| Author | : Gregory Vogt |
| Publisher | : Twenty-First Century Books |
| Total Pages | : 82 |
| Release | : 2006-12-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0761328378 |
Describes how the Earth was formed, explains how scientists study the Earth's interior, and discusses how the makeup and movement of the mantle and core affect the surface.
| Author | : Vernon F. Cormier |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 2021-12-04 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0128113871 |
Earth's Core: Geophysics of a Planet's Deepest Interior provides a multidisciplinary approach to Earth's core, including seismology, mineral physics, geomagnetism, and geodynamics. The book examines current observations, experiments, and theories; identifies outstanding research questions; and suggests future directions for study. With topics ranging from the structure of the core-mantle boundary region, to the chemical and physical properties of the core, the workings of the geodynamo, inner core seismology and dynamics, and core formation, this book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on what we know and what we know we have yet to discover. The book begins with the fundamental material and concepts in seismology, mineral physics, geomagnetism, and geodynamics, accessible from a wide range of backgrounds. The book then builds on this foundation to introduce current research, including observations, experiments, and theories. By identifying unsolved problems and promising routes to their solutions, the book is intended to motivate further research, making it a valuable resource both for students entering Earth and planetary sciences and for researchers in a particular subdiscipline who need to broaden their understanding. - Includes multidisciplinary observations constraining the composition and dynamics of the Earth's core - Concisely presents competing theories and arguments on the composition, state, and dynamics of the Earth's interior - Provides observational tests of various theories to enhance understanding - Serves as a valuable resource for researchers in deep earth geophysics, as well as many sub-disciplines, including seismology, geodynamics, geomagnetism, and mineral physics
| Author | : Steven Earle |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 628 |
| Release | : 2016-08-12 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781537068824 |
This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.
| Author | : J. Leliwa-Kopystynski |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 381 |
| Release | : 2016-07-29 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1483291855 |
Constitution of the Earth's Interior discusses the physical and evolutionary principles connecting various elements of the knowledge about structure and dynamics of the Earth's interior. This work is divided into eight chapters that primarily focus on the physical, chemical, and petrological state. This text contains general data on a general stationary model, which is described by equations of state combining the basic parameters, including pressure, temperature, density, gravity acceleration, and mineral composition within the Earth's interior. Considerable chapters concern the chemical and petrological composition of the matter in the Earth's interior. The remaining chapters describe models containing inhomogeneities used to illustrate processes connected with phase transitions. This book will be of great value to geologists, physicists, and researchers.
| Author | : Pembroke J. Hart |
| Publisher | : American Geophysical Union |
| Total Pages | : 801 |
| Release | : 1969 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0875900135 |
| Author | : Felix V. Kaminsky |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 2017-05-22 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3319556843 |
This book presents the first overview of the composition and structure of the Earth’s lower mantle. The first part focuses on the study of lower-mantle minerals, identified as inclusions in diamonds from different regions of the world. Three associations are established among the lower-mantle minerals: ultramafic, mafic, and carbonatic. The carbonatic association is of particular interest because it characterizes the media of natural diamond formation. In turn, the second part analyzes the structure of the lower mantle, revealing its heterogeneous composition. It is based on the results of experiments demonstrating phase transitions in lower-mantle minerals, and on seismological data. Deep-seated earthquakes point to the presence within the lower mantle of numerous seismic boundaries caused by mineral structure transitions. In closing, the last part of the book compares observed data with experimental data, highlighting several discrepancies that indicate Earth may have a more complex planetary history than previously assumed, and examining its primarily non-chondritic composition.
| Author | : Ian Jackson |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 600 |
| Release | : 2000-06-19 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780521785662 |
Authoritative review of composition, structure and evolution of the mantle for researchers and graduate students.
| Author | : Hrvoje Tkalčić |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 237 |
| Release | : 2017-02-02 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1107037301 |
The first comprehensive review of past and contemporary research on the Earth's inner core from a seismological perspective. Providing a detailed account of how seismology is used in inner core research, and suggesting avenues for further study, it is an essential resource for researchers and students studying seismology and deep Earth processes.
| Author | : John A. Jacobs |
| Publisher | : Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 427 |
| Release | : 1987-04-29 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0080959806 |
The Earth's Core, Second Edition is a six-chapter book that begins with the general physical properties of the Earth, with emphasis on the core-mantle boundary. This edition discusses the accretion mechanism, heat sources in the early Earth, time of core formation, thermal regime of the Earth, melting-point depth curves, and thermal consequences of iron-alloy core. Subsequent chapters focus on reversals of the Earth's magnetic field; the energetics and the constitution of the Earth's core; and the cores of the Moon and other planets. The role of the Earth's core is vital to the understanding of many geophysical phenomena. It is the seat of the Earth's magnetic field and is responsible as well to some variations in the length of the day.
