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2019

Earthquake Engineering: Modeling and Analysis

Author : Rosalina Peters

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682866849

Earthquakes are large-scale disturbances caused by massive wave propagations that are triggered by tectonic plate convergence or divergence. Earthquake engineering is an interdisciplinary field that is

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2019

Earthquake Research: Challenges and Concerns

Author : Daniel Galea

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682866832

Earthquakes are caused by propagation of seismic waves that are triggered by the sudden release of energy from the Earth's lithosphere. Such large wave propagations are generated through fracturing of

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2019

Floods: Impacts and Risk Management

Author : Symon Foster

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682867082

A flood is a natural disaster that refers to the overflow of water from water bodies like rivers, seas or oceans leading to a submersion of land. Floods usually occur as a result of an ecological disturbance.

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2019

Geoscience and Geosystems

Author : Joe Carry

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682866573

Geoscience refers to the study of the planet Earth. It encompasses all phenomena and physical characteristics of Earth. It uses other fields of science as research tools for developing scientific models

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2019

Meteorology: An Atmospheric Science

Author : Dorothy Rambola

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682867587

Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences that is concerned with weather forecasting. The different variables of the Earth's atmosphere such as temperature, air pressure, water vapor and mass

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2019

Mining Methods: Engineering Fundamentals

Author : Diana Bates

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682868164

The extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the earth is referred to as mining. These are extracted as ores from an orebody, vein, lode, reef, etc. which are then processed with mechanical

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2019

Natural Disaster Handbook

Author : Regina Cobb

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682867570

Natural disasters are adverse events that are caused by natural processes of the Earth. These include earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, tsunamis, tornadoes and hurricanes. Natural disasters can

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2019

Oceanography: Wave Dynamics

Author : Jeremy Harper

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682866610

Oceanography is the study of oceans along with their physical and chemical processes. This field has relevance across a number of scientific fields such as hydrology, hydrography, meteorology, limnology,

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2019

Remote Sensing Techniques for Environmental Studies

Author : Matt Weilberg

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682866924

Remote sensing techniques are used in acquisition of real-time data from all accessible and inaccessible locations mapped over time and space. The use of remote sensing technology for the topographical

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2019

Sedimentology: A Modern Synthesis

Author : Aiden Williams

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682867884

The field of sedimentology is primarily concerned with the study of sediments and the processes that cause their formation. Sedimentary rocks can be divided into four primary classes, namely carbonates,

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