A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences

Author: Michael Allaby
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192575708
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1325

Book Description
This new edition includes 10,000 entries which cover all areas of geoscience, including planetary science, oceanography, palaeontology, mineralogy and volcanology. In this edition, 675 new entries have been added, and include expanded coverage of planetary geology and earth-observing-satellites. Other new entries terms such as Ianammox, Boomerangian, earth rheological layering, and metamorphic rock classification. The entries are also complemented by more than 130 diagrams and numerous web links that are listed on a regularly updated dedicated companion website. Appendices supplement the A-Z and have been extended to include three new tables on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, Avalanche Classes, and the Volcanic Explosivity Index. The list of satellite missions has also been revised and updated to include recent developments. A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences is an authoritative, and jargon-free resource for students of geology, geography, geosciences, physical science, and those in related disciplines.

Glossary of Geology

Author: Klaus K. E. Neuendorf
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780922152766
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 814

Book Description
The fifth edition of the Glossary of Geology contains nearly 40,000 entries, including 3.600 new terms and nearly 13,000 entries with revised definitions from the previous edition. In addition to definitions, many entries include background information and aids to syllabication. The Glossary draws its authority from the expertise of more than 100 geoscientists in many specialties who reviewed definitions and added new terms.

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences

Author: Ailsa Allaby
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192800794
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 640

Book Description
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

Dictionary of Geological Terms

Author: American Geological Institute
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385181019
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 577

Book Description
From Aa toZweikanter, this popular dictionary has now been revised and updated. This edition includes over 1,000 new terms plus: -accurate definitions without technical jargon -many word origins -hyphenation and pronunciation guide -commonly used abbreviations -a geologic time and life chart The definitions in this book are drawn largely from the autoritative 36,000-term Glossary Of Geology, to which nearly 150 specialists from all fields of the geosciences contributed. Both the Glossary and this Dictionary were prepared as a service of the American Geological Institute, a federation of geoscience societies united to provide information to the science community and the public.

Dictionary of Geology & Mineralogy

Author: McGraw-Hill Education
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9780071410441
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline. All include: * Pronunciation guide for every term * Acronyms, cross-references, and abbreviations * Appendices with conversion tables; listings of scientific, technical, and mathematical notation; tables of relevant data; and more * A convenient, quick-find format

Collins Internet-linked Dictionary of Geology

Author: Dorothy Farris Lapidus
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9780007232260
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 480

Book Description
This fully comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of geology, encompasses all the major areas of study in over 4500 entries, making current terminology accessible for both students of geology and the general reader.

The New Penguin Dictionary of Geology

Author: Philip Kearey
Publisher: Penguin Global
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
Provides concise definitions for more than 7,700 terms used in geology.

Soil and Environmental Science Dictionary

Author: E.G. Gregorich
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420037781
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 600

Book Description
The lingo of soil science is a language unto itself. Soil and Environmental Science Dictionary is a glossary of terms used in soil and environmental science, including terms from related disciplines. Designed for teachers, students, researchers and others interested or involved in environmental sciences related to soils, this compilation includes a

A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation

Author: Chris Park
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199641668
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 514

Book Description
With over 8500 entries, this informative dictionary addresses the social, legal, political and economic aspects of the environment and conservation as well as the scientific terms.

Planet Earth

Author: Cesare Emiliani
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521409490
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 740

Book Description
This book explains why we have such a vast array of environments across the cosmos and on our own planet, and also a stunning diversity of plant and animal life on earth.