Introduction -- Data -- Mass inversion method of GRACE data -- Global sea level change -- Terrestrial water storage change in Asia -- Glacial and tectonic mass change in High Mountain Asia -- Conclusion.This thesis provides multidisciplinary perspectives on changes in global mass transports, especially in the global water cycle. It investigates the current time-varying states regarding global s…
Ch. 1 From Local to Global: The Petroleum Geologist Hans Höfer von Heimhalt between Empires, Economies, and Epistemologies -- Ch. 2 The history of oil exploration in the State of São Paulo before the foundation of Petrobras (1872-1953) -- Ch. 3 Petroleum: new energy perspectives for Brazil in 1922 -- Ch. 4 Oil and State - the role of the National Petroleum Council (CNP) in the development of …
This book entitled "Physical and Mathematical Modeling of Earth and Environment Processes" is the result of a collaborative work after the 4th international scientific youth forum held at the IPMech RAS on November 1–3, 2018. The book includes theoretical and experimental studies of processes in the atmosphere, oceans, the lithosphere and their interaction; environmental issues; problems of h…
1 The Graeco-Roman World -- 2 The Roman world from the end of the republic to the end of the empire -- 3 The Middle Ages -- 4 From the age of the great transoceanic discoveries to the new measurements of the Earth .90 -- 5 The Figure and the size of the Earth in the XVIII Century -- 6 From the French Revolution to the artificial Satellites -- Epilogue -- The concept of Geoid -- The mathematical…
Introduction -- Volcanic Activity and Processes -- Volcanoes and Human Settlements -- Volcanoes and Risk.This book serves as a guide to discovering the most interesting volcano sites in Italy. Accompanied by some extraordinary contemporary images of active Neapolitan volcanoes, it explains the main volcanic processes that have been shaping the landscape of the Campania region and influencing hu…
Chapter 1. The current state of the Arctic Basin study -- Chapter 2. Seismic stratigraphy of the sedimentary cover -- Chapter 3. Eurasian Basin -- Chapter 4. Lomonosov Ridge -- Chapter 5. Podvodnikov Basin -- Chapter 6. Makarov Basin -- Chapter 7. Mendeleev Rise -- Chapter 8. Chukchi Plateau and Chukchi Basin -- Chapter 9. Extension structures at the Eurasian continental margin -- Chapter 10. C…
Chemical and phase composition of lower mantle of the Earth: analytical and experimental data -- Experimental methods and techniques -- Evolution of the native lower mantle systems -- Evolution of the lower mantle diamond-forming system -- Diamond-forming efficiency of oxide-silicate-carbonate-carbon systems at the conditions of the Earth lower mantle -- Model of diamond formation at conditions…
Preface.-Tectonic context of the study area -- Basic knowledge – Stratigraphy of the Osaka Group -- Reflection seismic data -- Discussion – Origin and evolution of the Osaka basin. .This publication shows the three-dimensional configuration of the gigantic tectonic sag of the Osaka Bay sedimentary basin on the eastern Eurasian margin based on reflection seismic data never before published. …
Indian shield: pristine shape, size and tectonic framework -- Evolution of the Indian shield: a new approach -- Zircon U-Pb (SHRIMP) ages of the Jahazpur granite and Mangalwar gneiss from the Deoli-Jahazpur sector, Rajasthan, NW India -- Redox state of atmosphere and ocean during Archaean-Palaeoproterozoic boundary: a case study from the Sausar belt, Central India -- Mineral chemistry, Sr–Nd …
Introduction -- Main geological features of impact crater and its environment -- Concentric structural zones and their lithological features -- Petrography of shock-metamorphosed crystalline rocks, impact breccias and impactites -- Petrochemistry and geochemistry of impactites and target rocks -- Impact diamonds from shocked crystalline rocks and impactites -- General patterns of impact diamond…