting and fishing -- Traditional food production: humans as a solar farmers. Extensive practices ; Permanent cropping ; Muscles, implements, machines ; Cropping intensification ; Traditional agricultures -- 7. Preindustrial complexification: prime movers and fuels in traditional societies. Animate power: human and animal muscles ; Water and wind: wheels and mills ; Phytomass fuels and metallurgy: wood, charcoal, crop residues ; Construction: methods and structures ; Transportation: roads and ships.8. Fossil fuels: heat, light and prime movers. Coals: the earliest modern fuels ; Hydrocarbons: crude oils and natural gases ; From extraction to combustion: modern fossil-fuel industries ; Mechanical prime movers: engines and turbines ; Fossil-fueled electricity: generation and transmission -- 9. Fossil-fueled civilization: patterns and trends. Fuels ad fossil-fueled electricity : energy production and trade ; Nonfossil contributions: biomass and primary electricity ; Global consumption patterns: growth and inequality ; Qualitative changes: transitions and efficiencies ; Energy conservation: gains and rebounds -- 10. Energy costs: valuations and changes. Energy cost of energy: net gains ; Basic materials: from concrete to fertilizers ; Structures and products: from buildings to computers ; Crops and animal foods: subsidized diets ; Modern food system: gains, costs, efficiencies -- 11. Environmental consequences: metabolism of fossil-fueled civilization. Power densities: energy and land ; Energy conversions and heat rejection ; Energy and water ; Energy and the atmosphere ; Interference in grand biospheric cycles -- 12. Energetic correlates: complexities of high-energy civilization. Energy and the economy ; Energy and value ; Energy and the quality of life ; Energy and war ; Energy and the future -- 13. Grand patterns: energetic and other essentials. Energy in the biosphere ; Energy and the civilization ; The challenges ahead.
Subjects: Bioenergetics.; Energy budget (Geophysics);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Uranium prospecting, a complete manual / by Swanson, Donald W.; Van Der Ley, William,author.;
Subjects: Prospecting; Uranium ores.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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