Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Glacier changes since the Little Ice Age -- Chapter 3. An inventory of proglacial systems in Austria, Switzerland and across Patagonia -- Chapter 4. Debris-covered glaciers -- Chapter 5. Closing the balance of ice, water and sediment fluxes through the terminus of Gepatschferner -- Chapter 6. (Ground) Ice in the proglacial zone -- Chapter 7. Periglacial mor…
Preface -- Chapter 1: Motivation -- Chapter 2: State-of-the-Art -- Chapter 3: Objectives -- Chapter 4: Physical Background -- Chapter 5: Data -- Chapter 6: Methodology -- Chapter 7: A Statistical Model based on Non-stationary Predictors -- Chapter 8: Interdecadal changes in the SST-driven teleconnections with the Sahel -- Chapter 9: Modulation of the non-stationary Mediterranean-Sahel teleconne…
Global Seismicity and History of Earthquake Occurrence in India -- Basic Mechanics of Earthquake Resistant Design -- Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering -- Earthquake Analysis of Earth Retaining Structures -- Dynamic Analysis of Earth Dams Under Earthquake -- Seismic Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations -- Dynamic Soil Structure Interaction in Earthquake Analysis -- Geo-technical Conside…
Section 1 - Chapters -- Impacting Bodies and Post-Impact Modification Processes on Earth -- Cosmic Impacts: a Planetary Surfaces Modification Process -- Impact Crater -- The Planet Earth: a Review of the Influence of Cratering on the Geological Evolution of our Planet -- Observation from Space: SAR Systems -- Observation from Space: OPTICAL Systems -- Section 2 - Terrestrial Impact Craters List…
Introduction -- The development of ideas about the mineral transformations and the facies of metamorphism -- Mineral geothermobarometry -- The causes, geodynamic factors and models of metamorphism -- Metamorphic processes in the rocks -- Conclusion.This book presents the genetic connections of metamorphism and geodynamics. It discusses the tectonic and magmatic processes as the reason of metamo…
Introduction -- Crystallography of the Kaolin Group Minerals -- Introduction to the Spectroscopic Methods -- The Kaolin Minerals -- Intercalated Kaolins -- Kaolin Nanocomposites -- Other Kaolin -- Modifications -- Adsorption On Kaolins.This book systematically provides an overview of the use of a wide range of spectroscopic methods (Mid- and Near-Infrared, Infrared Emission, Raman, Solid-State …
Introduction -- Part 1 Earth Observation Satellites -- Development of Earth observation Satellites. -U.S. Earth Observation Satellites -- European Earth Observation Satellites -- Other Earth Observation Satellites.-Chinese Earth Observation Satellites -- Plans of Global Integrated Earth Observation -- Part 2 Scientific Satellite Series for Global Change -- Earth Observation and Scientific Satel…
Chapter 1. Tectonics of the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Key to understanding the Neoproterozoic evolution of the Arabian-‐Nubian Shield (East Africa Orogen) -- Chapter 2. A new synthetic geological map of the Tuareg Shield: an overview of its Globalstructure and geological evolution -- Chapter 3. The 600 Ma-old Pan-African Magmatism in the InOuzzal Terrane (Tuareg Shield, Algeria): Witness of …
Iceland - a Worthwhile and Popular Island to Visit -- Iceland - an Island in the North Atlantic -- Geographical Subspaces of Iceland -- Geology of Iceland -- The Economy of Iceland -- Excursion Proposals.The book thoroughly describes Iceland’s geological development and its current geological processes, taking into account both geographic and geo-ecological aspects. Furthermore, it includes s…
Introduction -- Formation and Types of Natural Ice Masses -- Properties and Mechanical Behaviour of Ice -- Sea Ice in Civil Engineering Applications -- Sea Ice in Geophysical Applications -- Micro-Mechanical Modes of Polar Ice -- Phenomenological Constitutive Models for Polar Ice -- Polar Ice Sheet Flow Models.This book presents the concepts and tools of ice mechanics, together with examples of…