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e-books in Earth Sciences category

Book cover: Earth 2020: An Insider's Guide to a Rapidly Changing PlanetEarth 2020: An Insider's Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet
by - Open Book Publishers ,
This accessible, incisive and timely collection of essays brings together a diverse set of expert voices to examine how the Earth's environment has changed over the past half century, and what lies in store for our planet over the coming fifty years.
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Book cover: Earth at NightEarth at Night
- NASA ,
Dazzling photographs and images from space of our planet's nightlights have captivated public attention for decades. These lights and the darkness tell stories about our planet -- stories that this volume will present for your consideration.
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Book cover: Texas Fossils: An Amateur Collector's HandbookTexas Fossils: An Amateur Collector's Handbook
by - The University of Texas at Austin ,
A good collection of fossils provides much information about the early history of our earth, and fossil collecting can be a most enjoyable, fascinating, and rewarding hobby. It is for these people that 'Texas Fossils' was written.
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Book cover: Earth Observations for GeohazardsEarth Observations for Geohazards
by - MDPI AG ,
Improved satellite and sensor technologies have contributed to the increased demand for satellite EO data. Earth Observations have been widely used to monitor geohazards, revolutionizing our understanding of how the Earth system works.
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Book cover: Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Nuclear RisksEarthquakes, Tsunamis and Nuclear Risks
by - Springer ,
This book covers seismic probabilistic risk assessment and related studies which have become more important to increase the safety of nuclear facilities against earthquakes and tsunamis in the face of many uncertainties after the Fukushima accident.
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Book cover: Great Disasters and Horrors in the World's HistoryGreat Disasters and Horrors in the World's History
by - Royal Publishing Co. ,
The writer presents the general principles of the storm and earthquake so far as they are understood: and numerous narratives of great disturbances have been inserted that a clearer conception of the magnitude of these agencies may be attained ...
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Book cover: Damming Grand Canyon: The 1923 USGS Colorado River ExpeditionDamming Grand Canyon: The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition
by - Utah State University Press ,
In 1923, America paid close attention, as a government party descended the Colorado to survey Grand Canyon. Led by Claude Birdseye, the expedition not only made the first accurate survey of the river gorge but sought to decide the canyon's fate.
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Book cover: Earth As ArtEarth As Art
by - NASA ,
This book celebrates Earth's aesthetic beauty in the patterns, shapes, colors, and textures of the land, oceans, ice, and atmosphere. The book features 75 stunning images of Earth from the Terra, Landsat 5, Landsat 7, EO-1, and Aqua satellites.
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Book cover: Fractal Analysis and Chaos in GeosciencesFractal Analysis and Chaos in Geosciences
by - InTech ,
Fractal analysis is becoming a very useful tool to process obtained data from chaotic systems in geosciences. It can be used to resolve many ambiguities in this domain. This book shows the recent applications of the fractal analysis in geosciences.
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Book cover: High School Earth ScienceHigh School Earth Science
by - Wikibooks ,
Earth Science deals with any and all aspects of the planet Earth. Earth scientists study the atmosphere high above us as well as the planet's core far beneath us, seeking to understand the beautiful sphere on which we thrive.
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Book cover: New Achievements in GeoscienceNew Achievements in Geoscience
by - InTech ,
This book highlights issues dealing with geophysical and earth sciences. It is a comprehensive resource for academic researchers in geophysics, environmental science, earth science, natural resource managements and their related support fields.
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Book cover: Earth ObservationEarth Observation
by - InTech ,
Space technology has been found to be a successful application for studying climate change, as current and past data can be dynamically compared. This book presents different aspects of climate change and discusses space technology applications.
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Book cover: Earth Systems: an Earth Science CourseEarth Systems: an Earth Science Course
by - Curriki ,
This document contains curriculum Earth Science course for grades 9 - 10. Special emphasis is given to the effects of biological processes on Earth systems. Three major concepts may be summarized as matter cycles, energy flows, and life webs.
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Book cover: A Practical Guide to Geostatistical MappingA Practical Guide to Geostatistical Mapping
by - Lulu.com ,
A practical guide to geostatistical mapping using R+gstat/geoR, SAGA GIS and Google Earth combo of software packages. Includes seven diverse data analysis exercises. Materials presented in this book have been used for an advanced training course.
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Book cover: CK-12 Earth ScienceCK-12 Earth Science
- CK-12 Foundation ,
This is an introductory textbook on Earth Science. Earth Science covers the study of Earth - its minerals and energy resources, processes inside and on its surface, its past, water, weather and climate, environment and human actions, and astronomy.
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Book cover: Earth Online: An Internet Guide for Earth ScienceEarth Online: An Internet Guide for Earth Science
by - Wadsworth Pub Co ,
This was the first Internet guide written exclusively for the earth sciences. Whether this text is used for Internet homework exercises or lab exercises, Earth Online will open students eyes to the wealth of information at their fingertips.
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Book cover: Remote Sensing TutorialRemote Sensing Tutorial
by - EOS-Goddard Program Office ,
A tutorial that will serve as a primer for the new user as well as a teaching tool for the educational community. It provides a detailed understanding of the utility of the data in light of the fundamental principles of electromagnetic energy.
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Book cover: Global Land VegetationGlobal Land Vegetation
- NASA ,
This ebook provides current scientific information on how scientists study and monitor vegetation on Earth's surface. The text is designed to support a series of exercises illustrating how satellite data can be used to monitor vegetation dynamics.
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