Overview
- The book focuses on two key questions:
- How we can better understand mass transfer at Earth’s surface, and its feedback with deep Earth recycling
- How our improved understanding of Earth processes can lead to better prediction
Part of the book series: International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Man’s intensifying use of the Earth’s habitat has led to an urgent need for scientifically advanced ‘geo-prediction systems’ that accurately locate subsurface resources and forecast the timing and magnitude of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and land subsidence.
As advances in the earth sciences lead to process-oriented ways of modeling the complex processes in the solid Earth, the papers in this volume provide a survey of some recent developments at the leading edge of this highly technical discipline. The chapters cover current research in predicting the future behavior of geologic systems as well as the mapping of geologic patterns that exist now in the subsurface as frozen evidence of the past. Both techniques are highly relevant to humanity’s need for resources such as water, and will also help us control environmental degradation.
The book also discusses advances made in seismological methods to obtain information on the 3D structure of the mantle and the lithosphere, and in the quantitative understanding of lithospheric scale processes. It covers recent breakthroughs in 3D seismic imaging that have enhanced the spatial resolution of these structural processes, and the move towards 4D imaging that measures these processes over time.
The new frontier in modern Earth sciences described in this book has major implications for oceanographic and atmospheric sciences and our understanding of climate variability. It brings readers right up to date with the research in this vital field.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: New Frontiers in Integrated Solid Earth Sciences
Editors: S. Cloetingh, Jorg Negendank
Series Title: International Year of Planet Earth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2737-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-2736-8Published: 22 January 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7702-5Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-2737-5Published: 01 December 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 414
Topics: Geology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Physical Geography