A Dictionary of Earth Sciences

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 640
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ISBN-10 : 0192800795
ISBN-13 : 9780192800794
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Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Earth Sciences by : Ailsa Allaby

Download or read book A Dictionary of Earth Sciences written by Ailsa Allaby and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most authoritative and wide-ranging dictionary of earth sciences available in a single volume. Compiled with the help of a team of specialist contributors, it has been substantially revised and updated for this new edition. It is essential reference for all students of the subject, especially those on interdisciplinary courses. Over 6,000 entries New material on planetary science, remote sensing, statistics, and sequence stratigraphy Substantial updating in mineralogy and geophysics Exceptionally broad coverage also includes climatology, economic geology, geochemistry, oceanography, palaeontology, petrology, and volcanology New section of appendices includes wind strength scales; material, temporal, and chronostratigraphic units; and geologic, lunar, and Martian time scales


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