Geology

Explores the effects of wildfires on land, water, vegetation, wildlife, and humans Across the world, wildfires are increasing in frequency, extent, and severity, driven by changes in land use and cli …

Written for the general reader with an interest in geology, natural history, and the early explorations of the highest part of California’s Sierra Nevada range, this book is also an indispensable gui …

Tennessee’s geologic history has evolved in myriad ways since its initial formation more than a billion years ago, settling into its current place on the North American supercontinent between 300 and …

Spanning Tennessee from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Mississippi River, Interstate 40 is more than just a convenient roadway. It afford travelers the opportunity to observe the state’s geologic a …

New insights into geologic and tectonic processes in Alaska and northwestern Canada The northwest of the North American continent is geologically dynamic and tectonically active. A network of seismic …

How fossilized reefs hold clues to the survival of corals in the Anthropocene With rising global temperatures, pollution, overfishing, ocean acidification, and other problems caused by humans, there’ …

Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Borehole Geophysics Borehole geophysics involves measuring, imaging, and monitoring subsurface structures and activities by putting instruments into wellbores. Distrib …

Earth System Geophysics Geophysics helps us understand how our planet works by connecting complex real-world phenomena with fundamental physical laws. It provides the tools, both conceptual and quant …

A valuable resource for geologists, engineers, and students across multiple disciplines, this is the most comprehensive and in-depth study of the development of the Baltic Shield, its features as a r …

First published in 1831, this volume contains a vintage treatise on geology, with a focus on the formation of the earth. Although much of the information is now out-dated, ‘A Brief Treatise on Geolog …