Annual review of earth and planetary sciences; v.35, 2007.9780824320355 Annual review of earth and planetary sciences; v.35, 2007. Ed. by Raymond Jeanloz et al. Annual Reviews 2007 807 pages $216.00 Hardcover QB600 With 23 articles and a prefatory pref·a·to·ry adj. Of, relating to, or constituting a preface; introductory. See Synonyms at preliminary. [From Latin praef chapter, this is the largest volume in the series to date. Topics range from climate change and geological aspects of public health to the application of quantum mechanics in geochemistry. The topics of each volume in the series now span well beyond the solid-Earth and planetary disciplines that previously dominated the series, with articles on subjects of immediate societal relevance, such as the articles on climate change in the past 200 years found in this volume. Chapters reflect current work in Earth science's efforts to provide information on the geological past, and developments in geophysical methods. Specific topics covered include the Aral Sea disaster, microprobe microprobe /mi·cro·probe/ (mi´kro-prob?) a minute probe, as one used in microsurgery. microprobe a minute probe, such as one used in microsurgery. monazite monazite (mŏn`əzīt), yellow to reddish-brown natural phosphate of the rare earths, mainly the cerium and lanthanum metals, usually with some thorium. Yttrium, calcium, iron, and silica are frequently present. geochronology geochronology Dating and interpretation of geologic events in the history of the Earth. The classical technique of geochronology was stratigraphy, including faunal succession. , microsampling and isotopic analysis of igneous rocks, the crustal crust·al adj. Of or relating to a crust, especially that of the earth or the moon. Adj. 1. crustal - of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon dichotomy on Mars, and the tectonics and climate of the Southern Central Andes. Material is illustrated with full-color images, diagrams, and tables. Jeanloz is affiliated with the University of California-Berkeley. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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