21,878円 This book reveals the science and beauty of Mammoth Cave, the world's longest cave, which has played an important role in the natural sciences. It offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary treatment of the cave, combining insights from leading experts in fields ranging from archeology and cult...

9,719円 The roots of this book and its sister volume, Mammal Phylogeny: Placentals, go back to discussions and plans, shelved for a while, between F. S. Szalay and W. P. Luckett during the international and multidisciplinary symposium on rodent evolution sponsored by NATO, July 2-6, 1984, in Paris. That ...

12,154円 This book presents investigations on the Earth's seismic structure using both active-source and natural earthquake records. It discusses the ground-truth data obtained from the TAiwan Integrated GEodynamics Research (TAIGER) active-source experiments that provides excellent and unique insights in...

1,000円 A medio camino entre la escala del Universo y la de las partículas atómicas, la estructura y composición de la Tierra responde a reacciones entre los elementos químicos, que dan origen a los más variados compuestos. Dentro de la geósfera los procesos han ocurrido bajo condiciones de presión y tem...

1,000円 Son muy pocas las experiencias de estudios orientados a la evaluación integral del riesgo frente a amenazas naturales. Hasta el momento no existe una técnica que permita predecir con exactitud la ocurrencia de una erupción volcánica. Algunos de los fenómenos que presentan los volcanes tales como ...

950円 El desarrollo de un libro sobre el carbón, y su utilización es una tarea compleja, pues implica abordarlo como un producto de la naturaleza que posee características variables, diversas propiedades y multiples usos, el cual ha sido objeto de gran cantidad de estudios e investigaciones. Así, el he...

850円 Esta obra presenta una síntesis actualizada y ampliamente ilustrada del estado de conocimiento geológico de nuestro país. Cada uno de los artículos estuvo a cargo de diferentes investigadores, todos ellos profesores de la Escuela Centroamericana de Geología de la Universidad de Costa Rica, por lo...

13,978円 Nonrenewable natural resources – metallic and non-metallic minerals, industrial rocks and energy resources (both organic and inorganic), have been treated in a holistic manner in this book, including two important resources (soil and water), not commonly covered in most books on this topic. For t...

234円 A Big Bang, i.e. a gigantic silent explosion occurred 13.5 billion years ago, with an unsustainable intensity of light and heat thrown in all directions. Light traveled during billions of years and cooled down, with the result that the Universe was getting cold, really cold. However, without cold...

3,575円 From ski towns to national parks, fresh fruit to environmental lawsuits, the Sierra Nevada has changed the way Americans live. Whether and where there was gold to be mined redefined land, mineral, and water laws. Where rain falls (and where it doesn’t) determines whose fruit grows on trees and wh...

20,619円 Marine Geo-Hazards in China, the first book to focus specifically on potential marine geological hazards in China, includes 19 chapters with varying focus on key issues surrounding the topic.Early chapters discuss the historical background, research progress, and geological environments in China'...

662円 If you think all rocks are the same, then you are wrong. There are different types of rocks. They were formed in various ways so they have different compositions. Earth rocks are identifiers of this planet that is why it is important to have the knowledge of rock identification. Perfect for kids ...